Renalda Ponari

The applicant sought judicial review of a decision by the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada's Appeal Panel, which upheld the suspension of his pilot's medical certificate due to unstable diabetes.

The Federal Court found the Appeal Panel's decision reasonable, noting the applicant failed to provide requested medical information to the Minister.

The Court also rejected the applicant's claims of bias and procedural unfairness, finding the hearing was conducted properly.

The applicant, a citizen of Haiti who had obtained permanent resident status in Brazil, sought judicial review of a decision by the Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) upholding the rejection of his refugee claim.

The claim was excluded under section 98 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act because he had permanent residence in Brazil and failed to establish a risk of persecution there.

The applicant argued the RAD failed to properly analyze the cumulative impact of discrimination he experienced in Brazil.

The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding the RAD's decision reasonably concluded that the incidents of discrimination, individually and cumulatively, did not amount to persecution.

The applicants sought judicial review of a Refugee Appeal Division decision confirming the rejection of their refugee claim based on credibility.

The principal applicant argued that a flawed translation at the RPD hearing, which omitted the word "complete" when asked if his Basis of Claim Form was true and accurate, breached procedural fairness and excused material omissions in his written account.

The Federal Court held the translation met the required standard of linguistic understanding, noting the core issue was the applicant's failure to include fundamental facts about cartel threats in his initial claim, not the interpretation error.

The application was dismissed.