Henriques v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2004 FC 51

Date: 20040114

Docket: IMM-10361-03

Citation: 2004 FC 51

Ottawa, Ontario, this 14th day of January, 2004

PRESENT:      THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL L. PHELAN

BETWEEN:

                                       JUAN MARIO ORELLANA HENRIQUES and

MIRIAM ERNESTINA QUINTANILLA LOPEZ and

WENDY LICET QUINTANILLA and

MARIO DE JESUS QUINTANILLA LOPEZ

                                                                                                                                                      Applicants

                                                                              - and -

                         THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION and

SOLICITOR GENERAL OF CANADA

                                                                                                                                               Respondents

                                               REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

PHELAN J.

UPON motion on behalf of the applicants for a stay of execution of the removal order in respect of the applicants;

AND UPON considering the affidavits and written submissions of counsel;

AND UPON hearing the oral submissions of counsel for the parties by telephone conference;

AND UPON the parties consenting to add the Solicitor General of Canada as a party;

AND UPON considering the tripartite test in Toth v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) (1988) 86 N.R. 302 (F.C.A.);

[1]         I am not satisfied that the applicants have met all three elements of the Toth, supra test. I need not make any comment on the merits of the "serious issue", but even if the applicants met that element, the applicants have failed to show irreparable harm. The applicants have not provided clear and convincing evidence that they will be harmed by returning to El Salvador although it is undoubtedly a less attractive place to live in their eyes than Canada. The consequences of dislocation flow naturally from deportation; the separation of family members is a matter of choice by the parents. Since the adverse impacts on all members of the family are inherent and arise naturally from the removal order, the applicants have not established irreparable harm (see Cellis v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) 2002 FCT 1231 (Pinard J.)).

[2]         The motion is therefore dismissed.

[3]         The Solicitor General of Canada is added as a respondent.

ORDER

[3]         IT IS ORDERED that:

1.          The Solicitor General of Canada is hereby added as a party respondent.

2.          The motion is dismissed.

                                                                                                                                       "Michael L. Phelan"             

                                                                                                                                                               J.F.C.                          

Ottawa, Ontario

January 14, 2004

                                                    FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                                                                 TRIAL DIVISION

                              NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

DOCKET:                                             IMM-10361-03

STYLE OF CAUSE:                           JUAN MARIO ORELLANA HENRIQUES

MIRIAM ERNESTINA QUINTANILLA LOPEZ

WENDY LICET QUINTANILLA

MARIO DE JESUS QUINTANILLA LOPEZ

- and -

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP

AND IMMIGRATION

SOLICITOR GENERAL OF CANADA

APPLICANTS' MOTION HEARD BY TELECONFERENCE IN OTTAWA

DATE OF HEARING:                       Tuesday, January 13, 2004

REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDEROF PHELAN J..

DATED:                                                Wednesday, January 14, 2004

APPEARANCES:

Gregory P. Bruce

FOR APPLICANTS

Caroline Christiaens

FOR RESPONDENT

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Gregory P. Bruce

Vancouver, British Columbia                    FOR APPLICANTS

Morris Rosenberg, Q.C.

Deputy Attorney General of Canada

FOR RESPONDENT