Charles v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2001 FCT 1302

Date: 20011127

Docket: IMM-5162-01

Neutral citation: 2001 FCT 1302

Toronto, Ontario, Tuesday the 27^th day of November, 2001

PRESENT:      The Honourable Mr. Justice McKeown

BETWEEN:                                                                                              

                                                           WAYNE G. CHARLES and

JENNIFER B. CINDY

                                                                                                                                                      Applicants

                                                                                 and

THE MINISTER OF

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

                                                                                                                                                   Respondent

                                               REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

MCKEOWN J.

[1]                 On the motion for a stay, the Applicants submit that the Immigration Removals Officer failed to deal with the best interests of the Canadian born children. In particular, they submit that the officer failed to consider the medical disability of the youngest child. However, the facts in this case do not substantiate the legal arguments made on behalf of the Applicants.

[2]                 The Applicants indicated that they were willing to leave Canada voluntarily with their children on October 31^st, 2001. On November 5^th, 2001 the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre wrote to the Applicants and confirmed the conversation of October 31^st, 2001 wherein the Applicants indicated that they were willing to purchase airline tickets for themselves and their children. There appeared to be no concern about the children going to Grenada at that time.

[3]                 On November 8^th, 2001 the Applicants filed this motion for a stay based on the best interests of the children. The Respondent did ask the Applicants to produce additional information regarding the medical problem of the youngest child. The three doctors' letters accompanying the stays do not indicate any major health problem with the youngest and no further information was received. Furthermore, the Applicants were asked to provide information on the medical treatment problems in Grenada and again there was no further information submitted.

[4]                 Therefore, in the circumstances of this case there is no irreparable harm to the Applicants in being returned to Grenada. (See Simoes v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [2000] F.C.J. No. 936; Wang v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [2001] F.C.J. No. 295, with respect to the limited discretion of the removals officer.) Since there is no irreparable harm I do not have to deal with the other parts of the tri-partite test. I doubt very much on the facts of this case that there is a serious issue.

ORDER

1.                    The motion for a stay is dismissed.

"W.P. McKeown"

                                                                                                                                                          J.F.C.C.                      

Toronto, Ontario

November 27, 2001

                                                    FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

Names of Counsel and Solicitors of Record

COURT NO:                                                        IMM-5162-01

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                            WAYNE G. CHARLES and JENNIFER B. CINDY

Applicants

-and-

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

Respondent

DATE OF HEARING:                           MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2001

PLACE OF HEARING:                                      TORONTO, ONTARIO

REASONS FOR ORDER

AND ORDER BY:                                               McKEOWN J.

DATED:                                                                TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2001

APPEARANCES:                                              Mr. Munyonzwe Hamalengwa

For the Applicants

Ms. A. Leena Jaakkimainen

                                                                             For the Respondent

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:                       Munyonzwe Hamalengwa

Barrister & Solicitor

45 Sheppard Avenue East

Suite 900

Toronto, Ontario

M2N 5W9

For the Applicants

Morris Rosenberg

Deputy Attorney General of Canada                               

For the Respondent

FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                                                 Date: 20011127

                                                                                                                  Docket: IMM-5162-01

Between:

WAYNE G. CHARLES and JENNIFER B. CINDY

Applicants

-and-

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

Respondent

REASONS FOR ORDER

AND ORDER