Supreme Court of Canada
Rae v. Minister of Manpower and Immigration, [1977] 2 S.C.R. 602
Date: 1977-05-18
Ronald Thomas Rae, Tove Rae and Jeanie Rae Appellants;
and
The Minister of Manpower and Immigration Respondent.
1977: May 18.
Present: Laskin C.J. and Martland, Judson, Ritchie, Spence, Pigeon, Dickson, Beetz and de Grandpré JJ.
ON APPEAL FROM THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
Immigration—Definition of a “permanent resident”—Authority of the Immigration Appeal Board to determine its own jurisdiction—No obligation to hear the appeal on its merits—Immigration Appeal Board Act, R.S.C. 1970,c. I-3, as amended by 1973-74 (Can.),c. 28, ss. 2, 11, 22.
APPEAL from an order of the Federal Court of Appeal dismissing an application under s. 28 of the Federal Court Act and an application for leave to appeal from the decision of the Immigration Appeal Board. Appeal dismissed.
Ron Corbert and Ted Linman, for the appellants.
G.W. Ainslie, Q.C., and E.R. Sojonky, for the respondent.
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
THE CHIEF JUSTICE—We do not need to hear you, Mr. Ainslie and Mr. Sojonky. We are all of the opinion that no ground has been shown for interfering with the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal. The appeal is accordingly dismissed.
Appeal dismissed.
Solicitors for the appellants: Norton, Schwartz, Weinberg, Morlock, Adam, Wehrle & Corbert, Winnipeg.
Solicitor for the respondent: D.S. Thorson, Ottawa.