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In that decision, dated April 18, 2018, the IRCC refused to reconsider the Applicant’s application for refugee protection. [4]   In the decision, dated February 27, 2019, the Officer found that the Applicant was ineligible to make a claim in Canada for refugee protection, pursuant to the Act, on the grounds that he has been recognized as a Convention Refugee in the United States of America and can return to that country. ... Khosa, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 339. [15]   In my opinion, the Officer reasonably found that the Applicant was not eligible to apply for Convention Refugee status in Canada since he held status in the United States, that is as a permanent resident. The finding is supported by the Applicant’s evidence that he presented to the Officer. [16]   The Officer referred to paragraph 101 (1) (d) of the Act which provides as follows: Ineligibility Irrecevabilité 101 (1) A claim is ineligible to be referred to the Refugee Protection Division if 101 (1) La demande est irrecevable dans les cas suivants: (d) the claimant has been recognized as a Convention refugee by a country other than Canada and can be sent or returned to that country; d) reconnaissance de la qualité de réfugié par un pays vers lequel il peut être renvoyé; [17]   The Officer’s decision meets the applicable standard of reasonableness, as discussed in Dunsmuir, supra. ...

Overview [1]   The Applicant seeks judicial review of the decision of an Immigration Officer of the Immigration Section of the High Commission of Canada in Ghana [Officer], dated September 16, 2018, denying his application for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Convention refugee abroad class or country of asylum class. [2]   For the reasons that follow, the application is dismissed. ... The Officer’s Decision [8]   By letter dated September 16, 2018, the Officer rejected the Applicant’s application stating that he was not satisfied that the Applicant was a member of the Convention refugee abroad class or country of asylum class. ...   [15]   It was the Applicant’s burden to demonstrate that he satisfied the requirements for a permanent resident visa as a member of the Convention refugee abroad class or country of asylum class: see Qurbani v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2009 FC 127 at para 18; see also Salimi v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2007 FC 872 at para 7. ...