Case Law

See also: Lai Cheong Sing and Others v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, [2004] FC 179 (3 February 2004), and: Lai Cheong Sing and Others v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, [2005] FCA 125 (11 April 2005). Application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed on 9 May 2005.

6 May 2002 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Criminal justice - Death penalty - Exclusion clauses - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Grounds for persecution - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution based on political opinion - Prosecution vs persecution - Right to justice - Serious non-political crime - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - China

Date of hearing: 25 February 2002.

16 April 2002 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Persons with disabilities - Public health - Right to employment - Social group persecution | Countries: Burkina Faso - Canada

20 March 2002 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - Somalia

20 March 2002 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - Somalia

23 November 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Family reunification - Visas | Countries: Canada

5 November 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Family reunification - Visas

Date of hearing: 20 June 2001.

16 July 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Persons with disabilities - Right to education - Right to employment - Social group persecution | Countries: Canada - Chile

30 May 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Persons with disabilities - Social group persecution - State protection - Women-at-risk | Countries: Canada - Poland

30 May 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Children-at-risk - Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Effective protection - Non-state agents of persecution - Persons with disabilities - Social group persecution - State protection - Unaccompanied / Separated children | Countries: Canada - Poland

Date of hearing: 8 March 2001. Date of oral decision: 8 March 2001. Date of written decision: 14 may 2001.

14 May 2001 | Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Topic(s): Domestic violence - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Non-state agents of persecution - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Canada - Mexico