Magtouf v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Magtouf v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
Court (s) Database
Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
Date
2007-08-16
Neutral citation
2007 FCA 267
File numbers
A-307-07
Decision Content
Date: 20070816
Docket: A-307-07
Citation: 2007 FCA 267
CORAM: NOËL J.A.
NADON J.A.
EVANS J.A.
BETWEEN:
MUSTAPHA MAGTOUF
Appellant
and
THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
Respondent
Motion dealt with in writing without appearance of parties.
Order delivered at Ottawa, Ontario, on August 16, 2007.
REASONS FOR ORDER: NADON J.A.
CONCURRED IN BY: NOËL J.A.
EVANS J.A.
Date: 20070816
Docket: A-307-07
Citation: 2007 FCA 267
CORAM: NOËL J.A.
NADON J.A.
EVANS J.A.
BETWEEN:
MUSTAPHA MAGTOUF
Appellant
and
THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
Respondent
REASONS FOR ORDER
NADON J.A.
[1] Despite the fact that Justice Blais refused to certify that the matter involved a serious question of general importance, as required by paragraph 74(d) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, as subsequently amended, the appellant maintains that he is entitled to appeal the judgment rendered on May 3, 2007. More particularly, the appellant argues that the judge failed to exercise his jurisdiction in refusing to certify the question submitted to him for certification.
[2] In my view, the appellant’s claim has no merit. It is clear from Justice Blais’s reasons that he considered the question submitted by the appellant for certification and concluded that it was not a question of general importance that ought to be certified.
[3] Accordingly, it is not open to the appellant to claim, as he does, that the judge refused to exercise his jurisdiction.
[4] For these reasons, the respondent’s motion will be allowed and the appellant’s notice of appeal will be struck, with costs.
“M. Nadon”
J.A.
“I agree.
Marc Noël J.A.”
“I agree.
John M. Evans J.A.”
Certified true translation
Erich Klein
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
SOLICITORS OF RECORD
DOCKET: A-307-07
STYLE OF CAUSE: MUSTAPHA MAGTOUF v. THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION
MOTION DEALT WITH IN WRITING WITHOUT APPEARANCE OF PARTIES
REASONS FOR ORDER BY: NADON J.A.
CONCURRED IN BY: NOËL J.A.
EVANS J.A.
DATED: August 16, 2007
WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS BY:
Jean Gobeil
FOR THE APPELLANT
Normand Lemyre
FOR THE RESPONDENT
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
The Community Legal Centre of Montreal
Montréal, QC
FOR THE APPELLANT
John H. Sims, Q.C.
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
FOR THE RESPONDENT