Hyperlawhypertext legal database Arnow v. Minister of Employment and Immigration [1982] 2 SCR 603

← Cases

Arnow v. Minister of Employment and Immigration

[1982] 2 SCR 603 Court SCC Decision date 1982-11-16 Docket 16803 English

PartiesLeon Maurice Arnow Appellant·The Minister of Employment and Immigration Respondent

Counsel (4)
Ian A. Blue and Armand Conant, for the appellant.
David Sgayias, for the respondent.
Solicitors for the appellant: Cassels, Brock, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: R. Tassé, Ottawa.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Estey, Willard Zebedee; McIntyre, William Rogers; Wilson, Bertha

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Federal Court of Appeal

Subjects Immigration

Contents

The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

THE CHIEF JUSTICE—We do not need to hear you Mr. Sgayias. We are all of the opinion that s. 23(1) of the Canada Evidence Act, even if not qualified by s. 30(2) of the Immigration Act, 1976, is satisfied by the record produced in this case against the appellant. We do not find that the adjudicator proceeded without evidence, and he had a broad discretion to determine what credibility and trustworthiness should be attached to the evidence adduced before him.
The appeal is, accordingly, dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Cassels, Brock, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent: R. Tassé, Ottawa.

Statutes and regulations cited