What is the burden of proving that an applicant has the right to come into Canada?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Park v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 1999 CanLII 7389 (FC):

The respondent submits that the applicant has the burden of proving that he has the right to come into Canada and of producing all relevant information which may assist his application: Act, subsection 8(1); Hajariwala v. MEI (1988) 6 Imm. L.R. (2d) 222 (F.C.T.D.).

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