Does the Immigration Officer have a duty to give reasons?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Figueroa v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2003 FC 1339 (CanLII):
The Respondent takes the position that there was no breach of natural justice and says that the Immigration Officer was not obliged to provide reasons since she was simply acting upon instructions given by the Minister's office. Further, the Respondent argues that there is no duty to give reasons when the decision is the exercise of the Minister's personal prerogative and, relying on Baker v. Canada, 1999 CanLII 699 (SCC), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817, says that there is a lower duty to give reasons when the decision involves a high degree of discretion.
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