Is there an obligation on a Canadian visa officer to exercise discretion under subsection 11(3) of the Immigration Regulations?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Huang v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2000 CanLII 15175 (FC):
[24] As noted in Lam v. Canada (MCI)12 by Justice Rothstein, there is no obligation on the visa officer to exercise his discretion under the subsection 11(3) of the Regulations:
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