Is a refugee who attends at a Canadian port of entry entitled to Charter rights?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Appulonappa, 2013 BCSC 31 (CanLII):
It is common ground that a refugee, who attends at a Canadian port of entry, is entitled to Charter rights. Upon attendance, their s. 7 rights are engaged and they are entitled to fairness of process: Singh v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), 1985 CanLII 65 (SCC), [1985] 1 S.C.R. 177.
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