CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

                                                                                        Immigration Practice

Judicial review of immigration officer’s decision rejecting application for permanent resident status because received outside 180‑day period set out in Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2002-227, s. 175(1)—Application allowed —S. 175 not stipulating incomplete applications submitted on time should be rejected—According to policies, incomplete applications should be returned with instruction to re‑submit within 90 days.

Mashtouli v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (IMM‑1433‑05, 2006 FC 94, O’Reilly J., order dated 1/2/06, 8 pp.)