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Wekpe v. Canada ( Minister of Citizenship and Immigration )

IMM-1196-95

McKeown J.

7/5/96

3 pp.

Application for judicial review of Immigration Officer's decision insufficient humanitarian and compassionate grounds for applicant to apply for permanent residence from within Canada-Officer not weighing all factors but instead considering herself bound by fact applicant member of inadmissible class due to criminal conviction for fraud-Application allowed-Officer must weigh all factors before her including any criminal conviction-Immigrant being member of inadmissible class not precluding consideration of case on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.

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