LAWS 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Situation Two, Privy Council Of The United Kingdom, Indian Act
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Baker v canada (minister of citizenship and immigration (jamaican woman who has been living in canada for 11 years with children. Canada and got rejected until she fought for it) The statutory scheme and the nature of the decision. Section 114(2) of the immigration act itself authorizes the governor in council to authorize the minister to exempt a person from a regulation made under the act, or to facilitate the admission to canada of any person. The minister"s power to grant an exemption based on humanitarian and compassionate. Applications for permanent residence must, as a general rule, be made from outside considerations arises from s. 2. 1 of the immigration regulations. Canada, pursuant to s 9(1) of the act. One of the exceptions to this is when admission is facilitated owing to the existence of compassionate or humanitarian considerations. It is an important decision that affects in a fundamental manner the future of individual"s lives.
