complainant’s application for refugee status was
refused, that pursuant to the new IRPA he has
already completed two sets of PRRA procedures,
and that he was granted a stay of removal each time.
The Committee also notes the State party’s statement
that, when a refugee claim was rejected prior to the
coming into force of the new IRPA, an exception has
been made by the Federal Court for similar cases,
which does not restrict PRRA submissions to new
evidence that became available after the rejection of
the refugee claim. The Committee recalls that the
complainant subsequently applied for leave and
judicial review of the second PRRA decision. On 15
July 2005, the Federal Court of Canada granted the
stay of execution, on the grounds that the previous
PRRA officer had attributed little weight to the
arrest warrant and had not clearly indicated whether
the warrant was genuine or not. Finally, on 27
January 2006 the Federal Court granted the judicial
review and remitted the PRRA application to be
determined by a new officer. In the view of the
Committee, the decisions of the Federal Court
support the contention that applications for leave and
judicial review are not mere formalities, but that the
Federal Court may, in appropriate cases, look at the
substance of a case.
party’s arguments about the effectiveness or
availability of the PRRA, except to speculate that he
cannot be sure that a third PRRA officer will not
make new erroneous findings about the arrest
warrant issued in Myanmar and the risks in that
country. He has furnished no evidence that it would
be unreasonably prolonged or unlikely to bring
effective relief in his particular case. In light of this
information, the Committee is satisfied with the
arguments of the State party that, in this particular
case, there was a remedy which was both available
and effective, and which the complainant has not
exhausted. Further, as the complainant is not
presently at any risk of being deported, the
Committee finds that the conditions in article 22,
paragraph 5 (b), of the Convention have not been
met.
6.5 In light of the foregoing, the Committee does
not consider it necessary to address the effectiveness
and availability of the humanitarian and
compassionate ground application.
6.6 The Committee is therefore of the view that
domestic remedies have not been exhausted, in
accordance with article 22, paragraph 5 (b), of the
Convention.
7.
6.4 The Committee further notes that pursuant to
section 232 of the IRPA Regulations the
complainant is not at risk of deportation during the
ongoing consideration of the new PRRA. It notes
that the complainant has not addressed the State
The Committee consequently decides:
(a) That the communication is inadmissible;
(b) That this decision shall be communicated to
the author and to the State party.
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