JENNIFER LYNN HILL Applicant v. THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, 2012 FC 24

Date: 20120106 Docket: IMM-56-12 Citation: 2012 FC 24 Ottawa, Ontario, January 6, 2012 PRESENT: The Honourable Mr. Justice Shore BETWEEN: JENNIFER LYNN HILL Applicant and THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Respondent REASONS FOR JUDGMENT AND JUDGMENT I. Introduction [ 1 ] The Applicant is required to leave Canada on Monday, January 9, 2012, through the Detroit-Windsor border between Canada and the United States. Through counsel, she requested a deferral of removal on December 8, 2011. II. Background [ 2 ] The Applicant, Ms. Jennifer Lynn Hill, is a citizen of the United States.

She attempted to enter Canada a number of times between August 1997 and April 1998; however, she was refused entry to Canada after being reported as inadmissible. [ 3 ] The Applicant had been charged in New York for intent to commit fraud and a warrant had been issued for her arrest in that district after she failed to appear for a proceeding relating to that matter. [ 4 ] On April 2, 2002, the Applicant was reported as inadmissible for entering Canada for the purposes of immigration and failing to hold an immigrant visa as well as engaging in continuing employment and failing to obtain a valid employment authorization.

The Applicant had provided a false name to officers of the Toronto Police Service as well as the Canada Border Services Agency [CBSA] officers when arrested. [ 5 ] In December 2002, the Applicant was given an Allowed to Leave pursuant to paragraph 4 (

a) of the Immigration and Refugee

Protection Regulations, SOR/2002-227, but was given a Temporary Resident Permit [TRP] until January 2003 to attend Court inToronto. [6] In May 2003, the Applicant was reported as inadmissible pursuant to paragraph 36(1)(

a) of the Immigration and RefugeeProtection Act, SC 2001, c 27 [IRPA], as she had been convicted in March 2003 of theft under $5000. [7] The Applicant filed a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment [PRRA] in June 2003.

A negative PRRA decision was rendered inSeptember of that year and she was notified of the decision three weeks later. [8] In October 2003, the Applicant submitted a Humanitarian and Compassionate [H&C] application to the Case ProcessingCentre [CPC] in Vegreville, Alberta. [9] Between October 2003 and July 2004, the Applicant’s removal from Canada was deferred a number of times in order thatshe could attend Criminal Court and receive a decision on her H&C application. [10] In August 2005, the Applicant’s H&C application was refused due to criminality. [11] After receiving a negative H&C application, the Applicant’s counsel requested a Temporary Resident Permit [TRP] until shebecame eligible to apply for a pardon.

The Applicant was issued three TRPs between 2006 and 2010. [12] The Applicant attended an interview at the Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre [GTEC] on December 1, 2011 and wasadvised that she was out of status and that her removal would be scheduled. [13] On December 15, 2011, the Applicant attended another removal interview at GTEC during which her removal was scheduledfor January 9, 2012. III.

Analysis [14] The Court is in agreement with the position of the Respondent as it recognizes, that in this matter, a review of the enforcementofficer’s Notes to File indicates that he considered all of the relevant facts that were before him. The officer addressed the issues raisedby the Applicant with respect to her daughter and, after noting that the Applicant’s daughter was not under a removal order, he discussedthe availability of special education programs in Michigan and the assessment process for ensuring that adequate services are provided toeach student who needs them.

The enforcement officer also considered and commented in detail about the availability of aid provided byChildren’s Protective Services in Michigan. [15] The enforcement officer then conducted an analysis of the Applicant’s drug addiction and noted that there are drugrehabilitation programs available throughout the state of Michigan. [16] The Notes to File prepared by the enforcement officer are thorough, clear and he has provided reasonable and detailedexplanations for the conclusions he has made.

The Applicant is simply disagreeing with the enforcement officer’s decision which doesnot constitute a serious issue in this case. [17] The Applicant has not fulfilled any of the criteria of the tripartite conjunctive Toth v Canada (Minister of Employment andImmigration) (1988), (FCA), 86 NR 302 (FCA) test. [18] The Applicant has been in Canada since 2002. Contrary to the Applicant’s assertion, the documents before this Court revealthat she was aware of her eligibility for pardon and the consequences of failing to apply for an extension of her Temporary ResidentPermit [TRP].

Since receiving a negative decision on her PRRA application in October 2003, the Applicant has also been aware that shecould be removed from Canada; however, she has failed to make arrangements for this possibility. The public interest in maintaining aprocess clearly specified by statute outweighs the inconveniences and the difficulties to the Applicant as a result of her removal fromCanada.

IV. Conclusion [ 19 ] For all of the above reasons, the Applicant’s motion for a stay of the removal order is denied. JUDGMENT THIS COURT ORDERS that the Applicant’s motion for a stay of the removal order be denied. “Michel M.J. Shore” Judge FEDERAL COURT SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKET: IMM-56-12 STYLE OF CAUSE: JENNIFER LYNN HILL v THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MOTION HELD VIA TELECONFERENCE ON JANUARY 6, 2012 FROM OTTAWA, ONTARIO AND TORONTO, ONTARIO REASONS FOR JUDGMENT AND JUDGMENT: SHORE J. DATED: January 6, 2012 ORAL AND WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS BY : D. Clifford Luyt FOR THE APPLICANT Ladan Shahrooz FOR THE RESPONDENT

SOLICITORS OF RECORD : D. Clifford Luyt Barrister and Solicitor Toronto, Ontario FOR THE APPLICANT Myles J. Kirvan Deputy Attorney General of Canada Toronto, Ontario FOR THE RESPONDENT