Episode 49 – The Supreme Court of Canada decision in Chieu and the Ribic Factors

Chieu v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2002 SCC 3 was a landmark Supreme Court of Canada which affirmed the use of the Ribic factors in the H&C assessment. We discuss these factors and how they are used in immigration appeals.


1:00 – How the assessment of Humanitarian & Compassionate considerations has become somewhat nebulus. 

4:00 – A case study of Chieu v. Canada 

10:00 – What is an example of a negative country condition in someone’s country of citizenship? 

13:00 – The decision and principles in Chieu. 

15:00 – The Federal Court of Canada in Zhang v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2020 FC 927, which seems to limit Chieu. 

16:00 – The Ribic factors and the types of immigration appeals. 20:00 How much weight each factor should get. 

25:00 – Stories about our appeals. 

32:00 – The remorse factor and flexibility. 

45:00 – The counter arguments to considering country of citizenship conditions. 

50:00 – Consents on appeal.


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