In a unanimous judgment, the top court says if Canada is going to deport a foreign national on “security grounds,” officials must show the person poses a national security threat to the country and not just any threat.
OTTAWA - A provision of federal immigration law can be used to bar people on security grounds for engaging in violence only when there is a clear connection to national security, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
The decision came Wednesday in a judgment on two cases that began with administrative rulings under a section of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
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