Skip to main content

Case information

Conduct a refined search of the Supreme Court of Canada database to obtain details on the status of a matter before the Court.


22153

Abdul Rassoul Dehghani v. Minister of Employment and Immigration

(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

v.

Other parties

Counsel

Party: Dehghani, Abdul Rassoul

Counsel
Pia Zambelli
Barbara Jackman
Hoppe, Jackman & Associates
500 - 10 RUE I9198NOTRE-DAME E
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H2Y 1B7
Telephone: (514) 393-1209
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Minister of Employment and Immigration

Counsel
Edward R. Sojonky, Q.C.
J.E. Thompson, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
239 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4871
Agent
Edward R. Sojondy, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice Canada
East Memorial Bldg, Service Centre
284 Wellington St 2nd Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763

Party: Canadian Council for Refugees

Counsel
David Matas
225 Vaughan Street
Suite 602
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 1T7
Telephone: (204) 944-1831
FAX: (204) 942-1494
Email: dmatas@mts.net
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

August 1, 1989
Federal Administrative Tribunals of Ontario

9527-89-1301

Deportation order

June 26, 1990
Federal Court of Appeal

A-476-89

Application dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1997-09-05 Appeal closed
1993-07-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Federal Court of Canada Annex (Ottawa, ON) enclosing their record
1993-07-12 Close file on Leave
1993-04-19 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, F.C.A. (Ottawa, Ontario)
1993-04-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, The Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1993-04-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1993-03-25 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF So G Co McL Ia, The appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1993-03-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1993-03-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, The Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1992-12-22 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (110 pages)
1992-12-02 Supplemental document, 8 copies (AUTHORITIES - Queen - v - Pacholko) given in Court by the intervener, D. Matas) Canadian Council for Refugees
1992-12-02 Hearing of the appeal, 1992-12-02, CJ LaF So G Co McL Ia
Decision reserved
1992-12-01 General proceeding, 10 copies of "International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights" Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-12-01 General proceeding, 10 copies of IMMIGATION MANUAL Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-12-01 Book of authorities, (JOINT) 10 copies of vol. 1 to 3 Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-12-01 Book of authorities, 10 copies Canadian Council for Refugees
1992-12-01 General proceeding, to note 10 copies of additional authorities namely "Singh v. MEI", "Sheikh v. MEI" and "Leclair & Ross v. Queen" Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-11-27 Decision on motion to adduce new evidence, namely to add the affidavit of Donald Payne dated October 27 1991., L'HD
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1992-11-27 Hearing of the motion to adduce new evidence, 1992-11-27, namely to add the affidavit of Donald Payne dated October 27 1991., L'HD
1992-11-27 Submission of motion to adduce new evidence, 1992-11-27, namely to add the affidavit of Donald Payne dated October 27 1991., L'HD
1992-11-16 General proceeding, WRITTEN SUBMISSION in reference to the motion to Adduce New Evidence, with service Canadian Council for Refugees
1992-11-16 Affidavit, of DONALD E. PAYNE in reference to the motion to Adduce New Evidence, with service Canadian Council for Refugees
1992-11-16 Motion to adduce new evidence, namely the affidavit of Donald Payne dated October 28, 1992, with service Canadian Council for Refugees
1992-11-03 Intervener's factum, 22 copies Canadian Council for Refugees
1992-09-30 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1992-12-02
Decision reserved
1992-09-29 Order on motion for leave to intervene, With service
1992-09-25 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, oral argument is limited to 15 minutes and factum is to be filed by Nov\06\1992, McL
Granted, no order as to costs
1992-09-25 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1992-09-25, oral argument is limited to 15 minutes and factum is to be filed by Nov\06\1992, McL
1992-09-25 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1992-09-25, oral argument is limited to 15 minutes and factum is to be filed by Nov\06\1992, McL
1992-09-21 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, by the Canadian Council for Refugees Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-09-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling: Re: Ms. Pia Zambelli will require 50 minutes on argument and 10 minutes on reply.
1992-09-03 Affidavit, Nancy Worsfold, with service Canadian Council for Refugees
1992-09-03 Motion for leave to intervene Canadian Council for Refugees
1992-09-03 Motion to extend time, to intervene Canadian Council for Refugees
1992-08-20 Service, of Respondent's factum (sent by registered mail on August 7, 1992)
1992-08-17 Order on motion to extend time, to serve and file the respomdent's factum.
1992-08-13 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's factum., McL
Granted, no order as to costs
1992-08-13 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1992-08-13, to serve and file the respondent's factum., McL
1992-08-13 Submission of motion to extend time, 1992-08-13, to serve and file the respondent's factum., McL
1992-08-07 Respondent's factum, 24 copies Minister of Employment and Immigration
1992-08-07 Response to motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Aug. 11/92; 2 copies, with service Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-08-07 Affidavit, to file the factum to Aug. 11/92; 2 copies; Donald A. MacIntosh, with service Minister of Employment and Immigration
1992-08-07 Motion to extend time, to file the factum to Aug. 11/92; 2 copies, with service Minister of Employment and Immigration
1992-05-15 Notice of hearing, With service Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-05-14 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1992-10-05
1992-05-13 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-04-23 Appeal court record, 1 accordion file
1992-04-23 Certified casebook Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-03-27 Case on appeal, 23 copies Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1992-02-13 Notice of change of counsel, (ottawa agent) to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1991-06-19 Order granting leave to appeal, With service
1991-06-07 Correspondence received from, from Gaye Applebaum; re: Ottawa agents Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1991-06-04 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Pia Zambelli advising that her Ott. agent is Gaye Applebaum
1991-02-21 Notice of appeal, 2 copies, with service Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1991-01-31 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, E.R. Sojonky, Q.C. C/O Dept. of Justice (Ott,ON)
1991-01-31 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Pia Zambelli (Toronto,ON)
1991-01-25 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, G Co St, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1991-01-25 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1991-01-25, G Co St
1991-01-25 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1991-01-25, G Co St
1990-12-28 Correspondence received from, from Donald A. MacIntosh, re: section 95.1 of the Immigration Act did not come into play Minister of Employment and Immigration
1990-12-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, G Co St
1990-11-28 General proceeding, 5 copies of applicant's REPLY, with service Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1990-11-15 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Minister of Employment and Immigration
1990-11-05 Correspondence received from, from Pia Zambelli re: set of notes made by an immigration officer Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1990-11-05 Service, of application for leave to appeal
1990-10-26 $30.00 filing fee, #18365 Abdul Rassoul Dehghani
1990-10-26 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1990-10-26 Abdul Rassoul Dehghani

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Dehghani, Abdul Rassoul Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Minister of Employment and Immigration Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Canadian Council for Refugees Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Dehghani, Abdul Rassoul

Counsel
Pia Zambelli
Barbara Jackman
Hoppe, Jackman & Associates
500 - 10 RUE I9198NOTRE-DAME E
MONTRÉAL, Quebec
H2Y 1B7
Telephone: (514) 393-1209
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Minister of Employment and Immigration

Counsel
Edward R. Sojonky, Q.C.
J.E. Thompson, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
239 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4871
Agent
Edward R. Sojondy, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice Canada
East Memorial Bldg, Service Centre
284 Wellington St 2nd Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763

Party: Canadian Council for Refugees

Counsel
David Matas
225 Vaughan Street
Suite 602
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 1T7
Telephone: (204) 944-1831
FAX: (204) 942-1494
Email: dmatas@mts.net
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

August 1, 1989
Federal Administrative Tribunals of Ontario

9527-89-1301

Deportation order

June 26, 1990
Federal Court of Appeal

A-476-89

Application dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-02-27