Category: Section 6 Mobility Rights

The Court found that the restrictions on the issuance of the passport in the passport order prima facie violated the respondent's mobility rights but were justified under section 1.

The Court set aside a prison transfer refusal. The Court held that there was no violation of the Applicant's mobility rights but concluded that the exercise of discretion was improper because the Minister ignored evidence and made findings not supported by the evidence.

The Court upheld a refusal of a prison transfer finding no violation of section 6 and concluded that the exercise of discretion was proper dismissing the judicial review.

The Court found that the refusal to approve the transfer of the applicant for ten years violated the applicant's section 6 mobility rights under the Charter

Extradition to the possibility of the death penalty without assurances violates section 7 of the Charter

The Court ordered Canada to provide an emergency travel document to the applicant who had been stranded in Sudan for six years. The Court held that the applicant's right under section 6 of the Charter required the government to take positive action to allow him to retyrn to Canada.