Immigration law grazes the personal circumstances of a client in many ways. A spousal or common law application requires disclosure of the development of a relationship. A refugee claim requires describing events that lead to fear causing flight from one’s country of citizenship. A rehabilitation application requires a discussion of the circumstances surrounding the commission of a crime such as work, family, and community activities. Elucidating such intimate and or stressful events may pose a challenge to some candidates seeking a visa or other privilege under the Immigration Refugee Protection Act.
The above challenge is greatly amplified for persons with some form of disability. There has been one well documented instance where the administration of the Immigration Refugee Protection Act was found to have resulted in grossly negligent conduct in relation to a person with a disability.
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