Gomez-Rejon v. Canada ( Minister of Employment and Immigration )
IMM-470-93
Joyal J.
25/11/94
8 pp.
Application for judicial review of Convention Refugee Determination Division decision applicant not Convention refugee-Applicant, citizen of Mexico, arrived in Canada on May 1, 1990-Claimed refugee status on account of membership in particular social group, namely gays-Claimed if he returned to Mexico, mental health would be compromised since feared would be victim of discrimination and mistreatment on account of sexual orientation-Refugee Division recognized existence of brutality and corruption in Mexican police and intolerance of society towards gays-Homosexuality not crime in Mexico-Division found no risk of persecution resulting from applicant's sexual orientation and no evidence fundamental rights would be infringed or impossible for him to earn living-Concluded applicant could not attribute misfortunes solely to sexual orientation and could have no objective fear of persecution within Convention-Conclusion not unreasonable and did not create error of law on basis of which Court could intervene-Application dismissed.