Haughton v. Canada ( Minister of Citizenship and Immigration )
IMM-1310-95
Rothstein J.
29/3/96
7 pp.
Application for judicial review of visa officer's decision applicant should not be classified as "executive secretary" under Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations (CCDO)-Applicant, citizen of Jamaica, applying for permanent resident status under category of Independent-Skilled Worker-Seeking to be classified, assessed as executive secretary-Visa officer refusing to issue visa as applicant lacking experience in occupation of executive secretary-Skills mentioned by visa officer in refusal letter not in CCDO definition of executive secretary-Based solely on own idea of skills required to be successful executive secretary in contemporary Canadian office environment-Authorities submitted by applicant supporting proposition CCDO binding document-CCDO not merely guideline, rather binding system of classification, assessment-Visa officer bound by CCDO definitions-Not permitted to substitute own criteria for given occupation-Erred in taking into consideration skills in addition to those provided in CCDO when assessing applicant's visa application-Error affecting overall assessment and applicant's eligibility for visa-Application allowed.