Pushpanathan v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

Pushpanathan v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the standard of review in Canadian administrative law. The Court held that a decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board should be reviewed on the standard of "correctness." == Background == Veluppillai Pushpanathan arrived in Canada seeking refugee status from his native country of Sri Lanka.

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