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Ovenstone v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

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Date 2000-05-02
File numbers 00-T-12

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Date: 20000502


Docket: 00-T-12

OTTAWA, ONTARIO this 2nd day of May, 2000

PRESENT:      The Honourable Mr. Justice McKeown


BETWEEN:

     MARY OVENSTONE

     Applicant

AND

     MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

     Respondent



     ORDER AND REASONS THEREFOR


[1]      The Citizenship Act does not provide power to extend the time period for filing an appeal under subsection 14(5). The Court has no jurisdiction to grant relief from late filing. See Canada (Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship v. Bakayoko (1993), 66 F.T.R. 133 (F.C.) and Re Chen (1996), 122 F.T.R. 77 (F.C.). The Rules do not provide power to extend a time period stipulated by statute.

[2]      The motion by the Applicant for an extension of time to file an appeal of the decision of Citizenship Judge Doreen Wicks dated December 7, 1999, is dismissed.


     W.P. McKeown

     JUDGE



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