Avery Edison and Torontos Pearson International Airport

Torontos Pearson International Airport: Avery Edison landed at Torontos Pearson International Airport in mid-February for a short visit. However, border officials denied her entry into the country upon learning that she had stayed past her visas expiry date the last time she came to Canada, according to CTV. Edison, 25, was allowed to fly home four days after she was detained and A transgender woman from England has filed two human rights complaints in Canada after customs officials put her in a mens detention facility when they stopped her at a Toronto airport earlier this year. Despite carrying a passport that stipulates she is female, she was sent to Maplehurst Correctional Institute, a male-only facility, to await an immigration hearing. Edison tweeted details of her ordeal as it was happening, which sparked an outcry from friends and supporters online. She was later moved to Vanier Centre, a women s-only facility. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.