Supreme Court: Asylum and Canada

supreme court: Nisreen Ahamed Mohamed Nilam, 36, came to Canada from Sri Lanka for asylum in 2008 and was granted refugee status a year later, according to Toronto Star. He applied and became a permanent resident in January 2011. Sam Smith / Metro file photo By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Tues., May 9, 2017 When do refugees already granted asylum in Canada cease to require our protection Can they then be booted out of the country even after they have become permanent residents These questions are at the core of a Supreme Court of Canada appeal of legislative changes made by the former Conservative government in 2012 that allow officials to reopen asylum files under what's known as a cessation application and remove those refugees whose circumstances have changed. The Vancouver cab driver returned to his homeland in 2011 and 2012 after the civil war between the Sinhalese and Tamils ended in 2009 with a Sri Lankan passport because he was not a Canadian citizen and that's the only travel document he could get. Article Continued Below The probe is not over and can result in him losing his permanent status in Canada and being removed from the country. After his last trip, when he returned to Canada on May 1, 2013, a cessation investigation was commenced against him for re-availing himself of the country he fled. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.