Canada Immigration Case law Canada, Hamidi, IMMIGRATION — Refugee status — Requirements

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IMMIGRATION — Refugee status — Requirements — Applicant was Algerian citizen whose claim was rejected by Refugee Protection Division (RPD) over credibility concerns — Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) dismissed appeal from RPD — Applicant sought judicial review — Application dismissed — Reasonable for RAD to confirm adverse credibility findings made by RPD against applicant because of lateness and central nature of changes made to his story and absence of any explanation that was considered satisfactory, plausible or credible — RAD undertook independent examination of record on appeal as a whole — RAD relied on thorough examination of record and on parties’ submissions to confirm RPD’s credibility findings