But in this instance, Bushra Halepota, who has permanent resident status in Canada, says her work with the United Nations to help refugees and efforts to further global peace deserve special consideration. The representative found that while Halepota’s work was “commendable” and “noble,” awarding her citizenship would invite applications from any person who worked for a humanitarian organization. “There are cases where common sense says Canadian citizenship is clearly deserved,” he said. But in June 2017, a citizenship judge rejected her application on the grounds she had not spent enough time in Canada. Hence, services rendered to the United Nations must be considered as having value to Canada,” he wrote.

Source: National Post December 06, 2018 12:00 UTC