What is the impact of a promise made by the Minister of Employment and Immigration to an applicant for an expedited interview in Toronto?

The applicant was promised an expedited interview in Toronto. However, his case was transferred to a full hearing in Montreal. The applicant stated that country conditions are presumed to be clear in an expedited interview and that since his testimony was not considered incredible, it was predictable that his claim would have been approved had the interview taken place. It was submitted that the denial of an expedited interview was not justified by any change in country conditions and the fact that a promise was broken constituted a breach of his legitimate expectations (see Bendahmane v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), 1989 CanLII 5233 (FCA), [1989] 3 F.C. 16 (F.C.A.)). It was also submitted that administrative convenience should not trump reasonable expectations or procedural fairness. Respondent’s Submissions B. Substantive Decision