Does a visa officer have to consider factors such as "flexibility, resourcefulness and adaptability" in assessing personal suitability for a visa application?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Parmar v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 1997 CanLII 5771 (FC):
In Umeda v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)10, the visa officer considered the applicant's "flexibility" as well as motivation, resourcefulness and adaptability, in assessing personal suitability. Rothstein J. held that "There is nothing perverse or capricious about awarding the applicant 5 of a possible 10 units having regard to these considerations." In Ping v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)11, Jerome A.C.J. cited with approval Strayer J.'s judgement in Mangat v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration)12, that
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