title: Federal Court of Appeal examines  for first time refugee protection  on the basis inadequate health care.
abstract: On 10 November 2006, in a precedent-setting case, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an application by a Mexican national to remain in Canada as a "person in need of protection" under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). The principal issue before the Court was whether the IRPA excludes from protection people who face a risk to life if returned to their home country, where the risk arises from the fact the government does not provide affordable medical treatment.
authors: Glenn
authors: G
authors: Betteridge
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D012036:Refugees