Jamaican denied PR because Canadian wife is 17 years older gets second chance due to 'unfounded stereotype'

A Jamaican immigrant denied permanent residency because the Canadian wife who sponsored him was 17 years his senior has won another shot at staying here.

Richard Ricardo Williams, who lives with his spouse in Port Coquitlam, B.C., applied to the Federal Court for a review after an immigration officer turned down his application.

The officer “found that the couple’s 17-year age difference was evidence of an ingenuine relationship,” Justice Negar Azmudeh wrote in a recent decision.