Mental experiment
For personal research and study related to immigration, citizenship, defence, and administrative law and regulations only. Every fact below is completely fictional and based on no real information about the CAF, the federal government, or the Federal Court. This piece is in no way or shape a legal opinion and provides no legal advice. Facts and Legal History Bloggins is a citizen of a non-NATO country. Bloggins became a permanent resident (defined in subs. 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act [IRPA]) on June 4, 2023 and joined the Canadian Armed Forces [CAF] on February 15, 2024 at 18 years of age. S3 Bloggins subsequently completed basic, environmental, and occupational training as a boatswain and was posted to His Majesty's Canadian Ship [HMCS] Bowmanville on November 3, 2024. S3 Bloggins, with HMCS Bowmanville, was deployed on Operation HORIZON and left Esquimalt, BC on February 20, 2025. The ship left Canadian territorial waters on or around the same day....