ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə kˈoːɹt dᵻnˈaɪd skˈeɪdz pətˈɪʃən fɚɹə bˈɜːθ sɚtˈɪfɪkət, bˌʌt ˌɔn dʒˈuːn fˈaɪv, mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ᵻlˈɪnɚ kˈæplən ˈɔfɚd hˌɪm ˈeɪ "mˈɪnɪstɚz pˈɜːmɪt" tə stˈeɪ ænd wˈɜːk ɪn kˈænədə fɔːɹ ˈeɪtiːn mˈʌnθs.
On May 28, 2001 a British Columbia court denied Skeid's petition for a birth certificate, but on June 5, Minister Elinor Caplan offered him a "Minister's Permit" to stay and work in Canada for eighteen months.