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Immigration law 2025 FC 1145

Tsegereda Wigebral v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review of a PRRA refusal, finding procedural unfairness because the officer failed to consider a separately filed application and submissions received before the decision.

  • Pre‑removal risk assessment (prra)
  • Procedural fairness
  • Remedy (quash and remit)
  • Evidence handling
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Prra
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Immigration law 2020 FC 680

Shahbazian v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Judicial review of a refugee refusal was dismissed. The Court held the applicants had adequate notice of the durable-solution concern and failed to show no viable option in Armenia.

  • Durable solution
  • Citizenship law
  • Procedural fairness
  • Onus of proof
  • Standard of review
  • Procedural-fairness
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Criminal law 2019 NSCA 63

R. v. P.C.H.

The appeal is dismissed and fresh evidence not admitted because the appellant failed to prove counsel's representation fell below a standard of reasonable professional judgment or that any alleged deficiencies gave rise to a reasonable probability of a different verdict or deprived him of a fair trial; the trial judge's credibility findings rendered the verdicts reliable.

  • Ineffective assistance of counsel
  • Fresh evidence admissibility
  • Miscarriage of justice
  • Credibility assessment
  • Publication restriction s.486.4
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Immigration law 2015 FC 234

Abusaninah v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court allowed judicial review of negative PRRA decisions, finding the second officer fettered discretion by relying on the first decision and unreasonably discounting family affidavits.

  • Pre‑removal risk assessment (prra)
  • Fettering of discretion
  • Oral hearing entitlement
  • Credibility findings
  • Reconsideration of administrative decisions
  • Prra
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