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Immigration law 2026 FC 369

Rezaie v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of a Start-Up Business Class refusal, finding the officer reasonably concluded the applicants had not shown qualifying business operations or credible intention in Canada.

  • Start‑up business class
  • Qualifying business (s.98.06 irpr)
  • Intention assessment (s.98.06(2))
  • Procedural fairness and evidentiary burden
  • Standard of review — reasonableness
  • Work permit refusal
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Immigration and refugee protection 2025 FC 1441

Omomia v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court set aside a Refugee Appeal Division decision on state protection in Ireland, finding the reasoning unreasonable and remitting the matter to a different panel.

  • State protection
  • Reasonableness review
  • Domestic violence
  • Judicial remittal
  • Evidentiary reasoning
  • Reasonableness-review
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Canada pension plan 2025 TCC 90

Elijah v. M.N.R.

The Tax Court allowed two appeals, finding the appellant’s work was pensionable and insurable employment because he honestly believed his work permit renewal was being handled.

  • Pensionable employment
  • Insurable employment
  • Work permit renewal
  • Good faith belief
  • Still safe harbour doctrine
  • Pensionable-employment
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Immigration law 2025 FC 962

Ikpefan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court upheld a study permit refusal, finding the officer reasonably questioned the provenance of funds and that Regulation 220 required dismissal.

  • Study permit
  • Financial requirements for study permit
  • Provenance of funds
  • Assessment of study plan
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Study-permit
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Immigration and refugee protection 2025 FC 916

Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed an immigration judicial review alleging ineffective assistance of counsel before the RAD, finding no prejudice and no procedural unfairness.

  • Internal flight alternative
  • Ineffective assistance of counsel
  • Procedural fairness
  • Admissibility of new evidence under s.110(4) irpa
  • Credibility findings
  • Ineffective-assistance-of-counsel
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Immigration and refugee protection 2025 FC 717

Mera Lopez v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court granted a stay of removal to Mexico, finding a serious issue, irreparable harm, and balance of convenience under the Toth test.

  • Pre-removal risk assessment (prra)
  • Stay of removal
  • Irreparable harm
  • Balance of convenience
  • Evidentiary admissibility
  • Domestic violence
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Immigration and refugee protection 2024 FC 1773

Oguntayo v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of a RAD decision, finding no procedural fairness breach and no error in concluding Port Harcourt was an available Internal Flight Alternative.

  • Internal flight alternative
  • Procedural fairness
  • Standard of review
  • Convention refugee
  • Reasonableness
  • Procedural-fairness
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Immigration and refugee protection 2024 FC 1756

Gichura v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court dismissed as moot a mandamus judicial review over permanent residence processing, but awarded $2,500 costs to the applicant for unreasonable delay.

  • Mandamus
  • Family sponsorship (other relative / 'lonely canadian')
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Costs
  • Mootness
  • Immigration
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Immigration and refugee protection 2024 FC 1179

Arteaga Mannsbach v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review of a removal deferral refusal, finding the officer unreasonably failed to consider key affidavit evidence about the applicant’s aunt’s terminal condition.

  • Deferral of removal
  • Judicial review
  • Palliative care consideration
  • Humanitarian and compassionate grounds
  • Standard of review
  • Judicial-review
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Immigration and refugee protection 2024 FC 1118

Tran v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of a RAD refugee decision involving Hoa Hao practitioners from Vietnam, finding the credibility and risk analysis reasonable.

  • Refugee protection
  • Religious persecution
  • Credibility assessment
  • Sur place claims
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Refugee-protection
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