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Immigration law 2020 FC 581

Kim v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court granted judicial review of an H&C refusal, finding the officer applied an overly strict hardship lens and unreasonably discounted key evidence.

  • Humanitarian and compassionate application (s.25 irpa)
  • Standard of review - reasonableness
  • Treatment and admissibility of evidence
  • Country conditions and discrimination
  • Certification of question
  • Humanitarian-and-compassionate-relief
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Immigration law 2018 FC 1205

Adel v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an H&C refusal, finding the officer’s reasons on establishment, family ties, children’s interests, and Denmark conditions reasonable.

  • Humanitarian and compassionate considerations
  • Establishment in canada
  • Best interests of the child
  • Standard of review - reasonableness
  • Country conditions and discrimination
  • Humanitarian-and-compassionate
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Immigration 2014 FC 1165

Somasundaram v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court allowed judicial review of a refused H&C application, finding the officer’s reasons unreasonable and remitting the matter to a different officer.

  • Section 25(1) irpa
  • Reasonableness standard of review
  • Establishment in canada
  • Country conditions and discrimination
  • Credibility findings
  • Family caregiving hardship
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Immigration 2014 FC 28

Lim v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Judicial review of an H&C refusal was granted after the Court found the officer excluded relevant human-rights evidence without adequate explanation.

  • Humanitarian and compassionate (h&c) grounds
  • Subsection 25(1.3) irpa
  • Statelessness/citizenship reacquisition
  • Country conditions and discrimination
  • Standard of review
  • Mental health and medical availability
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