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Immigration 2025 FC 776

Herrera Delgadillo v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review after finding the RAD failed to address a central procedural fairness complaint about how the RPD hearing was conducted on IFA.

  • Internal flight alternative
  • Right to counsel
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Judicial review - remittal
  • Procedural-fairness
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Administrative law 2019 SST 1345

A. K. v. Minister of Employment and Social Development

Because the General Division was aware the claimant's representative possessed and referenced relevant documents not in the file but took no steps to determine whether the claimant wished to submit them post-hearing or to inform the parties of the Practice Direction and applicable procedure, the claimant was denied a meaningful opportunity to present his case; this procedural unfairness required allowing the appeal and remitting the matter to the General Division for reconsideration with a new hearing.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Post-hearing evidence
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Grounds of appeal
  • Practice directions
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Administrative law 2017 FC 240

Camp v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed a motion to stay Canadian Judicial Council deliberations, finding procedural fairness raised a serious issue but no irreparable harm or balance-of-convenience basis.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Prematurity
  • Irreparable harm
  • Balance of convenience
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Judicial non-interference
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Corrections and conditional release act 2012 FC 1226

Wilson v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed Mr. Wilson’s judicial review challenge to a grievance remedy order about an escorted temporary absence request, finding remittal for reconsideration was reasonable.

  • Escorted temporary absence
  • Grievance remedy
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Remittal for reconsideration
  • Mootness
  • Administrative-law
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Immigration law 2012 FC 561

Hernandez Aguilar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review after finding the Refugee Protection Division breached procedural fairness by refusing an adjournment and pressuring the applicants to proceed without counsel.

  • Adjournment
  • Right to counsel
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Abandonment of claim
  • Credibility
  • Procedural-fairness
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Immigration law 2012 FC 485

Caglayan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review, finding the visa officer had properly sent the notice and that non-receipt was not shown to amount to procedural unfairness.

  • Notice and service
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Standard of review
  • Reconsideration
  • Communication failure
  • Procedural-fairness
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Immigration law 2007 FC 829

Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an entrepreneur-visa refusal, finding the visa officer reasonably concluded the applicant lacked a qualifying business and owed no duty to grant an interview.

  • Entrepreneur class
  • Qualifying business
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Standard of review
  • Visa officer assessment
  • Entrepreneur-class
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Administrative law 2006 FC 78

Glowinski v. Canada (Treasury Board)

The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review over student pay placement, holding the applicant should have exhausted the grievance process and that the policy was not enforceable as claimed.

  • Employee status
  • Treasury board policy interpretation
  • Grievance exhaustion
  • Mandamus
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Judicial review jurisdiction
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Administrative law 2004 FC 547

Ahmadzadegan v. National Parole Board

The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of a National Parole Board decision, holding that the Appeal Division reasonably applied fairness and reliability principles.

  • Judicial review
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Procedural fairness
  • Reliability of evidence
  • Appeal division review
  • Jurisdictional limits
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Immigration law 2002 FCT 680

Zaffar v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court held the visa officer breached procedural fairness by not alerting the applicants to adverse employment information before refusing the application.

  • Visa officer decision
  • Assessment of occupation
  • Duty to act fairly
  • Reconsideration order
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Judicial-review
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