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Immigration law 2025 FC 1125

Cadogan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of an IRCC visa refusal, upholding a misrepresentation finding based on omitted prior U.S. visa refusals.

  • Misrepresentation under s.40(1)(a) irpa
  • Inadmissibility and 5 year bar under s.40(2)(a) irpa
  • Standard of review: reasonableness (vavilov)
  • Procedural fairness and pfl requirements
  • Credibility findings in immigration decisions
  • Misrepresentation
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Immigration law 2025 FC 592

Mehra v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court granted judicial review of a study-permit refusal, holding the officer unreasonably ignored the applicant’s detailed response to a misrepresentation concern.

  • Study permit
  • Misrepresentation under s.40(1)(a) irpa
  • Duty to answer truthfully s.16(1) irpa
  • Reasonableness review (vavilov)
  • Procedural fairness (pfl)
  • Judicial-review
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Immigration law 2022 FC 684

Markar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court allowed judicial review of an immigration misrepresentation refusal, finding the officer failed to analyze the innocent mistake exception and inducement under IRPA.

  • Misrepresentation under s.40(1)(a) irpa
  • Innocent error/innocent mistake exception
  • Materiality of omissions
  • Inducement of error in administration
  • Standard of review (vavilov)
  • Criminal rehabilitation
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Immigration law 2022 FC 648

Gill v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of a work permit refusal, holding the visa officer’s findings on marriage genuineness and misrepresentation were reasonable.

  • Work permit
  • Misrepresentation under s.40(1)(a) irpa
  • Genuineness of marriage under s.4(1) irpr
  • Standard of review — reasonableness
  • Obligation to answer truthfully (s.16(1) irpa)
  • Immigration-law
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Immigration law 2021 FC 598

Haghighat v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of a temporary resident visa refusal, holding that a fraudulent passport request letter supported a reasonable misrepresentation finding.

  • Temporary resident visa
  • Misrepresentation under s.40(1)(a) irpa
  • Procedural fairness and notice
  • Duty of candour
  • Temporary-resident-visa
  • Misrepresentation
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Immigration law 2020 FC 194

Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Ogunseitan

The Federal Court allowed judicial review, quashed the IAD decision, and remitted a family sponsorship matter for reconsideration because the misrepresentation analysis was unreasonable.

  • Misrepresentation under s.40(1)(a) irpa
  • Genuineness of marriage under s.4(1) regulations
  • Standard of review — vavilov
  • Sogie guidelines and credibility assessment
  • Misrepresentation-under-s-40-1-a-irpa
  • Genuineness-of-marriage
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Immigration law 2011 FC 1421

Sinnathamby v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of an IRPA misrepresentation refusal, held the sponsor daughter lacked standing, and found procedural fairness was met.

  • Misrepresentation under s.40(1)(a) irpa
  • Procedural fairness
  • Standing
  • Standard of review
  • Certification of question
  • Misrepresentation
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