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Immigration law 2026 FC 405

M.A. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed two judicial reviews concerning citizenship refusal decisions, finding no procedural unfairness and no unreasonableness in the delegate’s s. 5(4) analysis.

  • Citizenship eligibility
  • Residency obligation
  • Procedural fairness
  • Abuse of process / administrative delay
  • Discretionary relief under s.5(4)
  • Reasonable accommodation (s.5(3.1))
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Immigration law 2025 CF 1946

I.H. c. Canada (Citoyenneté et Immigration)

Contrôle judiciaire rejeté : la Section d’appel de l’immigration a raisonnablement conclu au manquement à l’obligation de résidence et à l’absence de motifs humanitaires suffisants.

  • Residency obligation
  • Humanitarian and compassionate considerations
  • Travel document for permanent resident (tvrp)
  • Anonymity order
  • Covid-19 travel restrictions
  • Standard of review
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Immigration 2025 FC 1808

Mahmood v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court allowed judicial review in a residency-obligation appeal, finding the IAD breached fairness by refusing an adjournment so counsel could attend.

  • Residency obligation
  • Adjournment
  • Right to counsel
  • Judicial review
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Right-to-counsel
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Immigration law 2025 FC 739

Ghaith v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an IAD residency-obligation decision, holding the IAD reasonably applied binding law on “assignment” and reasonably rejected H&C relief.

  • Residency obligation
  • Interpretation of "assignment"
  • Humanitarian and compassionate relief
  • Standard of review
  • Certification of question
  • Immigration-law
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Immigration law 2025 CF 610

Hadjali c. Canada (Citoyenneté et Immigration)

La Cour fédérale rejette le contrôle judiciaire d’une décision de la SAI refusant un redressement fondé sur des motifs d’ordre humanitaire pour non-respect de l’obligation de résidence.

  • Residency obligation
  • Humanitarian and compassionate considerations
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Procedural fairness/legitimate expectation
  • Obligation-de-residence
  • Motifs-dordre-humanitaire
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Immigration law 2025 FC 89

Ujam v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of an IAD decision finding the applicants failed the residency obligation and did not establish sufficient H&C grounds.

  • Residency obligation
  • Humanitarian and compassionate considerations
  • Best interests of the child
  • Reasonableness review (vavilov)
  • Judicial deference and evidence assessment
  • Immigration-law
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Immigration law 2024 FC 89

Ujam v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of an IAD decision refusing H&C relief for residency-obligation non-compliance and upholding a departure order.

  • Residency obligation
  • Permanent resident status
  • Humanitarian and compassionate grounds
  • Judicial review
  • Standard of review — reasonableness
  • Best interests of the child
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Immigration law 2024 FC 1668

Hassani v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an IAD H&C refusal, finding the panel applied the correct hardship framework and no BIOC analysis was required for adult children.

  • Humanitarian and compassionate relief
  • Residency obligation
  • Best interests of the child
  • Reasonableness review
  • Permanent resident travel document
  • Humanitarian-and-compassionate-relief
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Immigration law 2023 FC 1056

Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Tondkar Moghadam

The Federal Court granted judicial review, finding the IAD’s H&C decision unreasonable because its analysis lacked a rational chain and properly balanced reasons.

  • Humanitarian and compassionate grounds
  • Residency obligation
  • Best interests of the child
  • Credibility assessment
  • Judicial review
  • Reasonableness standard
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Immigration 2023 FC 471

Samaka v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an IAD decision upholding a removal order for breach of the residency obligation. The Court found the H&C and BIOC analysis reasonable.

  • Residency obligation
  • Removal order
  • Best interests of the child
  • Humanitarian and compassionate assessment
  • Standard of review - reasonableness
  • Temporary resident status and relocation
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