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Immigration law 2025 FC 1649

Abdelgalil Abdalla v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an immigration decision finding the applicant did not prove common-law partner status under the IRPR.

  • Common-law partner
  • Family class eligibility
  • Standard of review
  • Evidentiary onus
  • Cohabitation
  • Common-law-partner
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Civil procedure 2025 ONCA 165

Furney v. Hazan

The appellants failed to meet the evidentiary onus to obtain a fee allowance for self-represented litigants because they did not establish forgone remunerative activity; accordingly the court awarded a modest all-inclusive sum of $10,000 and set aside the motion judge's costs order as it related to Mr. Chhina.

  • Costs of appeal
  • Fee allowance for self-represented litigants
  • Evidentiary onus
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Immigration law 2024 FC 1070

Chehimi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court upheld a refusal of a temporary resident permit, finding the officer reasonably assessed the evidence and was not required to do independent research.

  • Temporary resident permit
  • Best interests of the child
  • Humanitarian and compassionate relief
  • Standard of review - reasonableness
  • Evidentiary onus
  • Temporary-resident-permit
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Real property 2022 BCSC 393

1299362 B.C. Ltd. v Marine Investments Inc.

The court granted the petitioner’s order absolute of foreclosure, finding the respondents had not shown a reasonable prospect of payment to justify extending the redemption period.

  • Foreclosure
  • Redemption period extension
  • Order absolute
  • Evidentiary onus
  • Deposits
  • Judicial discretion
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Immigration law 2021 FC 1351

Vokshi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an H&C refusal, finding the officer reasonably relied on scant evidence and was not required to consider new claims raised later.

  • Humanitarian and compassionate relief
  • Judicial review
  • Standard of review: reasonableness
  • Evidentiary onus
  • Medical and establishment assessment
  • Judicial-review
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Criminal law 2020 BCSC 2098

R. v. Kovlaske

The court allowed a summary conviction appeal from a personating-a-peace-officer conviction, holding the Crown had not proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused was not an RCMP officer.

  • Personating a peace officer
  • Burden of proof
  • Reverse onus
  • Evidentiary onus
  • Identification/recognition evidence
  • No-evidence motion
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Immigration law 2018 FC 260

Nassar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an H&C refusal, finding the officer reasonably weighed best interests of the children, establishment, and hardship on the record before the officer.

  • Humanitarian and compassionate grounds
  • Best interests of the child
  • Standard of review
  • Admissibility of new evidence
  • Personalized discrimination
  • Evidentiary onus
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Administrative law 2018 FC 219

Jama v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed a judicial review of a forfeiture decision under the PCMLTFA, finding the delegate reasonably refused relief because the applicant lacked documentary proof of the currency’s lawful origin.

  • Forfeiture
  • Seizure of currency
  • Judicial review - reasonableness
  • Evidentiary onus
  • Judicial-review
  • Seized-currency
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Social security 2016 SSTADIS 371

R. S. v. Minister of Employment and Social Development

General Division did not err: the record supports its finding that the appellant retained capacity to perform managerial and sedentary aspects of his business, Boyle did not apply because he retained work capacity, the Functional Abilities Evaluation is consistent with this finding, and the reasons are sufficient to permit appellate review; therefore appeal dismissed.

  • Cpp disability pension
  • Severe and prolonged
  • Retained work capacity
  • Leave to appeal
  • Evidentiary onus
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Administrative law 2014 BCSC 960

Progress Energy Canada Ltd. v. Salustro

Judicial review of a Surface Rights Board rent decision was partly allowed. The court set aside findings on foreseeable future farming and tangible impacts, but upheld the rest.

  • Standard of review
  • Evidentiary onus
  • Surface rights compensation
  • Nuisance and disturbance
  • Comparables in rent determination
  • Remittal to tribunal
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