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Immigration law 2026 FC 550

Naeemi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed a mandamus application seeking a decision on an inland spousal permanent residence file, finding the delay justified by ongoing security screening and admissibility review.

  • Mandamus
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Security screening
  • Admissibility
  • Costs
  • Unreasonable-delay
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Administrative law 2026 FC 542

Carrasco v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court granted judicial review, set aside an Independent Chairperson’s disciplinary decision, and dismissed the charge after delay arguments were not meaningfully addressed.

  • Judicial review
  • Procedural fairness
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Institutional disciplinary proceedings
  • Statutory and regulatory compliance
  • Judicial-review
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Immigration 2026 FC 365

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

The Federal Court dismissed a mandamus application over Gaza TRV processing, finding outstanding biometrics and ongoing security screening defeated a clear right to relief.

  • Mandamus
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Biometrics requirement
  • Temporary public policy
  • Security screening
  • Diplomatic advocacy
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Criminal law 2026 NSSC 97

R. v. Dennis

The s.11(b) application was dismissed because, after deducting 21 days of defence delay and 257 days attributable to exceptional circumstances (56 days for the immediate adjournment and 201 apportioned days of cascading delay due to counsel withdrawal/illness), the net delay fell 98 days below the 30‑month presumptive Jordan ceiling; the court applied a contextual apportionment (50/50) of the 402‑day cascading period between March 24, 2025 and May 1, 2026 due to shared responsibility of defence, Crown and court for mitigating delay.

  • Unreasonable delay
  • Section 11(b) charter - jordan framework
  • Waiver of delay
  • Apportionment of cascading delay
  • Exceptional circumstances (discrete events)
  • Withdrawal/illness of counsel
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Immigration law 2026 FC 357

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

The Federal Court granted mandamus in a Gaza TRV policy case, ordering IRCC to assess web forms, issue codes for complete submissions, and process any TRV applications under the policy as it stood before expiry.

  • Mandamus
  • Temporary public policy
  • Legitimate expectations
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Judicial review
  • Judicial-review
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Immigration law 2026 FC 258

Khajir v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Federal Court granted mandamus in part in a Québec investor PR delay case, ordering a decision on admissibility within 90 days and disclosure of queue position.

  • Mandamus
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Québec investor program
  • Security inadmissibility
  • Processing queue and fifo
  • Procedural fairness
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Immigration 2026 FC 254

Yim v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court dismissed a mandamus application over a delayed Start-Up Visa permanent residence file, finding IRCC’s queue order under ministerial instructions justified the delay.

  • Mandamus
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Ministerial instructions
  • Processing priorities
  • Start-up visa program
  • Unreasonable-delay
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Immigration 2026 FC 181

Luo v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court granted mandamus in an immigration delay case, finding a 45-month PNP permanent residence delay unreasonable and not adequately justified by ongoing security screening.

  • Mandamus
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Security screening
  • Provincial nominee program
  • Procedural fairness
  • Unreasonable-delay
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Administrative law 2026 FC 80

Manes v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

La Cour fédérale rejette une demande de mandamus visant à faire trancher une demande de citoyenneté, concluant que le retard n’était pas démontré comme déraisonnable.

  • Mandamus
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Citizenship by adoption
  • Service standards
  • Responsibility for delay
  • Unreasonable-delay
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Administrative law 2025 FC 1957

Savirimuthu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court granted mandamus after a six-year immigration delay, ordering a permanent residence decision within 30 days and awarding $8,550 in costs.

  • Mandamus
  • Unreasonable delay
  • Costs - special reasons
  • Procedural fairness
  • Judicial-review
  • Immigration
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