Khowaja v. Canada (MCI) 2025 FC 313 In Khowaja v. Canada (MCI) Justice Brown reviewed the Applicant’s Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) decision, which was refused on inadmissibility grounds. The Applicant was a former member of the Pakistani Intelligence Bureau (IB) and found inadmissible under s. 34(1)(f) as it relates to s.34(1)(a) of IRPA (a member of an organization that engaged ...
Cao v. Canada (MCI) 2024 FC 218 In Cao v. Canada (MCI) Justice Turley examined the Applicant’s cessation decision. The Applicant successfully claimed asylum in 2014 due to her practice of Falun Gong. The Applicant secured her Canadian permanent residence in 2016 and applied for citizenship in 2021. In her application, the Applicant disclosed travel to China in 2018 to ...
Sesay v. Canada (MCI) 2025 FC 167 In Sesay v. Canada (MCI) Justice Sadrehashemi examined the Applicants’ Refugee Protection Division (RPD) decision and exclusion finding under Article 1E. Out of the five Applicants, four held citizenship in Sierra Leon, as well as permanent resident status in Brazil. The fifth Applicant was solely a citizen of Brazil and held no status ...
Louis v. Canada (MCI) 2024 FC 1391 In Louis v. Canada (MCI) Justice Turley examined the Applicant’s Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) decision. The Applicant was a Saint Lucian citizen whose H&C application was refused. On judicial review, Justice Turley found the determinative issue to be the Officer’s best interests of the child (BIOC) analysis when it came to the Applicant’s ...
De Campos v. Canada (MCI) 2024 FC 1193 In De Campos v. Canada (MCI) Justice Ahmed examined the Applicants’ Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) decision. The Applicants, a couple and their two minor children, were Portuguese citizens who came to Canada in 2014. Their first H&C application was refused in 2021, and their second H&C application was refused in 2023. On ...
Henry-Okoisama v. Canada (MCI) 2024 FC1160 In Henry-Okoisama v. Canada (MCI) Justice Ahmed reviewed the Applicants’ Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) decision. The Principal Applicant (PA) and her three children were Nigerian citizens. The Applicant came to Canada in 2018, unsuccessfully claiming asylum. Subsequently, the Applicants submitted an H&C application which was refused in 2022. On judicial review, Justice Ahmed found ...
Vadiati v. Canada (MCI) 2024 FC 1056 In Vadiati v. Canada (MCI) Justice Battista examined the Applicant’s writ of mandamus application. The Applicant was seeking IRCC to issue a decision on his permanent residence application which had been pending for four years. The Applicant had fled Iran, fearing persecution due to his political and religious beliefs, and was granted refugee ...
Singh v. Canada (MCI) 2024 FC 1048 In Singh v. Canada (MCI) Justice Fuhrer examined the Applicant’s Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) decision. The Applicant was an Indian citizen who alleged persecution from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and police due to speaking out against them. Both the Refugee Protection Division (RPD) and the RAD refused his claim due to a ...
Flayyih v. Canada (MCI) 2024 FC 1000 In Flayyih v. Canada (MCI) Justice Southcott examined the Applicants’ Convention Refugee Abroad Class and Humanitarian-protected Person Aborad Class decision. The Applicants, which included the Principal Applicant (PA), her brother, and her six-year-old son, were all citizens of Iraq that were residing in Lebanon. The PA claimed that her husband was murdered in ...
Shah v. Canada (MCI) 2024 FC 923 In Shah v. Canada (MCI) Justice Tsimberis examined the Applicant’s Refugee Protection Division (RPD) cessation decision. The Applicant was a Pakistani citizen who successfully claimed asylum in 2019 and secured Canadian permanent residence in 2021. Subsequently, the Applicant applied and secured a Pakistani passport, and used it to travel back to Pakistan in ...