Case Law Library : January 2019

October 4, 2026

January - 2019
Sr. no.	Case Name	Topic	Decision
1	Gopalan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 109	Visitor Visa – Misrepresentation Finding Set Aside Where Officer Relied on Unauthorized Representative’s Form	Successful
2	Adom v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 26	Study Permit – Refusal Set Aside Where Officer Ignored Study Plan and Improperly Treated Lack of Travel History Negatively	Successful
3	Kwan v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 92	Start-Up Visa Refusal Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Show Genuine and Active Business Involvement	Unsuccessful
4	Song v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 72	Permanent Residence Refusal for Misrepresentation Set Aside Where Officer Failed to Explain Why Incorrect Employer Name Was Material	Successful
5	Hu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 CanLII 42276 (CA IRB)	Permanent Resident Residency Obligation Appeal Allowed Despite Zero Days in Canada Due to Compelling H&C Factors	Successful
6	Urdas v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 131	Permanent Residence – Live-in Caregiver Application Refused Due to Spouse’s Serious Criminality Inadmissibility for Alleged Attempted Murder	Unsuccessful
7	Yang v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 130	Permanent Residence – Start-Up Visa Refusal Upheld for Insufficient Evidence of Genuine Business Involvement	Unsuccessful
8	Skinner v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 3	H&C Refusal Set Aside for Unreasonable Assessment of Child’s Best Interests and Psychological Harm on Return to South Africa	Successful
9	Aguirre Renteria v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 134	H&C Refusal Set Aside for Inadequate Analysis of Afro-Colombian Discrimination and Canadian Establishment	Successful
10	Boukhanfra v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 4	H&C Refusal Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Establish Sufficient Hardship, Best Interests of Children, or Strong Establishment in Canada	Unsuccessful
12	Yanchak v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 117	H&C Refusal Set Aside Where Officer Applied an Overly Strict Hardship Test and Made Speculative Findings on Mental Health and Support	Successful
13	Ma v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 108	H&C Refusal Set Aside for Unreasonable Assessment of Children’s Hukou Status and Best Interests in China	Successful
14	Anyaso v. Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), 2019	Stay of Removal Refused Where Prior Credibility Findings Undermined Claimed Risk of Persecution in Nigeria Based on Alleged Bisexuality	Unsuccessful
15	Pompey v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 42	PRRA – Refusal Upheld Where Domestic Violence Evidence Did Not Establish a Continuing Risk on Return to St. Vincent	Unsuccessful
16	Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Degheb, 2019 FC 44	Citizenship – Minister’s Challenge Dismissed Where Physical Presence Was Reasonably Established	Unsuccessful