Case Law Library : June 2014

October 30, 2026

June - 2014
Sr. no.	Case Name	Topic	Decision
1	Runnath v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 606	Study Permit Refusal Overturned Because the Visa Officer Provided Only Conclusory Reasons and Failed to Explain Why the Applicant’s Evidence Did Not Establish Sufficient Ties and Intention to Leave Canada	Successful
2	Traverse v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 551 (CanLII)	Conjugal Partner Sponsorship Appeal Granted Because IAD Breached Procedural Fairness by Refusing to Hear a Relevant Witness	Successful
3	Arbia v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 533 (CanLII)	H&C Refusal Overturned Where Officer Failed to Properly Assess the Applicants Establishment in Canada and the Best Interests of Their Children and Grandchildren	Successful
4	Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 621 (CanLII)	H&C Refusal Upheld Where Applicant Family Connections and Desire to Remain in Canada Did Not Establish Sufficient Grounds for an H&C Exemption	Unsuccessful
5	Nicayenzi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 595	H&C Refusal Overturned Because Officer Relied on Unsupported Assumptions About the Applicant’s Access to HIV Treatment and Failed to Give an Opportunity to Respond	Successful
6	Villanueva v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 585	H&C Refusal Upheld Where Establishment and the Child’s Best Interests Did Not Outweigh Other Factors, Including Immigration Non-Compliance	Unsuccessful
7	Felix v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 582	H&C Refusal Overturned Because Officer Failed to Properly Assess the Best Interests of the Applicant’s Canadian-Born Child	Successful
8	Blas v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 629	H&C Refusal Overturned Because Officer meaninfully assess the Best Interest of Child.	Successful
9	Pardo v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 579	H&C Refusal Upheld Where Generalized Crime and Country Conditions in Mexico Did Not Establish Unusual, Undeserved or Disproportionate Hardship	Unsuccessful
10	Makarenko v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 600	H&C Refusal Overturned Because Officer Failed to Properly Consider the Applicant’s Advanced Age, Medical Circumstances and the Parent Sponsorship Moratorium	Successful
11	Baptiste v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 584	H&C Refusal Overturned Because Officer Failed to Consider Important Evidence Showing That the Applicant’s Family Circumstances in Haiti Had Changed	Successful
12	Shapkota v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 617	PR Refusal Upheld Where Applicant Submitted a Fraudulent Birth Certificate Misrepresenting Her Niece as Her Biological Child	Unsuccessful
13	Abukar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 528	Citizenship Appeal Dismissed Where Applicant Failed the Language and Knowledge Requirements and Did Not Establish Special Circumstances for a Waiver	Unsuccessful
14	Kahlon v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 578	Skilled Worker PR Refusal Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Provide Reliable Proof of Settlement Funds	Unsuccessful
15	Smiraglia v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 576	Skilled Worker PR Refusal Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Establish That Private Medical Insurance Would Continue After Moving to Canada	Unsuccessful
16	Jin v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 FC 612	CEC PR Refusal Overturned Because the Officer Raised One Concern in the Fairness Letter but Refused the Application on a Different Concern Without Giving the Applicant an Opportunity to Respond	Successful
17	Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Askari, 2014 FC 592	Citizenship Residency Requirement Upheld Where Citizenship Judge Reasonably Accepted the Applicant Evidence Despite a Discrepancy in Travel Records	Unsuccessful