Case Law Library: January 2026

July 25, 2026

January - 2026
Sr. no.	Case Name	Topic	Decision
1	Agyemang v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 30	Study Permit Misrepresentation Finding Set Aside for Failure to Disclose Key Bank Evidence	Successful
2	Iqbal v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 88	Study Permit Refusal Upheld After Applicant Failed to Establish Temporary Intent and Strong Ties to Pakistan	Unsuccessful
3	Bista v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 128	Study Permit Refusal Set Aside After Officer Provided Boilerplate Reasons and Failed to Explain Temporary Intent Concerns	Successful
4	Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 123	H&C Refusal Set Aside for Misapprehending Key Evidence on Establishment, Family Ties, and Country Conditions	Successful
5	Hayles v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 119	H&C Refusal Set Aside for Failing to Properly Assess the Child’s Best Interests and Vulnerability	Successful
6	Adeko v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 14	Humanitarian and Compassionate PR Refusal Upheld After Officer Reasonably Assessed Children’s Interests and Establishment Factors	Unsuccessful
7	Mangmeesri v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 68	Humanitarian and Compassionate PR Refusal Set Aside for Unreasonable Best-Interests-of-the-Child Analysis	Successful
8	A.B. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1973	Temporary Resident Permit Mandamus Application Dismissed as Facilitation Letters Did Not Confer Valid Canadian Visas	Unsuccessful
9	Mohammadalizadehsamani v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 84	TRV Refusal Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Show Source and Stability of Available Funds	Unsuccessful
10	Zhang v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 124	Temporary Resident Visa Refusal Set Aside After Officer Failed to Address Evidence, But Costs Denied	Successful
11	Noori v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 95	Temporary Resident Visa Refusals Set Aside for Failing to Explain Financial, Family, and Status Concerns	Successful
12	Ataollahi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 69	Temporary Resident Visa Refusal Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Establish Significant Family Ties Outside Canada	Unsuccessful
13	Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Yaghi, 2026 FC 112	Canadian Citizenship Grant Upheld as Citizenship Judge Reasonably Assessed Physical Presence and Credibility Evidence	Unsuccessful
14	Ullah v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 70	LMIA Work Permit Refusal Set Aside for Failing to Properly Assess Work Experience and Temporary Intent	Successful
15	Edem v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 66	LMIA Work Permit Refusal Set Aside After Officer Conflated Apprentice and Hairstylist Requirements	Successful
16	Xing v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 75	Intra-Company Transfer Work Permit Refusal Set Aside After Officer Applied Unreasonable Specialized Knowledge Standard	Successful
17	Nguyen v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 67	Quebec Investor PR Refusal Upheld Where Officer Reasonably Found Insufficient Intention to Reside in Quebec	Unsuccessful
18	Entezamfar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 141	Start-Up Visa PR Refusal Set Aside After IRCC Failed to Prove Procedural Fairness Letter Was Sent	Successful
19	Bdaiwi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 76	Start-Up Visa PR Refusal Upheld Where Officer Reasonably Assessed Venture Viability and Documentation Concerns	Unsuccessful
20	Sowane v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 89	Permanent Residence Refusal Upheld After Applicant Failed to Address Security Inadmissibility Concerns	Unsuccessful
21	Serat v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 42	Afghan Extended Family PR Application Refusal Upheld After Applicant Failed to Establish Procedural Unfairness	Unsuccessful
22	Kaur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 79	Canadian Experience Class PR Refusal Upheld After Officer Reasonably Found Insufficient Credible Work Experience Evidence	Unsuccessful
23	Odobo v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 49	Work Permit Refusal Set Aside After Procedural Fairness Breach in Misrepresentation Finding	Successful
24	Asad v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 40	Work Permit Refusal Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Prove Language Ability and Financial Sufficiency	Unsuccessful
25	Sharifi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 99	Super Visa Refusal Set Aside After Officer Failed to Properly Assess Family Ties and Financial Evidence	Successful
26	Ali v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 64	Super Visa Refusal Upheld After Officer Considered Medical Purpose, Ties, and Prior Immigration History	Unsuccessful
27	Kamyab v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 97	C-11 Entrepreneur Work Permit Refusal Upheld Where Business Plan and Financial Evidence Were Insufficient	Unsuccessful
28	Alipourmonazah v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 146	Start-Up Work Permit Refusal Set Aside After Officer Failed to Explain Business Benefits and Family-Tie Analysis	Successful
29	Dorrazaei v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 3	Temporary Foreign Worker Program Work Permit Refusal Upheld Despite Unreasonable Job-Qualification Finding	Unsuccessful
30	Sing v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 105	Temporary Foreign Worker Program Work Permit Refusal Set Aside for Unexplained Work Experience Findings	Successful
31	Kuznetsov v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 57	Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Application Return Upheld Where Required Information Remained Missing	Unsuccessful
32	Williams v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 62	Spousal Sponsorship Refusal Set Aside After Officer Relied on Unexplained Assumptions About Relationship Genuineness	Successful
33	Tekulu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 1	Removal Stay Motion Dismissed After Applicants Failed to Show Irreparable Harm From Removal to Sweden	Unsuccessful
34	Kumar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 101	Stay of Removal Motion Dismissed After Applicants Failed to Establish Irreparable Harm or a Strong Case Against CBSA’s Deferral Refusal	Unsuccessful
35	Manes v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 80	Citizenship Mandamus Application Dismissed Where Processing Delay Was Not Unreasonable	Unsuccessful
36	Fazlalizadeh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 142	Visitor Visa Refusal Set Aside After Minister Concedes Fourth Determination Was Unreasonable	Successful