| March - 2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sr. no. | Case Name | Topic | Decision |
| 1 | Ugorji v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 571 | SOWP – Reasonable Finding That Financial Support Was Not Adequately Established | Unsuccessful |
| 2 | Aurangzaib v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 554 | LMIA Work Permit Refusal Set Aside for Employment History Inconsistencies Without Giving the Applicant an Opportunity to Respond | Successful |
| 3 | Grewal v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 539 | LMIA Work Permit Refusal – Reasonable Finding of Insufficient Financial Establishment | Unsuccessful |
| 4 | Malik v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 537 | LMIA Work Permit Refusal – Reasonable Finding of Insufficient Financial Means | Unsuccessful |
| 5 | Saleh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 542 | PR Refusal – Failure to Properly Assess the Genuineness of the Common-Law Relationship | Successful |
| 6 | Massamba Muaca v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 534 | Work Permit Refusal – Reasonable Misrepresentation Finding Despite the Applicant’s Innocent Mistake Claim | Unsuccessful |
| 7 | Taheri v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 520 | LMIA Work Permit Refusal – Failure to Properly Assess the Applicant’s Language Ability Requirenments | Successful |
| 8 | Law v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 480 | Open Work Permit Refusal – Misrepresentation Through Illegitimately Obtained Educational Credentials | Unsuccessful |
| 9 | Dela Cruz v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 457 | LMIA Work Permit Refusal – Missing Employment Evidence and Weak Home-Country Ties | Unsuccessful |
| 10 | Ibitayo v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 426 | LMIA-Exempt Work Permit Refusal Set Aside Officer Questioned Religious Work Experience Without Giving the Applicant an Opportunity to Respond | Successful |
| 11 | Thummar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 429 | LMIA Work Permit Refusal – Misrepresentation Finding Officer Failed to Properly Assess Contradictory Evidence | Successful |
| 12 | Islam v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 407 | LMIA Work Permit Refusal – Applicant Lacked Employment Knowledge During a Work Permit Interview | Unsuccessful |
| 13 | Kisana v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 413 | LMIA Work Permit Refusal – Reasonable Safety and Financial Establishment Assessment | Unsuccessful |
| 14 | Zuhair Shihab v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 482 | Express Entry CEC – Incomplete Application Could Not Be Reconsidered After Return | Unsuccessful |
| 15 | Kaur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 584 | TR to PR Pathway Reconsideration Refusal – Reasonable Finding That Valid Temporary Resident Status Was Required at Approval | Unsuccessful |
| 16 | Gutierrez v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 546 | HCCP PR Reconsideration Refusal – Failure to Recognize the Discretion to Reconsider the Refusal Decision | Successful |
| 17 | Gill v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 531 | PR Refusal – Educational Credential Assessment Did Not Establish the Required Canadian Equivalency | Unsuccessful |
| 18 | Le v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 499 | PR Start-Up Visa Refusal – Reasonable Finding of an Artificial Transaction | Unsuccessful |
| 19 | Bartolome v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 483 | Home Caregiver PR Refusal – Unreasonable Interpretation of the Educational Credential Assessment | Successful |
| 20 | Sidhu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 484 | Home Caregiver PR Refusal – Educational Credential Assessment Properly Relied Upon | Unsuccessful |
| 21 | Antala v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 420 | Provincial Nominee PR Refusal – Misrepresentation of Qualifying Work Experience | Successful |
| 22 | Pinto Guardado v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 403 | H&C Refusal – Failure to Meaningfully Assess Hardship Evidence and Material Supporting Evidence | Successful |
| 23 | Cobani v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 405 | H&C Refusal – Best Interests of the Children and Hardship Reasonably Assessed | Unsuccessful |
| 24 | Khorsand v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 540 | H&C Refusal – Failure to Assess the Impact of Removal on the Applicant’s Mental Health | Successful |
| 25 | Shams v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 544 | H&C Refusal – Speculative Reliance on Alternative Immigration Pathways and Failure to Properly Assess the Best Interests of the Children | Successful |
| 26 | Tung v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 541 | H&C Refusal – Failure to Properly Weigh the Applicant’s Establishment | Successful |
| 27 | Francois v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 514 | H&C Refusal – Application of the Wrong Legal Test and an Improper Exceptionality Threshold | Successful |
| 28 | Kang v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 473 | H&C Refusal – Inadequate Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence as a Compassionate Factor | Successful |
| 29 | Alkalheh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 438 | H&C Refusal – Hardship, Establishment and Children’s Interests Reasonably Assessed | Unsuccessful |
| 30 | Wu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 447 | H&C Refusal - Reasonably Refused Despite Son’s Health Condition | Unsuccessful |
| 31 | Nnadozie v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 401 | H&C Refusal – Failure to Meaningfully Assess Pandemic Contributions and the Best Interests of the Children | Successful |
| 32 | Sanchez Pancho v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 402 | H&C Refusal – Failure to Assess Each Child’s Best Interests and Mischaracterization of Evidence | Successful |
| 33 | Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 404 | H&C Refusal – Reasonable Assessment of the Best Interests of an Autistic Child | Unsuccessful |
| 34 | Ur Rehman v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 388 | Spousal Sponsorship Mandamus – Insufficient Evidence of Significant Prejudice Despite Unjustified Delay | Unsuccessful |
| 35 | Jebelli v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 500 | Citizenship Application – Mandamus Granted Due to Unreasonable Delay in Security Screening | Successful |
| 36 | Jung v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 505 | Stay of Removal – Serious Mental Health Risks and Loss of Effective H&C Relief | Successful |
| 37 | Al-Tinawi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 398 | TRP Refusal – Failure to Properly Assess Compelling Humanitarian Circumstances and Risk to Canadian Society | Successful |
| 38 | Ocran v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 517 | TRP Refusal –Sets Aside After Officer Failed to Meaningfully Consider Evidence Supporting Compelling Reasons | Successful |
| 39 | Islam v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 536 | TRV Refusal – Failure to Properly Assess the Purpose of the Visit and Financial Ties to the Home Country | Successful |
| 40 | Dubale v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 510 | TRV Refusal – Reasonable Concern About Medical Coverage and the Temporary Purpose of the Visit | Unsuccessful |
| 41 | Okhravi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 513 | TRV Refusal – Failure to Assess Financial Support and Temporary Purpose | Successful |
| 42 | Motahari v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 395 | TRV Refusal – Not Meaningfully Assess Family Ties, Travel History, and Financial Evidence | Successful |
| 43 | Bista v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 574 | Study Permit Refusal – Failure to Properly Assess the Disbursed Education Loan and the Career Benefits of the Proposed Program | Successful |
| 44 | Ayoade-Odebode v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 525 | Study Permit Refusal – Reasonable Finding That the Applicant Failed to Establish the Source of Available Funds | Unsuccessful |
| 45 | Kaya v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 496 | Study Permit Refusal – Failure to Justify Concerns About the Cost and Benefits of the Proposed Studies | Successful |
| 46 | Amadi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 490 | Study Permit Refusal – Failure to Assess Sponsor Relationship and Financial Support Evidence | Successful |
| 47 | Kianizadeh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 464 | Study Permit Refusal – Proposed Studies Reasonably Found to Be Redundant | Unsuccessful |
| 48 | Rezaei v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 462 | Study Permit Refusal – Unreasonable Assessment of Study Progression and Home Country Ties | Successful |
| 49 | Hosseinzadeh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 444 | Study Permit Refusal – Insufficient Proof of Financial Stability and Available Funds | Unsuccessful |
| 50 | Kaur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 430 | Study Permit Refusal – Failure to Explain Logical Progression of Proposed Studies | Unsuccessful |
| 51 | Hadian v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 414 | Study Permit Refusal – Insufficient Financial Documentation and Illogical Study Plan | Unsuccessful |
| 52 | Haruna v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 417 | Study Permit Restoration Refusal –estoration Application Filed Outside the 90-Day Deadline | Unsuccessful |
| 53 | Ekwoanya v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 409 | Study Permit Refusal – Failure to Demonstrate Sufficient and Available Financial Resources | Unsuccessful |
| 54 | Igweonu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 394 | Study Permit Refusal – Reasonable Finding of Insufficient Evidence of Source and Availability of Funds | Unsuccessful |
| 55 | Osagie v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 400 | Study Permit Refusal – Reasonable Finding of Insufficient Financial Resources and Poorly Documented Source of Funds | Unsuccessful |
| 56 | Sanon v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 494 | PGP Sponsorship – Reasonable Refusal to Process a Non-Compliant Application | Unsuccessful |
| 57 | Dhillon v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 527 | Spousal Sponsorship Refusal – Reasonable Application of Res Judicata Despite New Evidence of Marriage Genuineness | Unsuccessful |
| 58 | Roberts v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 364 | Spousal Sponsorship Refusal – Reasonable Finding that the Marriage Was Not Genuine | Unsuccessful |
Prepared by:
Dr. Muhammad
Abrar (Barrister and
Solicitor)
Author | Writer | Mentor | Legal Researcher | Canadian
Immigration Case Law and Statistics Analyst





