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Canadian Supreme Court updates process for making a reasonable decision on immigration applications

July 24, 2022 admin administrative decisions, Canada, citizenship, citizenship certificate, presumption of reasonableness, reasonable decision, standard of review

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:00:17 +0000

A Canadian citizen at birth had his Canadian citizenship certificate cancelled because it was discovered that his parents were Russian spies. The decision by the Canadian Registrar of Citizenship was appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada where the standard of review for administrative decisions was discussed. In particular, the case helps the government of […]

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Should courts defer to immigration officers’ decisions?

December 17, 2018 admin alexander vavilov, Canadian citizenship, deference, Featured, Immigrate, Immigration Law, russian spies, standard of review, supreme court of canada

Credit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:18:43 +0000

Supreme Court of Canada Vavilov decision could have broad impact on immigration law In 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada will release what could be its most impactful decision on Canadian immigration law in a decade. The case, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration v. Alexander Vavilov is about whether a child who was born in […]