Lin v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-09-18. Docket: IMM-7626-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1172 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Refugee Appeal Division credibility findings — Was the credibility assessment unreasonable? — Omissions from Basis of Claim form compared with testimony — Limits on reweighing evidence under Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov, Mason v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) — Application granted, decision quashed and remitted | Administrative law — Refugee protection — sur place claim — Did the decision-maker err in examining the sur place claim? — Sur place risk based on activities in Canada — Credibility and genuineness findings guiding risk analysis — Refugee Appeal Division dismissal of sur place claim reviewed under reasonableness fram