Goel v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

Decided: 2026-09-22. Docket: IMM-25671-26. Citation: 2026 CanLII 98679 (FC). Citizenship and immigration — Removal — Stay of removal — CBSA deferral refusal judicial review — Interim stays governed by RJR-MacDonald Inc v Canada (Attorney General) and Toth v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) — Serious issue, irreparable harm, balance of convenience applied — Stay effectively grants relief sought noted — Motion dismissed | Procedure — Interim relief — Stay pending judicial review — Elevated “serious issue” standard — Whether granting relief is “just and equitable in all of the circumstances” (Google Inc v Equustek Solutions Inc) — Overlap between serious issue and irreparable harm — Three-part test applied in deferral context — Motion dismissed | Administrative law — Discretion