Haoua v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-10-01. Docket: IMM-9554-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1209 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Vavilov framework — Whether the RPD decision is unreasonable — Internally coherent and rational chain of analysis assessed — Reasons read holistically, not to a standard of perfection — Burden on Applicant to show serious shortcomings — Application dismissed | Evidence — Credibility — Inconsistencies and omissions — Assessment of testimonial and documentary evidence — Whether credibility findings were unreasonable — Contradictions on marriage circumstances and husband’s disappearance or death — Peripheral discrepancies not determinative when core elements undermined — Credibility concerns supported on balance of probabilities — Application dismissed | Citizensh