Musembi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-10-08. Docket: IMM-18170-24. Citation: 2026 FC 1241 (CanLII). Citizenship and immigration — Permanent residence — Inadmissibility for misrepresentation — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, para. 40(1)(a) — Whether officer unreasonably found misrepresentation in prior TRV application — Material fact relating to marital status inducing or capable of inducing error — Broad duty of truthful disclosure emphasised — Application for judicial review dismissed | Citizenship and immigration — Inadmissibility — “Innocent misrepresentation” — Whether third-party insertion of false information excuses misrepresentation — No requirement of “knowingly” or “wilfully” under IRPA para. 40(1)(a) — Narrow exception in extraordinary circumstances not established — Applicant responsible for c