Xu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-10-07. Docket: IMM-3998-25; IMM-16492-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1236 (CanLII). Citizenship and immigration — Inadmissibility — Misrepresentation — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s. 40(1)(a) — Work permit refusal and inadmissibility for misrepresentation of material facts — Permanent residence refused because inadmissibility remained in effect — Linked judicial review applications challenging Inadmissibility Decision and PR Decision — Applications for judicial review dismissed | Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov — Is the Inadmissibility Decision unreasonable on the evidentiary record — Reliance on GCMS notes of verification call and PFL Response assessed — Weight given to spontaneous, first-i