Cruz v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-10-20. Docket: IMM-14722-26. Citation: 2026 CanLII 110354 (FC). Citizenship and immigration — Removal — Stay of removal — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s. 36(1)(a) — Whether the Application for Leave and Judicial Review raises a serious issue — Sentence varied on Crown appeal said to affect serious-criminality consequences — Criminal Code, s. 687(2) applied so appellate sentence governs — Motion denied | Procedure — Injunctions — Stay of removal — Whether irreparable harm shown if stay refused — Janssen Inc v Abbvie Corporation, Glooscap Heritage Society v Canada (National Revenue) — Hardships asserted, minimal supporting evidence — Hardship inherent in removal not irreparable harm, Slepcsik v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), Melo v Canada (Minister of Citizens