Fathian Baneh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-10-27. Docket: IMM-23136-24. Citation: 2026 FC 1314 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Express Entry permanent residence refusal — Whether refusal lacked justification, transparency or intelligibility under Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov — Onus on Applicant to show required foreign work experience — Insufficient evidence of job title, tasks and duties — Application dismissed | Administrative law — Procedural fairness — Opportunity to respond — Whether procedural fairness required the officer to identify inadequate materials and allow the Applicant to cure missing information — Application missing critical information central to acceptance — No obligation to provide a chance to fill the gap, Hassani v Canada (Minister