Nijjar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-10-23. Docket: IMM-7608-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1299 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 — Whether the Officer’s reasons were internally coherent and justified in light of the record — Decision not justified on establishment, hardship, and best interests of children — Decision set aside and matter remitted for redetermination — Application for judicial review granted | Citizenship and immigration — Humanitarian and compassionate relief — Establishment in Canada — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, s. 25(1) — Whether family-centred establishment was unreasonably given modest weight — Failure to meaningfully explain limited weight — Failure to address material evidence inclu