Mashhadi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-10-28. Docket: IMM-12049-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1326 (CanLII). Administrative law — Remedies — Mandamus — Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada delay — Whether there was unreasonable delay and a clear right to performance under Apotex — Background and security screening invoked without specific justification — Processing delay found unreasonable — Application for judicial review allowed — Mandamus ordered | Administrative law — Discretion — Balance of convenience — Whether security screening concerns bar mandamus — Generic claim of compromising integrity of immigration system and security of Canadians — No evidence supporting asserted compromise — Prejudice evidence considered for balance of convenience — Discretion exercised to grant relief — Mandamus ordered | Procedu