Chen v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-10-28. Docket: IMM-3950-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1323 (CanLII). Citizenship and immigration — Work permits — Reconsideration request — Refusal to reconsider unsuccessful work permit application — Passport request not actioned within deadline — Work permit said to be granted in principle — Reconsideration refusal set aside on judicial review — Matter remitted to different officer | Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Whether first-stage refusal to reconsider was unreasonable — Two-step reconsideration framework applied, Hussein v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) — Discretion to reconsider in non-adjudicative proceedings, Kurukkal — Lack of engagement in GCMS notes — Application for judicial review granted | Administrative law — Reasons — Responsiveness — W