Mert v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-10-30. Docket: IMM-17935-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1332 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Standards of review — Procedural fairness reviewed on correctness, merits on reasonableness — Vavilov, Baker applied to PRRA decision — Reviewing court not to re-weigh evidence — Deference to credibility findings and fact-finding expertise — Application for judicial review dismissed | Procedure — Procedural fairness — Hearing conduct — Whether it was unfair to proceed with hearing absent counsel — Alleged misunderstandings or translation errors without transcript or recording — Opportunity to seek clarification noted, no objections raised — No evidence supporting alleged translation deficiencies — No breach of procedural fairness found — Application dismissed | Citizenship and