Martin v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-11-06. Docket: IMM-6316-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1363 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Vavilov, Pepa, Mason — Whether the Officer’s reasons were justified, transparent and intelligible — Internal incoherence on best interests of the child weight and failure of rational chain of analysis — Failure to show cumulative weighing in global H&C assessment — Judicial review granted, decision set aside and redetermination ordered | Citizenship and immigration — Humanitarian and compassionate relief — Best interests of a child — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, subs. 25(1), Kanthasamy, Baker — Whether best interests of very young children were sufficiently considered — Dismissive treatment of known evidence of residence, support and relationship — C