Gill v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, fct, 2026fc1121, 2026 fc 1121 (canlii), 2026, fc, 1121, (canlii), imm-23825-24, 2026, citizenship and immigration, temporary resident visa, judicial review remedies, certiorari and referral back for redetermination sought, ircc reopened trv and invited updated documentation, whether redetermination effectively set aside prior refusal, application dismissed as moot, administrative law, judicial review, mootness, borowski v canada (attorney general) framework applied, whether there is a continuing live issue or concrete dispute after reopening, “desired result” achieved through reconsideration and new refusal, matter held moot, administrative law, judicial review, discretion to hear moot matter, borowski criteria, adversarial context weighed against judicial economy and proper adjudicative role, post, hearing development and counsel notice considered, residual discretion not exercised, application dismissed as moot, procedure, costs, immigration judicial review, whether a request for costs keeps the proceeding live, federal courts citizenship, immigration and refugee protection rules, rule 22 “special reasons”, no submissions establishing special reasons, no basis for costs award, application dismissed as moot, citizenship and immigration, immigration and refugee protection act, extension of time, irpa, paras 72(2)(b) and 72(2)(c), whether reasonable explanation, absence of prejudice, and interests of justice justify extension, larkman factors referenced, extension of time granted