Saif v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, fct, 2026fc1156, 2026 fc 1156 (canlii), 2026, fc, 1156, (canlii), imm-22800-24, 2026, administrative law, judicial review, reasonableness, standard of review under vavilov and mason, whether the applicant identified a reviewable error by the rad, deference to the rad on admissibility and merits, court not to reweigh evidence absent exceptional circumstances, application dismissed, evidence, refugee appeals, new evidence, immigration and refugee protection act, s. 110(4), whether the rad unreasonably refused to admit affidavits and articles, exceptions for evidence arising after, not reasonably available, or not reasonably expected, onus on claimant to justify newness, relevance, materiality, credibility, evidence excluded, citizenship and immigration, refugee protection, convention refugee, person in need of protection, immigration and refugee protection act, ss. 96, 97(1), whether the rad’s refusal of the refugee claim was unreasonable, objective evidence in the national documentation package assessed, societal discrimination not rising to persecution, insufficient evidence of ss. 96 or 97 risk, application dismissed, citizenship and immigration, refugee protection, risk assessment, whether the rad unreasonably found insufficient evidence the minor would be without adult protection in india, no information other family members unable or unwilling, evidence reflected father “busy” and alternative childcare possible, finding that the applicant would not be abandoned supported by admissible record, application dismissed, procedure, refugee appeal division, independent assessment, whether the rad failed to conduct an independent assessment as required in eng, rad considered the bulk of the evidence cited, including basis of claim and national documentation package, rad need not refer to every piece of evidence, cepeda, gutierrez, disagreement with weighing of evidence not reviewable error, application dismissed