Zai v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-09-14. Docket: IMM-8982-24. Citation: 2026 FC 1151 (CanLII). Citizenship and immigration — Judicial review — Permanent residence under temporary public policy — Whether refusal was unreasonable under IRPA, subs. 16(1) truthfulness requirement — Discrepancies and omissions in Schedule A, detention history, employment and companies owned — Officer not satisfied applicant was not inadmissible — Application for judicial review dismissed | Administrative law — Procedural fairness — Bias — Whether the interview conduct and notes established bias or a reasonable apprehension of bias — Timeliness of raising bias allegation on judicial review — High threshold requiring substantial and cogent evidence, Committee for Justice and Liberty and Yukon Francophone School Board applied — Proce