Grewal v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

Decided: 2026-09-15. Docket: IMM-601-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1159 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Vavilov framework — Whether Officer’s H&C refusal under IRPA, s. 25 was unreasonable — Decision assessed for justification, transparency and intelligibility — Alleged failure to engage contradictory evidence rejected due to lack of corroboration in the record — Application for judicial review dismissed | Citizenship and immigration — Humanitarian and compassionate — Best interests of the child — IRPA, s. 25 — Whether Officer unreasonably assessed impact on grandchildren’s best interests — Primary caregivers identified as parents — No evidence children unable to adjust or maintain relationship from abroad — Negative impact not established to warrant an exemption