Temel v. Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship)

Decided: 2026-09-16. Docket: IMM-11284-25. Citation: 2026 FC 1167 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Reasonableness — Reasons-first approach — Whether the decision is transparent, intelligible and justified — Mason v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), Vavilov framework applied — Court intervention for sufficiently serious shortcomings — Judicial review granted | Citizenship and immigration — Refugee protection — Subjective fear — Whether the RAD failed to address cumulative events forming subjective fear — Alleged failure to consider the import of the raid and travel ban — Failure to grapple with Applicants’ argument found significant error — Decision set aside and matter remitted | Citizenship and immigration — Refugee Appeal Division — Reasonableness — Whether the RAD’s