Mandamus is often treated as an IRCC remedy: the stalled permanent residence file, the citizenship application lost in “background checks,” the study permit that never moves. However, the same writ can be used to compel the Refugee Protection Division to schedule a proceeding. Now this is relatively rare but we came across a file that
Navigating an appeal against a removal order before the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada requires a delicate balance of statutory law, legal precedent, and human narrative. When a long-term Permanent Resident faces deportation due to serious criminality, the hearing is rarely a battle over technicalities. Instead, it becomes
On September 11, 2026, the Federal Court granted judicial review in Anenya v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 1149. Madam Justice Aylen set aside a visa officer’s refusal of a privately sponsored overseas refugee application and sent the matter back for redetermination by a different officer. Bjorn Harsanyi, K.C., and the team at Stewart
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s public policy that facilitated Family Class sponsorship of certain previously undeclared family members expired on September 10, 2026. The measure was first introduced in 2019 as a temporary way to support family reunification where a sponsor had not declared or had not had examined a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner,
