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Judicial review of H&C refusal granted due to officer's significant misapprehension of contextual evidence.
The applicants sought judicial review of a decision denying their application for permanent resident status on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
The Federal Court found the officer's decision unreasonable due to significant misapprehensions of evidence regarding the applicants' establishment in Canada, their history of residence in Greece, health considerations, and adverse country conditions in India.
The application for judicial review was granted and the matter remitted for redetermination.
Judicial review of visa denial dismissed; officer reasonably found primary purpose was to acquire residency.
The applicants sought judicial review of a decision denying their permanent residence applications under the Start-up Visa Program.
The officer found that the primary purpose of their business venture was to acquire residency status.
The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding the officer's decision reasonable as it was based on an internally coherent chain of analysis and justified in relation to the facts and law.
Judicial review dismissed; applicant required to repay CERB due to concurrent receipt of EI-ERB.
The applicant sought judicial review of a Canada Revenue Agency decision requiring him to repay $2,000 in Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments.
The CRA found that the applicant had received both CERB and Employment Insurance Emergency Response Benefit (EI-ERB) for the same four-week period, rendering him ineligible for CERB under the governing legislation.
The Federal Court held that the decision was reasonable, as the statutory provisions explicitly prohibited receiving both benefits concurrently, despite the applicant's arguments regarding confusing government communication.
The application for judicial review was dismissed.
