The applicants, citizens of China, sought judicial review of a decision refusing their application for permanent residence from within Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
They argued the officer erred in assessing the best interests of their Canadian-born children, selectively analyzed country condition evidence regarding forced sterilization, misconstrued evidence of their desire to have more children, and conflated the hardship and establishment factors.
The Federal Court found that the officer's decision was reasonable, noting that the officer engaged with the evidence, adequately assessed the best interests of the children, and properly weighed the applicants' establishment.
The application for judicial review was dismissed.
