A.B.C.D. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
Citation2025 FC 1296
Docket NumberIMM-9052-24
Date21 July 2025

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14 practice notes
  • Habibi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 9 October 2025
    ...22, citing Toure v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 FC 237 at para 16). [27] In ABCD v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1296, Justice Gascon also noted that costs have frequently been awarded where excessive delay was caused by immigration decision-makers in mandamus ......
  • Lozada Gomez v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 2 October 2025
    ...“special reasons”. The threshold is high for establishing that “special reasons” exist (A.B.C.D. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1296 at para 87 [A.B.C.D.] ; Mamut v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 1593 at para 128; Ghaddar v Canada (Citizenship and Immigratio......
  • A.B. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 12 September 2025
    ...evidence previously admitted. [64] The Applicant also relies on, and I agree A.B.C.D. v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1296 is an example of legitimate expectations arising from a similar policy for Afghan nationals. Justice Gascon confirmed his applicant had “leg......
  • Naeemi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 24 April 2026
    ...in some cases where this high threshold has been met on the particular facts (see e.g., A.B.C.D. v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1296 at para 89 and cases cited therein). Here, there has no conduct or undue delay in the Court’s proceedings that could have justified an award ......
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  • Lozada Gomez v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 2 October 2025
    ...“special reasons”. The threshold is high for establishing that “special reasons” exist (A.B.C.D. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1296 at para 87 [A.B.C.D.] ; Mamut v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 1593 at para 128; Ghaddar v Canada (Citizenship and Immigratio......
  • A.B. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 12 September 2025
    ...evidence previously admitted. [64] The Applicant also relies on, and I agree A.B.C.D. v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1296 is an example of legitimate expectations arising from a similar policy for Afghan nationals. Justice Gascon confirmed his applicant had “leg......
  • Naeemi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 24 April 2026
    ...in some cases where this high threshold has been met on the particular facts (see e.g., A.B.C.D. v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1296 at para 89 and cases cited therein). Here, there has no conduct or undue delay in the Court’s proceedings that could have justified an award ......
  • A.A. v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 12 November 2025
    ...no fault of IRCC either. There is no authority for this line of argument; the decision in A.B.C.D. v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1296 has no application because there is nothing to suggest the operational context before Gascon J is comparable to that [50] Moreover, as the ......
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