Weekly Digest | June 7, 2026

Key Highlights:

Humanitarian and Compassionate – Kahih v. Canada, 2026 FC 745
Work Permit – Baltazar v. Canada, 2026 FC 742
Humanitarian and Compassionate – Daramola v. Canada, 2026 FC 739
Start-Up Visa Work Permit – Yan v. Canada, 2026 FC 733
LMIA-Work Permit – Singh v. Canada, 2026 FC 732
Humanitarian and Compassionate – Kaur v. Canada, 2026 FC 728
Work Permit – Ekpe v. Canada, 2026 FC 727
Temporary Resident Visa – Adeniran v. Canada, 2026 FC 725
Work Permit and TRV – Farooqui v. Canada, 2026 FC 724
Temporary Resident Visa – Vasilev v. Canada, 2026 FC 716
Temporary Resident Visa – Yahya Nofallah v. Canada, 2026 FC 713
Spousal Open Work Permit – Beygmohammadi v. Canada, 2026 FC 712
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon eTA Requirement
Quebec Workers – Spousal Open Work Permits
Atlantic Immigration Program – Other Situations
Unaccompanied Minors – Refugee Claim Ineligibility
eTA Eligibility – Indonesia and Malaysia
Canada’s National AI Strategy
Updated Forms and Checklists: IMM 5406
Latest Draws
Important Upcoming Dates

Recent Case Law

Humanitarian and Compassionate – Kahih v. Canada, 2026 FC 745: H&C application refused for a Somali-Swedish applicant who entered Canada with four of her children, whose children are Canadian citizens through their father, and who had been living in a shelter after experiencing domestic abuse. The Court found the officer failed to properly assess the applicant’s experience of domestic abuse as a compassionate factor before refusing the application. Judicial review granted. Read more

Work Permit – Baltazar v. Canada, 2026 FC 742: Work permit refused for a Filipino applicant seeking to work as a kitchen helper in Alberta under a positive LMIA. The Court found the officer unreasonably relied on concerns about the applicant’s motivation, financial establishment, employment prospects, and home-country ties without properly addressing his employment history, vehicle evidence, income, education, English skills, family ties, and prior travel compliance. Judicial review granted. Read more

Humanitarian and Compassionate – Daramola v. Canada, 2026 FC 739: H&C application refused for an adult son after his mother made three unsuccessful family class sponsorship attempts, including two refused for missing documents or form information and a third refused because he was over 22. The Court found the officer failed to engage with central submissions about the mother’s ongoing efforts to reunite with him, the circumstances behind the failed sponsorships, the family separation, his practical dependence, and the mother’s COVID-19 health care work in Canada. Judicial review granted. Read more

Start-Up Visa Work Permit – Yan v. Canada, 2026 FC 733: Start-up business class work permit refused for a 50-year-old Chinese applicant who was the Chief Operating Officer of Autodun Inc., had applied for permanent residence under the Start-Up Visa Program, and later applied for a work permit after her commitment certificate expired. The Court found the officer reasonably refused the work permit because the commitment certificate had to be valid when the work permit application was submitted. Judicial review dismissed. Read more

LMIA-Work Permit – Singh v. Canada, 2026 FC 732: Work permit refused for an Indian applicant offered a construction helper position in Alberta under a positive LMIA after the officer found the job offer was not genuine because the employer’s address appeared to be a private residence. The Court found the officer unreasonably relied on that address without addressing evidence that the employer was a small mobile construction and finishing carpentry business operating at various job sites. Judicial review granted. Read more

Humanitarian and Compassionate – Kaur v. Canada, 2026 FC 728: H&C application refused for an Indian applicant whose permanent residence was revoked after a misrepresentation finding related to her marital status, and who relied on establishment, family ties, hardship in India, and the best interests of her two Canadian-born children. The Court found the officer reasonably assessed her establishment, country conditions, hardship as a single mother, and the children’s ability to adapt to life in India. Judicial review dismissed. Read more

Work Permit – Misrepresentation – Ekpe v. Canada, 2026 FC 727: Work permit refused with a misrepresentation finding after a Nigerian applicant submitted a bank statement the bank later denied issuing. The Court found the procedural fairness letter gave the applicant the case to meet, her response and new bank documents did not address the authenticity of the original statement, and the officer had sufficient evidence to support the finding. Judicial review dismissed. Read more

Temporary Resident Visa – Adeniran v. Canada, 2026 FC 725: TRV refused for a Nigerian applicant seeking to visit his Canadian fiancée, despite evidence that his mother and siblings lived in Nigeria and that he owned three businesses there, including two in food and hospitality and one in trucking. The Court found the officer did not explain why the applicant’s business, financial, and family evidence was insufficient to establish home-country ties, or how concerns about recently acquired funds outweighed the positive evidence. Judicial review granted. Read more

Work Permit – Temporary Resident Visa – Farooqui v. Canada, 2026 FC 724: Work permit and accompanying child’s TRV refused for a Pakistani applicant living in Saudi Arabia with her husband and two children, despite a full-time administrative assistant job offer from an Ontario daycare supported by an LMIA. The Court found the officer reasonably assessed the family’s temporary status in Saudi Arabia, Saudization concerns, modest income and savings, limited ties to Pakistan, the applicant’s plan to travel with one child, and whether the applicants would leave Canada at the end of their authorized stay. Judicial review dismissed. Read more

Temporary Resident Visa – Misrepresentation – Vasilev v. Canada, 2026 FC 716: TRV applications refused for Russian applicants after the officer found the principal applicant submitted an altered Sberbank statement showing 4.6 million rubles, while digital verification showed 600,000 rubles. The Court found the procedural fairness letter only stated that the document was fraudulent and did not disclose the specific concern about the account balance, preventing a meaningful response. Judicial review granted. Read more

Temporary Resident Visa – Yahya Nofallah v. Canada, 2026 FC 713: TRV refused for an Iranian citizen living in the Philippines under a Special Resident Retiree’s Visa who sought to visit her sister in Canada. The Court found the officer failed to meaningfully address evidence that most of the applicant’s family lived outside Canada, as well as her ties to Iran, pension income, banking evidence, and long-term residential lease in the Philippines. Judicial review granted. Read more

Spousal Open Work Permit – Beygmohammadi v. Canada, 2026 FC 712: Work permit refused for an Iranian applicant who applied under the International Mobility Program based on her spouse’s authorization to work in Canada, but omitted his employment letter and pay stubs. The Court found the officer reasonably refused the application because the applicant did not prove her spouse was currently employed or would be employed in Canada, and the officer was not required to request missing documents. Judicial review dismissed. Read more

IRCC News Updates

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon eTA Requirement – June 4, 2026: Starting June 5, 2026, most visa-exempt foreign nationals travelling to Canada by boat from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, including by ferry, private boat, or commercial vessel, require an eTA, with exemptions for cruise ship passengers, French citizen residents of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon travelling directly to Canada, seafarers on commercial vessels, U.S. nationals, and lawful permanent residents. Read more Backgrounder: Read more PDI: Read more

Quebec Workers – Spousal Open Work Permits – June 5, 2026: IRCC expanded its temporary public policy for Quebec workers so that, once a temporary foreign worker is found eligible under the measure, their spouse or common law partner in Canada may apply for an open work permit if they have valid temporary resident status, or expired status within the last 90 days, and are named on the principal applicant’s permanent selection application under Quebec’s Skilled Worker Selection Program. Read more

Atlantic Immigration Program – Other Situations – June 4, 2026: IRCC updated AIP instructions to clarify guidance on employment changes with the same employer, including changes to duties, position, or TEER code, and documentation requirements where a designated employer undergoes a change in business ownership. Read more

Unaccompanied Minors – Refugee Claim Ineligibility – June 4, 2026: IRCC updated instructions to reflect a new temporary public policy, signed on May 19, 2026, exempting unaccompanied minors from certain grounds of refugee claim ineligibility for referral to the IRB. Read more

eTA Eligibility – Indonesia and Malaysia – June 3, 2026: Canada Gazette published regulatory amendments adding Indonesia and Malaysia to the list of countries whose eligible citizens may apply for an eTA, instead of a TRV, when travelling to or through Canada by air if they held a Canadian TRV in the last 10 years or hold a valid U.S. non-immigrant visa. Read more

Canada’s National AI Strategy – June 5, 2026: Canada released its AI for All strategy, which includes immigration-related commitments to expand the Global Talent Stream for highly skilled AI workers and align permanent residence measures to help retain AI talent in Canada. Read more

Updated Forms and Checklists

IMM 5406: Additional Family Information: Read more

Latest Draws

Important Upcoming Dates

June 14, 2026: Deadline to provide input on IRCC’s consultations for the 2027–2029 Immigration Levels Plan, including sustainable immigration levels, labour needs, housing capacity, services, family reunification, refugee protection, and Francophone immigration outside Quebec. Read more

June 15, 2026: Opening of registration under the British Columbia PNP Temporary Rural / Remote Health Support initiative. Read more

June 22, 2026: Deadline to submit an Expression of Interest profile for consideration in the next Northwest Territories Nominee Program Employer-Driven Stream draw. Read more

June 25, 2026: Northwest Territories is scheduled to hold an Employer-Driven Stream EOI draw. Read more

June 25, 2026: Quebec’s current intake cap period for certain Family Sponsorship undertaking applications remains in effect until this date. Read more

June 30, 2026: The end of IRCC’s Start-Up Visa intake at the Centralized Intake Office, while existing applications continue to be processed and no new Federal Self-Employed Persons Class applications are accepted. Read more

July 6, 2026: Opening of Yukon Nominee Program’s second 2026 Expression of Interest intake period under its points-based system, with priority for health care professionals, rural employers, and candidates with Yukon ties. Read more and Read more

July 15, 2026: Effective date of new regulations strengthening oversight of immigration and citizenship consultants, including expanded complaints and discipline tools, increased penalties, enhanced reporting requirements, and clarified misconduct investigation rules. Read more Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 160, Number 9: Read more

July 20, 2026: End of IRCC’s FIFA 2026 public policy exempting certain FIFA-invited TRV applicants from the biometrics requirement. Read more

July 31, 2026: End of Canada’s FIFA 2026 work authorization exemption allowing select FIFA-invited foreign nationals to perform time-limited work in Canada without a work permit. Read more

July 31, 2026: Expiry of IRCC’s temporary public policy for certain Palestinian nationals in Canada, which allows eligible applicants to apply for fee-exempt temporary status extensions, open work permits, or study permits. Read more

July 31, 2026: Expiry of IRCC’s in-Canada temporary special measures for foreign nationals affected by the crisis in the State of Palestine. Read more