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A&M Canadian Immigration Law CorporationWinnipeg, MB · November 2, 2026

Singh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 1291: Open Work Permit Refusal Upheld on Financial Sufficiency and Post-Decision Use of the Chinook Tool

The Applicant sought judicial review of an officer’s refusal of an open work permit application to join his wife in Canada. The Applicant argued that the officer unreasonably assessed his wife’s fluctuating employment income and banking records and overlooked his farm income and property in India. He also challenged the officer’s use of the Chinook tool. The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding that the officer reasonably assessed the evidence and that the timing of the tool’s use did not establish a reviewable error. Key Principle A decision is reasonable where the officer...

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