The definitive resource on the Federal Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and associated legislation for immigration lawyers and consultants.

This concise and comprehensive guide contains all the latest legislative developments, as well as useful commentary on decisions that interpret the law. It is supplemented with numerous Editor's Notes and case annotations, including new annotations.

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Updates to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and associated statutes, regulations, and other regulatory information.
Numerous new cases involving applicants who successfully sought judicial review of refused study permit applications.
New cases dealing with misrepresentation, including consideration of counsel’s failing and whether counsel caused actual prejudice.
Canada v. Medhame (F.C.A.): considering the interpretation of s. 34(1)(f) of IRPA which concludes the phrase “contrary to Canada’s interests” required a nexus to Canada’s national security or the security of Canada.
R. v. White (B.C. S.C.): prosecution under s. 24 of IRPA for employing a caregiver without a work permit.
Yuekang Li v. Canada (F.C.): upholding an officer’s decision to refuse a study permit on the belief the applicant would engage in espionage under s. 34(1)(a) of IRPA.
R. v. Ankur; R. v. Chandran (N.S. C.A.): confirmation that possible collateral consequences of return to own country does not elevate the criminal sentence to cruel and unusual punishment under s. 12 of the Charter.
Antonio Caruso v. The Law Society of Ontario (Ont. S.C.J.): decisions on the scope of immigration services authorized by paralegals.
Mahmoud Es-Sayyid Jaballah and Husnah Al-Mashtouli v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Fed. Ct.): special reasons for award of costs in an application for mandamus where the officer continued to ask for documents the officer knew the applicant could not obtain.

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The 2025 Annotated Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada

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