Kaur v. MCI, 2025 FC 602 is an interesting case -it's about a refusal of a sponsorship due to failure to meet the MNI. Now -there are two boxes on the top of the application -the one on the left if ticked means the sponsor wants to withdraw if ineligible and gets a refund; the other on the right tells IRCC to continue processing notwithstanding ineligibility. The one on the right allows for appeal rights for MNI issues and anomalies or variances can be addressed via the IAD which allows for a de novo appeal and H&C considerations. This is the box that should be ticked. If the one on the left is ticked, the application is returned with no recourse to the IAD. In such cases (usually unintentional) the only recourse is the Federal Court. That's what happened here. The sponsor sought judicial review of the IRCC decision to refuse based on failing to meet the MNI; an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officer found Malikpreet Singh ineligible to sponsor his mother, Gulwant Kaur, and minor sister, Muskandeep Kaur, under the parent/grandparent sponsorship program. The core issue is the officer’s interpretation of the income requirements under clause 133(1)(j)(i)(B)... Read more →