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Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 653 Case Summary

May 10, 2024
Nizam Shajani, Partner, LLM, CPA, CA, TEP, MBA
Accounting, Tax Law

The case of Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that redefined how courts should review decisions made by government agencies. Alexander Vavilov, born in Canada to parents who…

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