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Canadian immigration applicants now have more time to request judicial review.
Canada’s Federal Court has issued special measures that give applicants an additional 45 days to apply for judicial permission (formally called “leave”) to review their immigration decisions.
Prior to these new measures, applicants had only 30 days.
When an applicant obtains leave for judicial review, a Canadian federal court will review the immigration department’s decision, and may take steps such as returning a rejected application for processing if it was rejected on the basis of a misunderstanding or an error of law.
The court issued these special measures on May 14, 2025.
This change has been made in response to the swelling backlog of applications for leave and judicial review throughout 2024 and 2025.
