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The application for leave is granted, and the application for judicial review is deemed to have been commenced.
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The hearing of the application for judicial review shall take place before this Court
by videoconference using the Zoom platform
, on
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
, to commence at 10:30 a.m.
(Eastern Time)
,
for
a duration not exceeding
forty-five (45) minutes
. The presumptive mode of hearing and the process to request a change in the mode of hearing are set out at paragraph 69 of this Court’s Amended Consolidated General Practice Guidelines.
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The hearing shall be conducted in
the English language
, unless one of the parties notifies the Registry of the Court otherwise.
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Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of this Order, the parties shall consider the possibility of settling the application, and if both agree that it is appropriate, they shall engage in settlement discussions, and the respondent shall file a statement of the outcome, and
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(a)If settlement is reached, the parties shall then take necessary steps to discontinue the application or request a judgment on consent; or
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(b)If no settlement is reached, the parties may advise the Court that settlement is a reasonable possibility, and may request the Court’s assistance in facilitating settlement. The Court will consider providing such assistance when settlement discussions are at an advanced stage and there is some reasonable prospect of achieving a settlement. In such cases, the Court may provide one session of judicially assisted mediation that will not delay the scheduled hearing. Court mediation is contingent on available judicial resources.
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All materials to be filed by either party – including those filed prior to leave being granted – must be compliant with the features for electronic documents as set out at paragraph 19 of this Court’s Amended Consolidated General Practice Guidelines. These include: (a) page numbering and pinpoints; (b) bookmarks; (c) hyperlinks; (d) optical character recognition (OCR); and (e) special procedures for confidential documents.
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Pursuant to paragraph 63 and the Special Order attached in Schedule B of this Court’s Consolidated Practice Guidelines for Citizenship, Immigration, and Refugee Protection Proceedings, the submissions of the applications brought under section 72 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27, to review decisions on study permits, work permits, and temporary resident visas, shall be limited to twenty (20) pages.
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Further affidavits, if any, shall be served and filed by the
applicant
on or before
Friday, January 2, 2026
.
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Further affidavits, if any, shall be served and filed by the
respondent
on or before
Monday, January 12, 2026
.
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Cross-examinations on affidavits, if any, shall be completed on or before
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
.
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The
applicant's
further memorandum of argument, if any, shall replace the
applicant's
memorandum of argument filed pursuant to Rule 10 and reply memorandum, if any, filed pursuant to Rule 13, and shall be served and filed on or before
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
.
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The
respondent's
further memorandum of argument, if any, shall replace the
respondent's
memorandum, if any, filed pursuant to Rule 11, and shall be served and filed on or before
Thursday, February 5, 2026
.
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The transcript of cross-examinations on affidavits, if any, shall be filed no later than the date set out at paragraph 11.
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Notwithstanding the above, parties may consent to an alternate timeline for completing the steps in paragraphs 7 and 8 (further affidavits), 9 (cross-examinations), 10 and 11 (further memoranda), and 12 (transcript of cross-examinations on affidavits), in which case a joint amended schedule shall be filed with the Registry. All steps shall be completed no later than the date set at paragraph 11.
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Books of Authorities shall be filed, if possible, no later than by the Friday of the week preceding the related hearing, pursuant to paragraph 83 of this Court’s Amended Consolidated General Practice Guidelines.
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