{"id":2111,"date":"2026-11-10T23:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T23:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/federal-court-leave-denied-judicial-review\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T01:30:53","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T01:30:53","slug":"federal-court-leave-denied-judicial-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/federal-court-leave-denied-judicial-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Federal Court denied leave on your judicial review: what it means and what you can still do"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sundeep S. Grewal<\/a>, lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation \u00b7 Reviewed November 10, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Sundeep S. Grewal is a lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation, called to the BC bar in 2018, and a member of the Law Society of British Columbia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Updated November 10, 2026: section 72 of the Act and the Federal Court’s statistics to December 31, 2025 checked that day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The fix:<\/strong> there is no appeal from a leave decision. What is left is a new application that answers the refusal, a different kind of application, or in rare cases a motion to the same Court.<\/p>\n

The deadline:<\/strong> no further court deadline on the original decision. Check your status today: if you are in Canada, the refusal may already have ended it.<\/p>\n

Why a lawyer:<\/strong> the next application has to deal with the same file the officer and the Court saw. Choosing the right route is the whole decision now. Why a lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n

Book a consultation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The lawyers who handle these files<\/p>\n

\"SundeepSundeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PrabhpreetPrabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PardeepPardeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\nAbout our lawyers<\/summary>\n
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Sundeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> founded Lawgical Law Corporation and argues immigration cases at the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada.<\/p>\n

Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/a><\/strong> focuses on refugee claims, immigration appeals, inadmissibility, detention reviews and Federal Court cases, and has presented at Continuing Legal Education seminars and the National Immigration Conference.<\/p>\n

Pardeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> is an immigration and estates lawyer known for clear communication and practical strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

If the Federal Court dismissed your application for leave, the judge decided your case should not go to a full hearing. The order usually has no reasons, and under section 72(2)(e) of the Act there is no appeal. That ends the challenge to that decision. It does not end your options: you can make a new application that fixes what went wrong, apply in a different category, or, where your situation calls for it, apply on humanitarian grounds or ask for a temporary resident permit.<\/p>\n

Lawgical Law Corporation<\/a>, an immigration law firm in Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver, BC, files judicial reviews in the Federal Court and plans the next application when leave is refused; this guide is by Sundeep S. Grewal.<\/p>\n

What does the order say?<\/h2>\n

The orders I see are one line long:<\/p>\n