Complex H&C Applications: Advanced Hardship Analysis Under IRPA S.25

This CPD course provides a structured and practical approach to preparing complex Humanitarian and Compassionate (H&C) applications under section 25(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

The course focuses on developing legally grounded, evidence-based hardship analysis rather than relying on emotional narratives. Participants will examine the statutory foundation of H&C relief, including the discretionary nature of the provision, and explore key jurisprudence such as Kanthasamy and Vavilov to understand cumulative hardship and the reasonableness standard.

The session then transitions from legal theory to practical application. Participants will learn how officers assess hardship in practice, how to distinguish normal removal consequences from disproportionate hardship, and how to structure cumulative analysis effectively. The course also provides a targeted framework for country-condition research and explains how to build persuasive, individualized Best Interests of the Child (BIOC) arguments supported by objective documentation.

Complex fact patterns—including domestic violence, medical inaccessibility, and statelessness—are addressed through structured vulnerability analysis. The program concludes with Federal Court insight, highlighting common reasons H&C decisions are overturned and teaching participants how to draft with judicial scrutiny in mind.

 By the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Apply a repeatable drafting framework for H&C submissions

• Identify and structure key hardship pillars

• Develop evidence-based BIOC analysis

• Conduct targeted country-condition research

• Draft cumulative hardship arguments effectively

• Strengthen defensibility under the reasonableness standard

The course emphasizes clarity, structure, and synthesis as the foundation of persuasive and defensible H&C advocacy.

Participants must complete the course module followed by the course quiz in sequential order. The module must be completed before proceeding to the quiz. Completion of the course quiz is required in order to successfully complete the course.