What is the threshold for accepting that a serious issue exists?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Lakha v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2008 FC 1204 (CanLII):

It is well established that the threshold for accepting that a serious issue exists is low: Asali v. Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2006 FC 860, at paragraph 8.

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