What is the appropriate standard of review in an application for judicial review?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Yanknga, 2008 FC 1008 (CanLII):

Since Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 1008 SCC 9, there are only two appropriate standards of review in applications for judicial review. The standards are those of reasonableness and correctness.

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