CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Laura A. Best — Embarkation Law Corporation, Vancouver
R. Keith Reimer —  Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver

Jurisprudence Update: Administrative and Immigration Law

• review of key Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada immigration, refugee and citizenship decisions in 2017
• discussion of recent developments in administrative law that may impact immigration, refugee and citizenship law practice
• trends, highlights and lowlights in recent jurisprudence, and what is expected in 2018

Professor Mary Liston — Peter A. Allard School of Law, Allard Hall, University of BC, Vancouver 
Banafsheh Sokhansanj — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver 
Laura A. Best — Embarkation Law Corporation, Vancouver 

Networking Break 

Vignettes from the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

• updates and practice tips from the ID, IAD, RPD, and RAD
  

Lynne Cunningham — Acting Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Immigration Appeal Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver
Douglas Fortney — Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Appeal Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver 
Karin Michnick — Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Protection Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver 
Alice Tang — Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Immigration Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver

Networking Lunch 

Different Perspectives on Immigration Issues

• international law perspective
• aboriginal law perspective
• prison law perspectives
• incorporating different perspectives into immigration arguments

Professor Efrat Arbel — Peter A. Allard School of Law, Allard Hall, University of BC, Vancouver
Brett C. Marleau — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver 
Erica Olmstead — Edelmann & Co. Law Offices, Vancouver 

Crossing the Border 

• privacy, confidentiality, and privilege issues at the border
• preclearance and the impact of Bill C-23
• practice tips

Michael Lucas — Manager, Policy and Legal Services, Law Society of BC, Vancouver 
Meghan McDermott —  BC Civil Liberties Association, Vancouver 

Networking Break 

Thinking Outside the Courtroom — Media and other Non-Legal Approaches

• working with your MP and the media
• practice tips and tools

David P. Ball — Journalist, Metro News, Vancouver
Calvin Kuah — Constituency Assistant, Jenny Kwan’s Office, Vancouver
Richard Kurland — Kurland, Tobe, Vancouver 

View From the Bench 

• immigration workload and scheduling
• certified questions
• recent and ongoing cases of note

The Honourable Michael D. Manson — Federal Court, Ottawa