CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Laura A. Best — Embarkation Law Corporation, Vancouver
Brett J. Nash — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver

Implications of Vavilov (9:10 – 10:00)

• the demise of correctness review for the immigration bar?
• the meaning of "responsiveness" in immigration law matters
• when are administrative reasons lacking in internal coherence?
• front-line immigration decision-making: Vavilov's new demands on busy officials

Paul Daly — University Research Chair in Administrative Law & Governance, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Tasneem Karbani — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver

BREAK (10:00 – 10:20)

Jurisprudence Update: Administrative and Immigration Law (10:20 – 11:50)

• review of key Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court of Canada immigration, refugee and citizenship decisions in 2020
• discussion of recent developments in other areas of the law that may impact immigration, refugee, and citizenship law practice
• trends, highlights, and lowlights in recent jurisprudence and what is expected in 2020

Assistant Professor Alexandra Flynn — Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of BC, Vancouver
Darren McLeod — Legal Counsel, IRB, Vancouver
Erica Olmstead — Edelmann & Co. Law Offices, Vancouver
Banafsheh Sokhansanj — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver

LUNCH (11:50 – 12:30)

The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (12:30 – 1:30)

• updates from the IRB
• new procedures due to COVID-19

Paula Faber — Acting 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
Linda Taylor — Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Immigration Appeal Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver

BREAK (1:30 – 1:50)

Federal Court Update (1:50 – 2:20)

• COVID-19 and its impact on the registry
• electronic files
• virtual hearings
• the settlement pilot project
• in person services

Amanda Dunn — Federal Court Registry, Vancouver

BREAK (2:20 – 2:40)

Detention Update (2:40 – 3:25)

• overview of detention—pre-COVID and during COVID
• update on immigration holding centers
• alternative to detentions program
• minors
• removals
• the impact of COVID-19 on detention
• detention case law updates

Yvette-Monique Gray — Director, Enforcement & Intelligence Division (Pacific Region), CBSA, Vancouver
Molly Joeck — Edelmann & Co. Law Offices, Vancouver
Trishann Pascal — Acting Manager, Detention Program Management Unit, Intelligence & Enforcement Branch NHQ, CBSA, Ottawa

Closing Remarks (3:25 – 3:30)

Laura A. Best — Embarkation Law Corporation, Vancouver
Brett J. Nash — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver