Immigration Issues in Depth 2011
Course Date: December 9, 2011
Course Date: December 9, 2011
Welcome and Introduction
Darryl W. Larson — Embarkation Law Group, Vancouver
Sandra E. Weafer — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver
Jurisprudence Update: Administrative and Immigration Law
Professor Mary Liston — Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, University of BC, Vancouver
Warren Puddicombe — Elgin, Cannon & Associates, Vancouver
Banafsheh Sokhansanj — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver
Networking Break
Immigration and Refugee Board Issues: Emerging Issues and New Legislation
- emerging issues at the ID and IAD
- new legislation respecting RAD and RPD
Carolyn McCool — Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Protection Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver
Alice Tang — Director, Immigration Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver
Kim Workun — Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Immigration Appeal Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver
Lunch (on your own)
Practice Management Under the New Legislation
- Balanced Refugee Reform Act
- other legislative and regulatory changes
Peter Edelmann — Edelmann and Company, Vancouver
Rod Holloway — Legal Services Society, Vancouver
Current Issues For H and C and PRRA
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backlog reduction model
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H and C after Bill C-11
Brenda J. Wemp — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Steve MacDonald — Manager, Backlog Reduction Office – Vancouver, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Vancouver
Networking Break
Intersection Between Family and Immigration Law
- “legally separated” (as defined by family law and in the immigration context)
- new family rules for international divorces
- establishing best interests of the child
Deanna Okun-Nachoff — McCrea & Associates, Vancouver
Deborah Lynn Zutter — Deborah Lynn Zutter, Lawyer and Mediator, West Vancouver
View From the Bench
The Honourable Mr. Justice Sean J. Harrington — Federal Court of Canada, Ottawa
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