CLE Online

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 Cristie Ford — Faculty of Law at Allard Hall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver 
Warren Puddicombe — Elgin, Cannon & Associates, Vancouver
Banafsheh Sokhansanj — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver 

Networking Break

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada—Emerging Trends and New Initiatives

Philip J. MacAulay — Member, Refugee Appeal Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver
Kashi Mattu — Member, Immigration Appeal Division, IRB, Vancouver
David Vinokur — General Counsel, Legal Services, IRB, Toronto
Colleen Zuk — Coordinating Member, Refugee Protection Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver 

Lunch with Featured Speaker: "Informal Conversation with the Judge"

Judge Anne-Marie Kains — Citizenship Judge, Western Region, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Vancouver

Canadian Citizenship—Do you have it? How do you get it? How do you lose it?

• historical overview of Canadian citizenship
• citizenship process
• requirements
• residency
• citizenship test
• language test
• processing times
• mandamus
• adoption
• revocation process

Darcy Bromley — Supervisor, Temporary Resident and Refugee Unit, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Vancouver
Rudolf J. Kischer — Maynard Kischer Stojicevic, Vancouver
R. Keith Reimer — Senior Counsel, Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver

Practice Management and Ethics: Interviewing

• effective interviewing under tight timelines
• building trust and rapport
• interviewing safety with clients who have been traumatized
• spousal sponsorship
• criminality

Sharalyn Jordan — Assistant Professor, Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, Surrey
Gordon Maynard — Maynard Kischer Stojicevic, Vancouver

Networking Break

View from the Bench

The Honourable Russel W. Zinn — Federal Court, Ottawa