Immigration Issues in Depth 2015
Course Date: December 4, 2015
Total: 5h 8min
Course Date: December 4, 2015
Welcome and Introduction
Darryl W. Larson — Embarkation Law Corporation, Vancouver
Sandra E. Weafer — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver
Jurisprudence Update: Administrative and Immigration Law
Fritz Gaerdes — Elgin, Cannon & Associates, Vancouver
Professor Mary Liston — 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
- alternatives to detention at Immigration Division detention reviews
- Immigration Appeal Division update
- Refugee Protection Division update
- Refugee Appeal Division update
Trent Cook — Acting Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Immigration Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver
Douglas Fortney — Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Appeal Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver
Maryanne Kingma — Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Immigration Appeal Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver
Karin Michnick — Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Protection Division, Western Region, IRB, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Immigration Detention in British Columbia: Law and Policy
- statistics from the CBSA and the IRB on detention rates, hearings, and releases
- detention policy updates from CBSA (downtown, YVR, and provincial facilities)
- overview of relevant case law, including new jurisprudence
Gurpreet Badh — Smeets Law Corporation, Vancouver
Christian Lane — Manager, Regional Programs, Detention Operations, Canada Border Services Agency, Vancouver
Nancy Weisman — Senior Counsel, Legal Services, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Toronto
Citizenship
- legislative updates
- recent jurisprudence
- tips from practitioners
Hilla Aharon — Department of Justice Canada, Vancouver
Aris Daghighian — Edelmann & Company, Vancouver
Networking Break
View from the Bench
The Honourable Henry S. Brown — Federal Court, Ottawa
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