Borderlines
121 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA podcast for the discussion of Canadian immigration law and policy, although we often delve into other topics. Each episode features 2-3 lawyers, academics, politicians, and stakeholders discussing current migration issues.
Hosted by Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff, two immigration lawyers in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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#105 - Customs Law, Border Seizures and Loss of NEXUS, with Samuel Hyman
April 23, 2024 20:02 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBSamuel Hyman is a Vancouver lawyer with one of the more well known practices in Canadian customs law. We dive into Canadian customs law for individuals, examining the procedures and rights that Canadians have at the border around the seizure of goods, the imposition of administrative monetary penalties and loss of NEXUS. We discuss the consequences of violating customs regulations and how to challenge CBSA decisions. After, Sam shares his view on why eliminating the distinction between i...
[Repost] #62 - Tips from a Former CBSA Inland Enforcement Officer, with Carl Brault
April 18, 2024 16:22 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBThis episode originally ran on October 5, 2021. Carl Brault worked for almost twenty years at the Canada Border Services Agency. His roles included Border Services Officer, Intelligence Analyst and Inland Enforcement Officer. He currently provides consultation services to authorized immigration representatives and can be reached at [email protected]. 3:00Working as a summer student as a Border Services Officer. 6:30September 11, 2011 9:50What kind of training does a CBS...
#104 - Privacy Law Issues 101 and Impacts On Canadian Immigration, with Gerald Chan
April 10, 2024 21:43 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Gerald Chan, a privacy and criminal defense lawyer from Stockwood's LLP. We discuss several significant cases and topics within the realm of privacy law and its intersection with Canadian immigration law. Gerald's paper on text message privacy can be found here. Specific cases include: R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6 (whether police need warrant to obtain IP address) R v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59 (whether police need warrant to obtain text messages) R. v. Spen...
#104 - Privacy Crossroads: Navigating Law, Crime, and Borders, with Gerald Chan
April 10, 2024 21:43 - 1 hour - 39.4 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Gerald Chan, a privacy and criminal defense lawyer from Stockwood's LLP. We discuss several significant cases and topics within the realm of privacy law and its intersection with Canadian immigration law. Gerald's paper on text message privacy can be found here. Specific cases include: R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6 (whether police need warrant to obtain IP address) R v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59 (whether police need warrant to obtain text messages) R. v. Spen...
#103 - Inadmissibility for Organized Crime and Screening Lawyers for Islamophobia, with A. Connie Campbell
April 03, 2024 17:08 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBA. Connie Campbell is a lawyer at Edelmann & Co. We discuss inadmissibility for organized crime and answer a question about whether we think that law societies should screen lawyers for Islamophobia or anti-Palestinian sentiments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#102 - What Being a Visa Officer Was Like, with Corey Clamp
March 27, 2024 00:21 - 50 minutes - 35 MBCorey Clamp worked at Citizenship and Immigration Canada from 2003-2008. His roles included working as a Litigation Management Analyst in Ottawa, several supervisory roles at the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi and as a Senior Immigration Officer at the Canadian visa office in Ho Chi Minh City. We discuss Corey's immigration career, the importance of overseas offices, refusing applications, the importance of individual personalities in the visa processing process and things that Core...
#101 - Cancelling Mexican eTAs, Pepa and Anti-Semitism
March 22, 2024 02:16 - 45 minutes - 29.4 MBDeanna and Steven discuss the partial visa reimposition on Mexican nationals, the cancellation of Mexican eTAs, IRCC procedures for cancelling visas in general and the Supreme Court granting leave in Pepa. We also answer a listener question, which is whether Canadian visa officials should screen prospective immigrants for antisemitism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
[Repost] #35 - The Implications of the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in Vavilov
March 12, 2024 21:36 - 53 minutes - 24.4 MBThis episode is a repost of episode 35, which has been our most listened to podcast episode to date. It was recorded on 27 January 2020. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 was a landmark 2019 Supreme Court of Canada decision in which the Supreme Court of Canada outlined a new framework for the standard of review in Canadian administrative law. The episode begins with a discussion between Steven and Robert Denay about how the standard of review works. D...
#100 - What Being a Judge is Like, with Peter Edelmann
March 06, 2024 02:08 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBPeter Edelmann was a founder of the Borderlines podcast and immigration lawyer who was appointed to the British Columbia Supreme Court in December, 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#99 - When will Express Entry Points Decrease, with Amandeep Hayer
February 28, 2024 01:20 - 53 minutes - 37.5 MBAmandeep Hayer is the founder of Hayer Law, a Vancouver immigration law firm. The Express Entry points requirement is currently higher than it has ever been. In this episode we discuss when they are likely to decrease. We also discuss a recent Ontario court decision which struck down Canada's two generation limit on citizenship by descent. Finally, Steve recently listened to a podcast which stated that the following are five signs that a lawyer is not taking their practice seriously. T...
#98 - The Ban on Islamic Adoptions, with Warda Shazadi Meighen
February 21, 2024 01:47 - 49 minutes - 32.2 MBWarda Shazadi Meighen is an immigration lawyer in Toronto and the founder of Landings Law. Canadian immigration legislation states that adoptions that can lead to immigration must create a legal parent-child relationship and sever the pre-existing legal parent-child relationship.Many Islamic countries have adoption, or guardianship, regimes based on kafala law, by which adoptive parents become the sponsor or guardians of a child, but the pre-existing legal parent-child relationship is not...
#97 - Statelesness, with Jamie Chai Yun Liew
February 13, 2024 19:44 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBJamie Chai Yun Liew is a Professor at the University of Ottawa and the author of Ghost Citizens - Decolonial Apparitions of Stateless, Foreign and Wayward Figures in Law. In this episode we discuss statelessness, which is when someone does not have citizenship in any country because of the operation of law. We discuss how people can become stateless, citizenship revocation, the Federal Court of Appeal decision in Budlakoti, how lack of documentation can lead to lack of citizenship, chal...
#96 - Inadmissibility for Espionage and Chinese Immigration, with Will Tao
February 06, 2024 18:47 - 56 minutes - 42.2 MBWill Tao is a Canadian immigration and the founder of Heron Law Office. In January 2024 Justice Crampton, the Chief Justice of the Federal Court released a decision where he ruled that what constitutes “espionage” in Canadian immigration law must evolve “as hostile state actors increasingly make use of non-traditional methods to obtain sensitive information in Canada or abroad, contrary to Canada’s interests.” He held that it was reasonable for a visa officer to determine that a prospectiv...
#95 - Defamation Law and SLAPP Proceedings, with Douglas Judson
January 31, 2024 01:43 - 46 minutes - 35.1 MBDouglas Judson is a lawyer in Ontario who practices in litigation. He can be found on Twitter @dwjudson In this episode, we are taking a break from immigration and discussing defamation law, which is the law around communications about a person that tends to hurt their reputation. We are focusing on one of the defenses to defamation lawsuits, which is Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, or SLAPP. Many provinces, including British Columbia and Ontario (and if you have watched the...
#94 - The Gaza Visitor Visa Program, with Pantea Jafari
January 23, 2024 18:05 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBPantea Jafari is lead counsel at Jafari Law, which she opened in 2012. In this episode, we discuss IRCC's response to the crisis in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. Details of the program that is the subject of our discussion can be found on IRCC's website at canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/israel-west-bank-gaza-2023/canada-tr-measures.html. Our discussion focuses on the temporary measures in place for Palestinians who live in Gaza, and are seeking to reunite with a...
#93 - Business Immigration, with Robin Seligman
January 16, 2024 20:59 - 53 minutes - 33.8 MBRobin Seligman is the founder of Seligman Law, an immigration law firm in Toronto. In this episode we discuss Canada's business immigration programs, including a history of the Immigrant Investor Program and Entrepreneur Program, the current Start-Up Visa Program, and difficulties that entrepreneurs face in coming to Canada to start businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#92 - The Deportation of Permanent Residents for Serious Criminality
January 09, 2024 21:00 - 57 minutes - 37.5 MBMichael Greene, K.C. is an immigration lawyer in Calgary. He served as the National Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Citizenship & Immigration Section in 2000-2001. He is representing Jaskirat Singh Sidhu in his immigration and deportation matters. We discuss the Federal Court decision in Sidhu v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2023 FC 1681. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
[Repost] #56 - Responding to Deportation Letters, with Michael Greene
January 02, 2024 17:41 - 1 hour - 38.9 MBThis episode is a repost of episode 56. We discuss issues involving the deportation of long term permanent residents for criminality.5:45 - What are the grounds for deporting a permanent resident for criminality?13:00 - How does the appeal process work?17:00 - What are the factors in deportation.19:00 - An overview of the history of the law involving the deportation of permanent residents.26:00 - What is the probability of success for a permanent resident in avoiding deportation once proceedi...
#91 -Recapping 2023 and Predictions for 2024 in Canadian Immigration Law, with Tamara Mosher Kuczer
December 11, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBTamara Mosher Kuczer is the Founder & Principal Lawyer of Lighthouse Immigration Law Professional Corporation. She can be found on Twitter @ttrrmk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#90 - Compassion Fatigue and Burnout while Practicing Immigration and Refugee Law
November 24, 2023 18:57 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBDeanna Okun-Nachoff, Erica Olmstead, Erin Roth, Kamaljit Kaur Lehal and Laura Best discuss compassion fatigue in the practice of refugee law and how they avoid burnout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#90 - Compassion Fatigue and Burnout while Practicing Immigration and Refugee LAw
November 24, 2023 18:57 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBDeanna Okun-Nachoff, Erica Olmstead, Erin Roth, Kamaljit Kaur Lehal and Laura Best discuss compassion fatigue in the practice of refugee law and how they avoid burnout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#89 - The Implications of the Supreme Court decision in Mason v. Canada (PSEP)
October 25, 2023 18:26 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBMason v. Canada was a Supreme Court of Canada decision which assessed whether inadmissibility on security grounds for engaging in violence required a nexus to national security. The Supreme Court of Canada's decision clarified the interpretation of "inadmissibility on security grounds" under section 34(1)(e) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (the "IRPA"). The Court ruled that to deem someone inadmissible under this provision, there must be a direct link between the acts of viole...
#88 - The history of Canadian deportation law, with Simon Wallace
October 05, 2023 17:23 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB“When and why did Canada develop the legal powers to detain and deport immigrants?” This is the question asked by Simon Wallace, a PhD Student at Osgoode Hall Law School and refugee lawyer, in his paper published in Queen’s Law Journal titled “Police Authority is Necessary”: The Canadian Origins of the Legal Powers to Detain and Deport, 1893 – 1902. The paper can be found here - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4497377 Mr. Wallace joins us today to discuss the origins of Ca...
#87 - Visa Officers and the IAD Ignoring or Disagreeing with Federal Court, with Raj Sharma
August 29, 2023 20:53 - 53 minutes - 35.1 MBRaj Sharma is an immigration lawyer in Calgary. In Borderlines Podcast Episode 69 we discussed his case Mohammad v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 1, in which the Federal Court quashed an Immigration Appeal Division decision, stating that the IAD did not properly give enough weight to the unique contributions that Ms. Mohammad made as a health care worker during COVID-19, and the debt that was owed to her. The IAD disagreed with the Federal Court, and Raj Sharma sought judicial...
#86 - Refugee Resettlement and the Housing Crisis, with Laura Best
August 21, 2023 18:14 - 1 hour - 42 MBLaura Best is an immigration lawyer practicing in Toronto. We discuss refugee resettlement and Canada's housing crisis, as well as whether Canada's housing shortage is impacting support for immigration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#85 - Security Delays, Study Permits and Mandamus, with Lev Abramovich
August 09, 2023 00:56 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBThere has been an increase in security screening in Canadian visa applications for residents of several countries.Chen v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 FC 885 is the first Federal Court of Canada decision to discuss mandamus in the study permit context. Mandamus applications are actions to the Federal Court of Canada to compel IRCC to conclude the processing of a delayed application. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
History Episode 1 - Order in Council PC 1911-1324 - The Law to Ban Black Migration to Canada
June 29, 2023 19:47 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBThis episode is a historical deep dive on Order in Council PC 1911-1324, an Order in Council from 1911 which stated that for a period of one year black people would not be permitted to immigrate in Canada because the Canadian government deemed them unsuitable to Canada's climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#84 - Thoughts on Starting and Immigration Law Firm, with Will Tao
June 06, 2023 20:49 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBWill Tao is a Canadian immigration and the founder of Heron Law Office. During this episode we discuss what got Will into immigration law, why he started his own firm, how he balances client files, advocacy and family life, whether he will take paternity leave after his second child is born, whether he thinks it is possible to take lengthy sabbaticals, his approach to practice and his general apporach to the practice of law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#83 - Is the Canadian Immigration Dream Fading, with Kubeir Kamal
May 23, 2023 18:05 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBThis episode is a joint recording of Borderlines and Ask Kubeir, a popular YouTube channel about Canadian immigration news and updates, hosted by Kubeir Kamal, a regulated immigration consultant in Toronto.We discuss how obtaining Canadian permanent residence is becomming more difficult for several groups, including recent international graduates, as well as how some immigrants feel let down by the high cost of living and the inability to get their credentials recognized. Hosted on Acast. S...
*82 - Jandu v. Canada, the top work permit Federal Court case of 2022
May 05, 2023 16:27 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBJandu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 1787, was a decision where the Federal Court quashed several visa refusals and misrepresentation findings for truck drivers. The case raised several interesting issues, including the roles of Service Canada and IRCC in assessing genuineness, and what documentation visa officers can reasonably expect work permit applicants to provide. Rafeena Rashid and Jelena Urosevic were counsel for the refused truck drivers. 3:00 The facts of Jann...
#82 - Jandu v. Canada, the top work permit Federal Court case of 2022
May 05, 2023 16:27 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBJandu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 1787, was a decision where the Federal Court quashed several visa refusals and misrepresentation findings for truck drivers. The case raised several interesting issues, including the roles of Service Canada and IRCC in assessing genuineness, and what documentation visa officers can reasonably expect work permit applicants to provide. Rafeena Rashid and Jelena Urosevic were counsel for the refused truck drivers. 3:00The facts of Janndu11:...
#81 - Artificial Intelligence and Differential Decision Outcome Concerns, with Sean Rehaag
March 14, 2023 20:48 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBSean Rehaag is an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, the Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies and the Director of the Refugee Law Laboratory.Today we discuss his use of GPT to conduct legal research, artificial intelligence and decision making, differential results in Federal Court and Immigration and Refugee Board decisions, and how to identify if differential outcomes are actually a problem or significant.2:00Using GPT to conduct research. 14:00Issues with unreported deci...
#80 - AMA with Raj Sharma on Processing Delays, Mandamus and Bulk Approvals to Clear Backlogs
January 24, 2023 18:07 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBRaj Sharma is an immigration lawyer in Calgary. He can be found on Twitter at @immlawyercanadaTopics:1:30 - Addressing divergent case law15:30 - Globe and Mail story about waiving TRV eligibility requirements to clear backlogs23:00 - Chat GTP replacing lawyers and visa officers31:00 - Processing delays36:00 - Mandamus42:00 - Open work permits for spouses of Canadians56:00 - C-10 work permits and Express Entry57:00 - A world in which GCMS notes are provided instead of refusal letters1:00 - Is ...
#79 - Recapping 2022 and Predictions for 2023 in Canadian Immigration Law, with Tamara Mosher Kuczer
January 12, 2023 21:36 - 1 hour - 57 MBTamara Mosher Kuczer is the Founder & Principal Lawyer of Lighthouse Immigration Law Professional Corporation. She can be found on Twitter @ttrrmk.5:00How would you summarize 2022 for Canadian immigration? 13:23Favorite development in Canadian immigration law25:00Least favorite development in Canadian immigration39:15Favorite Federal Court decision52:00What should people watch the most in 202356:00What might happen this year that people might not be expecting? 1:04What will happen with the Se...
#78 - Canada's No Fly List, with Sadaf Kashfi and Eric Purtzki
November 28, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBThe Secure Air Travel Act provides the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness with authority to establish a list of individuals that the Minister has reasonable grounds to suspect could be a threat to aviation or national security or intends to travel by air for the purpose of terrorism. Sadaf Kashfi, works for Edelmann & Co. She advises clients on complex issues concerning U.S. and Canadian immigration, criminal law, and during the COVID-19 pandemic developed a successful pract...
#77 - When Processing Delays are an Abuse of Process, with Prasanna Balasundaram
October 07, 2022 00:13 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBPrasanna Balasundaram is the Director of Downtown Legal Services. He represented the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers as interveners in the Supreme Court of Canada case Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz, which dealt with when delays can amount to an abuse of process.2:00 Why did CARL intervene in this case? 6:00Recalibrating abuse of process.10:00Possible remedies for abuse of process. 17:00What is an abuse of process claim?20:00What is the Blencoe test? 25:00Is a remedy under an...
#76 - Differential Treatment as a Breach of Procedural Fairness, with Pantea Jafari
September 22, 2022 00:58 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBPantea Jafari is lead counsel at Jafari Law, which she opened in 2012. In 2022 Pantea won a successful group litigation for over 100 Iranian applicants whose applications were refused under the Self-Employed Class. Pantea successfully argued that the Canadian government unfarily changed the standards for these applicants after they had applied. We discuss the Self-Employed Class, the doctrine of legitimate expectations, breaches of procedural fairness, changing visa offices and how group liti...
#76 - Sucessful Group Litigation for Procedural Fairness Breaches, with Pantea Jafari
September 22, 2022 00:58 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBPantea Jafari is lead counsel at Jafari Law, which she opened in 2012. In 2022 Pantea won a successful group litigation for over 100 Iranian applicants whose applications were refused under the Self-Employed Class. Pantea successfully argued that the Canadian government unfarily changed the standards for these applicants after they had applied. We discuss the Self-Employed Class, the doctrine of legitimate expectations, breaches of procedural fairness, changing visa offices and how group ...
#75 - Working at DOJ vs. Private Practice, with Jennifer Dagsvik, Nalini Reddy, and Rafeena Rashid
August 24, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBThree former counsel at the Department of Justice discuss what practicing at the DOJ is like vs. private practice. Jennifer Dagsvik worked as Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice from 2007 – 2017, and now is a Lecturer at Immigration and Refugee Law at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law in Thunder Bay, and also a Director at the Newcomer Legal Clinic there. Nalini Reddy worked as a Lawyer at the Department of Justice from 1999 to 2017. She is currently an Associate at Gindin Segal Law in Wi...
#74 - Practicing High Net Worth Asian Immigration to Canada in the 1980s, with Peter Scarrow
August 08, 2022 21:06 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBPeter Scarrow practiced Canadian immigration law from 1981 - 1991, opening the Taiwanese representative office for a prominent Vancouver law firm. We discuss what practicing high net worth immigration from Taiwan and China was like in the 1980s and early 1990s, ghost consultant fraud, tax avoidance, and being a private banker vs. immigration lawyer (Peter did both). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#73 - From an Investor Immigrant Practice to Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Chair, with David Thomas
July 15, 2022 00:10 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBDavid Thomas practiced immigration law from 1987 - 2014, when he was appointed Chairperson of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. During his career he developed a large investor clientele from South Korea, ran to be a Member of Parliament, and started a charity that delivered vitamins to North Korea. 3:00 - The start of Dave’s career practicing immigration law both at a large firm and then starting his own firm. 6:00 - Practicing immigration law in the 1990s.13:00 - Do immigration lawyers ...
#72 - Misrepresentation
June 29, 2022 22:38 - 1 hour - 42 MBA discussion of misrepresentation, including its application, consequences, the innocent mistake defense, failing to disclose past visa refusals, the difference between insufficient evidence and misrepresentation, and going after low hanging fruit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#71 - Extending Supervisas to Five Years, with Kyle Seeback, MP
June 17, 2022 20:43 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBKyle Seeback is the Member of Parliament for Dufferin - Caledon. He is the author of Bill C-242, the Reuniting Families Act.Bill C-242 would allow a parent or grandparent who applies for a temporary resident visa as a visitor to purchase private health insurance outside Canada and to stay in Canada for a period of five years.On June 7, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced that it would enact these measures through public policy. The changes will come into force on Jul...
#70 - The Importance of Compassion, with David Langlands, a 37-year Officer at CBSA
April 13, 2022 16:18 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBDavid Langlands is a recently retired 37-year officer of the Canada Border Services Agency. He worked at land, sea, air and even mail points of entry.We discuss his career, interacting with refugee claimants and people fleeing dire circumstances, compassion, how he once found a zip-log bag labeled Antrhax in someone's suitcase, whether all CBSA interactions with applicants should be recorded, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#69 - COVID-19 as an H&C Factor, Mandamus and FSW vs. CEC Priorities, with Raj Sharma
February 16, 2022 22:22 - 57 minutes - 38.6 MBA discussion about the Federal Court of Canada decision in Mohammad v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 1, how being a COVID-19 front-line worker is considered in the H&C context, mandamus, tips for litigators, and how to prioritize FSW applications vs. CECRaj Sharma is a Partner at Stewart Sharma Harsanyi in Calgary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#68 - The Economic Pros and Cons of Canadian Immigration, with Mikal Skuterud
February 04, 2022 01:55 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBMikal Skuterud is a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo.The paper on TR-to-PR transition rates can be found here: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/36280001202200100002. The paper on outmigration can be found here: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2012340-eng.htm3:00 - Does Canada economically need high immigration levels because of low-birth rights? 6:00 Is it short sighted from an economic perspective to focus on labour market needs and the wi...
#67 - Is IRCC Systemically Biased Against People from Africa, with Gideon Christian
January 21, 2022 00:55 - 1 hour - 57 MBA discussion about Canada's low approval rates for study permit, work permit and temporary resident visa applications for people from Africa. Professor Christian can be found at @ProfXtian on Twitter. The IRCC Anti-Racism Employee Focus Groups Final Report referenced in this episode can be found here - https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/pwgsc-tpsgc/por-ef/immigration_refugees/2021/122-20-e/POR_122-20-Final_Report_EN.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#66 - R v. Khill and the Law of Self Defense in Canada, with Sarah Runyon
January 05, 2022 22:58 - 42 minutes - 28 MBA discussion of the law of self defense in Canada, including the 2021 Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Khill. We also make comparisons to the Kyle Rittenhouse case in the United States and talk about Canadian immigration implications involving the law of self defense in criminal matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#65 - AMA - Processing Delays, IRCC Transparency, AI, Family Class Issues and More
December 16, 2021 03:21 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBWe took to Twitter to get listener questions for our first Ask Me Anything episode. 1) Will a gay refugee be deported if her sexuality changes? 2) Does Deanna have any insight or information into what is going on with caregiver applications? 3)Why are local visa offices not processing already approved express entry applications?4)How do you think realistically IRCC should change their workflow and file processing?5)Do we need to mention previous visa rejections in spousal sponsorship applica...
#64 - Artificial Intelligence Deciding Visa Applications, Part 2, with Aditya Mohan
November 24, 2021 21:12 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBAditya Mohan is the founder of Robometrics, a company at the forefront of the intersection of artificial intelligence and human emotions like empahty. We discuss the increasing use of artificial intelligence in Canadian immigration legislation, its benefits, and ways to increase transparency and oversight. 3:00 - What is artificial intelligence? 8:00 - What are deep learning systems? 14:00 - How does the use of artificial intelligence intersect with the rule of law? 21:00 - How do machines le...