30th Immigration Law Summit (Day Two)
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Date
Wednesday, November 23, 2022 (9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.)
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Additional Information
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Monmi Goswami, CounselDepartment of Justice Canada
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Lily Tekle, Manager-Lawyer, Refugee Law Office (Hamilton)Legal Aid Ontario
Celebrating 30 years of providing timely information to the immigration practitioner, this two-day summit returns as the key resource for professionals in this expanding field. If you work in citizenship, immigration, and refugee law matters, you need this comprehensive update on rules, programs, and procedures. Policy changes and the increased focus on immigration post-pandemic bring immigration law into focus right now. Our presenters from government, border control, the Department of Justice, and legal aid are officials, adjudicators, and practitioners involved in those changes. They engage in informative and interactive panel discussions that deliver up-to-date information and give you an opportunity to pose the questions that you want answers for.
- Get an update on eligibility, Port of Entry claims, and backlog reduction
- Receive an analysis of the the year's major cases
- Obtain tips on using the Express Entry, Sponsorship, Refugee, and Employer Portals
- Hear an in-depth review of the Global Talent Stream LMIA
- Consider how to avoid and mitigate the impact of a cyber breach on your practice
Presenters
- Monmi Goswami, Counsel, Department of Justice Canada
- Lily Tekle, Manager-Lawyer, Refugee Law Office (Hamilton), Legal Aid Ontario
- James Todd, Senior Counsel, National Litigation Sector, Ontario Regional Office, Immigration Law Division, Department of Justice Canada
- Emma White, LAO LAW, Legal Aid Ontario
- Cheryl Robinson, Refugee Law Office, Legal Aid Ontario
- The Honourable Justice Avvy Go, Federal Court of Canada
- Christopher Ezrin, Counsel, Department of Justice Canada
- Anthony Navaneelan, Refugee Law Office, Legal Aid Ontario
- Chantal Tie, Part-time Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
- Asiya Hirji, Staff Lawyer, Downtown Legal Services
- Judith Michaely, Senior Counsel, National Litigation Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- Simon Wallace, Barrister and Solicitor
- Warda Shazadi Meighen, Landings LLP
- Sarah Boyd, Sarah L. Boyd Law
- Jonathan Porter, Landings LLP
- Andrea Ethier, Manager, Intelligence and Enforcement Branch, Canada Border Services Agency
- Negar Azmudeh, Assistant Deputy Chairperson, Refugee Protection Division, Quality Centre
- Jennifer Ellis, Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- Suzanne Gilbert, Deputy Chairperson, Immigration Appeal Division
- Shauna Labman, PhD, Director of Human Rights Program (Acting), Associate Professor, Global College, The University of Winnipeg
- Martin Mündel, Director, Asylum Program Division (APD), Resettlement and Asylum Strategic Operations Branch (RASO), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
