33rd Immigration Law Summit (Day One)
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Date
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.)
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Alternate date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 [click to view options]
CPD Hour(s)
5 h Substantive
1 h Professionalism
30 m EDI Professionalism
Additional Information
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Co-Chairs
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Rachel Hepburn Craig, Counsel, National Litigation SectorDepartment of Justice Canada -
Ravi Jain, C.S.Jain Immigration Law PC
Description
The rules and regulations around immigration and refugees are undergoing another year of disruption, as the government changes course. This summit brings together lawyers, refugee advocates, adjudicators, and government officials to discuss the latest legal developments, ethical issues, and government program updates in this area.
- What advice can you give clients to stay in status and continue to work?
- What do recent cases say about inadmissibility for engaging in terrorism?
- How can you get errors corrected that might lead to IRCC refusals?
- How should you prepare for unplanned absences from your practice?
- What are some key current issues at Points of Entry?
- What are the immigration consequences of criminal proceedings?
Presenters
- Rachel Hepburn Craig, Counsel, National Litigation Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- Ravi Jain, C.S., Jain Immigration Law PC
- Gabriela Ramo, Partner, EY Law LLP
- Kevin Spykerman, Counsel, National Litigation Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- Tamara Mosher-Kuczer, C.S., Lighthouse Immigration Law
- Brenda Wong, C.S., Business Immigration Law Group
- The Honourable Justice Michael Battista, Federal Court
- Greg Kells, President, Sunbelt Business Brokers, Inc.
- Stephen Kent, KPMG Law LLP
- Elisa Usher, Fragoman (Canada) Co.
- Deepa Mattoo, Executive Director, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
- Cheryl Robinson, Staff Lawyer, Refugee Law Office, Legal Aid Ontario
- Barbara Jo Caruso, C.S., Corporate Immigration Law Firm
- Henry Chang, Dentons Canada LLP
- Peter Rekai, C.S., Rekai LLP
- Lev Abramovich, Abramovich Immigration Law PC
- Hannah Shaik, Counsel, National Litigation Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- Zeynab Ziaie Moayyed, Visa Law Group Professional Corporation
- David Garson, C.S., Garson LLP
- Shoshana Green, C.S., Green and Spiegel LLP
- Meva Motwani, Counsel, National Litigation Sector, Department of Justice Canada
- Lorne Waldman, Waldman & Associates
- Erin Dwyne, Manager, Canada Border Services Agency
- Nicole Gareau, Assistant Director, Humanitarian Pathways Program Coordination and Guidance, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
