Borderlines

By Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff

A 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 discussin

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January 09, 2024 #92 - The Deportation of Permanent Residents for Serious Criminality
Michael 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.
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January 02, 2024 [Repost] #56 - Responding to Deportation Letters, with Michael Greene
This 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 proceedings start?36:00 - Stays of removal41:00 - Strategies and tips for responding to procedural fairness letters involving removal.Michael 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.
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December 11, 2023 #91 -Recapping 2023 and Predictions for 2024 in Canadian Immigration Law, with Tamara Mosher Kuczer
Tamara Mosher Kuczer is the Founder & Principal Lawyer of Lighthouse Immigration Law Professional Corporation. She can be found on Twitter @ttrrmk.
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1h 16min
November 24, 2023 #90 - Compassion Fatigue and Burnout while Practicing Immigration and Refugee Law
Deanna 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.
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October 25, 2023 #89 - The Implications of the Supreme Court decision in Mason v. Canada (PSEP)
Mason 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 violence committed and a threat to national security. This decision overturned a Federal Court of Appeal which had permitted a broader interpretation that did not require such a link to national security.
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October 05, 2023 #88 - The history of Canadian deportation law, with Simon Wallace
“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 Canadian deportation law and its initial targeting of Romanian Jewish refugees.
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1h 6min
August 29, 2023 #87 - Visa Officers and the IAD Ignoring or Disagreeing with Federal Court, with Raj Sharma
Raj 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 review again. The case, and today's episode, provides an insight into how redetermination works, and the degree of deference that visa officers and the IAD need to show the Federal Court.
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August 21, 2023 #86 - Refugee Resettlement and the Housing Crisis, with Laura Best
Laura 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.
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1h 6min
August 09, 2023 #85 - Security Delays, Study Permits and Mandamus, with Lev Abramovich
There 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.
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1h 11min
June 29, 2023 History Episode 1 - Banning Black People Because Canada is Cold, Order in Council PC 1911-1324
This 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.
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