The Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (“CARL”) is writing to express our serious alarm at the Canada Border Services Agency’s (“CBSA”) announcement, issued on November 30, 2020, that it will resume removals [...]
"We write to renew our calls for the establishment of an independent, civilian-led oversight commission with a mandate to provide real-time oversight for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The CBSA remains [...]
Despite policies requiring the provision of services regardless of immigration status, victims and witnesses with precarious or no status fear arrest, detention and removal from Canada if they engage with the Toronto [...]
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2020 - 2:00-4:30PM SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE EXAMINATION-IN-CHIEF AND CROSS-EXAMINATION - featuring - JUSTICE PETER EDELMANN, SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA JUSTICE JOHN NORRIS, FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA [...]
Canada has asked the Federal Court of Appeal to stay the decision of the Federal Court which struck down the Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), the result of which could mean the [...]
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Materials: Materials forthcoming. CPD: Ontario is confirmed for 1.5 hr for Substantive Learning. We are confirming CPD credit for BC and Quebec.
Materials: You can access the materials here and here by using the password provided to you for the webinar above. CPD: Ontario is confirmed for 1.5 hr for Substantive Learning. We [...]
‘Like a criminal’: Canada-U.S. asylum agreement has a human cost, refugee says
Thirty-six organisations sign a Letter to Honourable David Lametti, PC, MP Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada regarding the appointment of BIPOC judges to Canada’s federal courts. Read Here. Trente-six [...]