A Tribute To Anthony Bourdain
Like many, I woke up this morning to the shocking and devastating passing of Anthony Bourdain. I never met Anthony Bourdain in person, but like many, I religiously followed his shows, read his books,...
View ArticleLessons from Losses – Importance of Good Interpretation in Immigration
I recently was counsel on a multi-layered case named Zhang v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2018 FC 502 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/hs2j6> In Zhang, the client (my client) attended an...
View ArticleWhy IRCC Should Pay Attention to the B.C. Small Claims Case Li v. Dong 2017...
Background of the Case Li v. Dong, 2017 BCPC 285 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/h6ftb> was a five-day small claims matter between two educational agents, Ms. Chunmei LI and Mr. DONG. Without...
View ArticleReframing the “Problem” of Birth Tourism – a Few Alternative Perspectives
Recently, there has been another media influx relating to the “problem” of birth tourism. In the past, I have commented on this issue twice publicly – for Chatelaine/Macleans Magazine and CTV News....
View ArticleBeware of a Newer Type of Immigration Fraud – Employer-Recommended Consultant...
There is a new type of immigration fraud out there, particularly affecting graduating international students who are desperate to seek grounds to extend their status in Canada and obtain work. I will...
View ArticleBuilding a Long-Term Sustainable, Values-Driven Legal Practice
It has been a while since I shared a “mentorship-related” piece, but I feel right now is an appropriate time. Given that I have spent much more time being a mentee and in fact even with my mentees...
View ArticleThe Asian Struggle in the Law That We Never Talk About – 5 Reflections on...
This post is inspired by a series of older conversations with my sister (in LAW) and former colleague, Krisha Dhaliwal who is starting her LLM at the University of Toronto in September. I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Extent Unauthorized Immigration Agents Go to Hide Your Situation – A Case...
Recently, I was on Global News, talking about international student fraud (often times originating from overseas) where students get lured into Canada on a study permit and end up as precarious,...
View ArticleThe Need to Show Study Progression and Judicially Reviewing a Study Permit...
In the recent case of Omijie v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) 2018 FC 878 [CanLII link], Mr. Omijie is a 26-year old citizen of Nigeria who sought to study at Alberta’s NAIT for a Bachelors of...
View ArticleSummer ’18 – Study Permit and International Student Law Federal Court Case...
By Desmond1234 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46866616 As Canadian students ease their way back into studies and as school staff and administrators start...
View ArticleGuest Post: ‘Homage to Canada’– by Ms. Zayneb Khairy
Vancouver Immigration Blog often receives posts from individuals seeking to share a platform for their thoughts and ideas. When I received this piece by Ms. Zayneb Khairy (through an email to me), I...
View Article20 September 2018 – CCAC x Punjabi Market Forum – Text of My Intro Speech
Full text (minus a few ad libs from the day of): I would like to Acknowledge that we are on the unceded, traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples – the Squamish, Musqueam, Tsleil-waututh....
View ArticleDetained Migrant in Vancouver – A Descriptive Narrative
When my moms was still around, she told me about how they used to put our people in shackles. They were thicker back then. Big iron shackles. So tight, apparently, the blood vessels constricted and...
View ArticleWhat IRCC email “actively pursuing studies” compliance checks look like
As you may have seen from IRCC’s revamped study permit instructions website, the process of verifying whether a student is “actively pursuing studies” is finally being taken up by the Department. While...
View ArticleNon-Immigration Tribunal’s Immigration Confusion – Implied Status for R....
An interesting decision in a Alberta Workers’ Compensation Appeal Decision No.: 2017-0248, 2018 CanLII 87280 (AB WCAC) raises interesting issues about how accessible or apparent are some of the nuances...
View ArticleAuthorization to Return to Canada (“ARC”) – A Deep Dive
With an increase in individuals being removed from Canada on exclusion and deportation orders, the practice of filing Authorization to Return to Canada Applications (“ARC Applications”) is on the rise....
View ArticleMy Welcoming Remarks from City of Vancouver’s Islamic History Month – 27...
Thank you, Councilor Carr For those that don’t know Councilor Carr was our Council liaison for the past year and almost a half. and we are very grateful for her work with us Before we introduce...
View ArticleApplying for Study Permit – Does I Matter if I Apply in Canada? – FC Weighs In
One of the questions I’ve always struggled with (and tended to advise much more conservatively on) is the question of whether an individual should apply for a study permit while they are residing in...
View ArticleFettering Discretion and Standard of Review – Boswell J. sets out a Useful...
Readers of this blog know that one of the concepts that I am very fascinated/still struggle with the idea of fettering discretion. For whatever reason, my 2015 post where I tried to harness my inner...
View ArticleHow does the Sergei Magnitsky Law Tie Into Inadmissibility Under the...
Recently Canada’s Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland made an announcement that 17 Saudi Nationals linked to the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi had been sanctioned under the Justice for Victims of...
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