#195 - 2026 Predictions for Canadian Immigration Law
Borderlines12 Tammi

#195 - 2026 Predictions for Canadian Immigration Law

The first Borderlines episode of 2026 is our annual recap + predictions roundtable with Ottawa immigration lawyer Tamara Mosher-Kuczer. We look back at what actually happened in 2025, what surprised us most, and what 2026 might bring.


Timestamps / Chapters


0:52 Looking back: how many predictions were right last year?

14:40 2026 predictions

39:46 Listener question: What will happen with caregivers?

42:28 Listener prediction: Turning asylum into a temporary pathway

46:11 Listener question: Trades vs. Francophones

52:12 Listner question: LMIA exemptions / significant benefit work permits—any expansion?

57:56 Will Canada's population increase or decrease in 2026?


Subscribe for weekly immigration law breakdowns and policy updates, and tell us: What’s your boldest 2026 immigration prediction?

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaksot(221)

[Repost] #56 - Responding to Deportation Letters, with Michael Greene

[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 ...

2 Tammi 20241h 3min

#91 -Recapping 2023 and Predictions for 2024 in Canadian Immigration Law, with Tamara Mosher Kuczer

#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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

11 Joulu 20231h 15min

#90 - Compassion Fatigue and Burnout while Practicing Immigration and Refugee Law

#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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

24 Marras 20231h 3min

#89 - The Implications of the Supreme Court decision in Mason v. Canada (PSEP)

#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 Ca...

25 Loka 20231h 8min

#88 - The history of Canadian deportation law, with Simon Wallace

#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 pap...

5 Loka 20231h 5min

#87 - Visa Officers and the IAD Ignoring or Disagreeing with Federal Court, with Raj Sharma

#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 ...

29 Elo 202353min

#86 - Refugee Resettlement and the Housing Crisis, with Laura Best

#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 immigratio...

21 Elo 20231h 5min

#85 - Security Delays, Study Permits and Mandamus, with Lev Abramovich

#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 o...

9 Elo 20231h 10min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

uutiscast
aikalisa
politiikan-puskaradio
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
tervo-halme
rss-asiastudio
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
otetaan-yhdet
rss-podme-livebox
the-ulkopolitist
rss-raha-talous-ja-politiikka
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-hyvaa-huomenta-bryssel
rss-ulkopoditiikkaa
rss-pinnalla
rss-50100-podcast
rss-kuka-mina-olen
rss-girls-finish-f1rst