#201 - IRCC’s Security Screening Delays: Causes, Timelines, and Legal Impacts
As of November 2025, internal IRCC projections reveal a stark reality about Canada’s security screening system. Based on recent processing times by partner agencies and current inventory levels, perma...
3 Mar 15min
#202 - The Emergencies Act and the Freedom Convoy
Josh Dehaas, Interim Litigation Director at the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), joins to walk through the Federal Court of Appeal’s Emergencies Act decision, often referred to as the “Freedom ...
24 Feb 45min
#200 - Building a Corporate Immigration Law Practice
Jonathan Leebosh is a recently retired partner and longtime leader of EY Law’s immigration practice in Vancouver.In this episode Jonathan reflects on a career that took him from refugee camps in Hong ...
17 Feb 57min
#199 - Is Canada’s Population Decline Good for the Economy?
Canada is deliberately slowing, and possibly reversing, its population growth. But what does that actually mean for the economy?We are joined by economist Mikuel Scutterat for a wide-ranging and candi...
9 Feb 53min
#198 - How Decisions Get Written, with Justice Peter Edelmann
In this audio-only reunion episode, former Borderlines Podcast host Peter Edelman joins to discuss life on the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Topics discussed include how decisions get made and w...
3 Feb 1h 8min
#197 - New World Order
We discuss possible immigration implications of Mark Carney’s recent speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Topics discussed include trade agreements, mobility rights, national security screenin...
26 Jan 29min
#196 - Canada’s Healthcare Crisis & Immigration, with Dr. Brian Day
Canada is increasingly turning to immigration to address a growing healthcare shortage, but is the system actually built to absorb more doctors? Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff are joined by D...
19 Jan 52min
#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 u...
12 Jan 1h 1min
