#220 - Inside IRCC: Answers to Representatives’ Emails #2
We break down several IRCC e-mail responses to representatives that answer questions by immigration lawyers and consultants.Questions include:Can foreign remote work performed while living in Canada c...
22 Jun 41min
#219 - Should I Stay or Should I Go? Temporary Residents Face Tough Choices
Canada's immigration system is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. Refusal rates are rising, processing is slowing, and pathways that seemed viable just a few years ago are disappearing.In th...
8 Jun 38min
#218 - Supreme Court Recognizes Intimate Partner Violence Tort
In this episode of Borderlines, Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff are joined by immigration lawyer, mediator, and former Canadian Bar Association Chair Kamaljit Lehal to discuss the Supreme Cour...
27 Mai 48min
#217 - Duress and Criminal Inadmissibility: A Major Federal Court of Appeal Decision
We break down a major new Federal Court of Appeal decision on criminal inadmissibility, duress, and refugee protection in Canadian immigration law. The case is Rodriguez Anzola v. Canada (Citizenship ...
20 Mai 51min
#216 - Inside IRCC: Answers to Representatives’ Emails #1
Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff review several responses from IRCC’s Immigration Representatives’ Mailbox, where immigration representatives ask questions about how Canadian immigration law an...
11 Mai 1h 1min
#215 - The 2025 CSIS Report: Security Screening, Impact of Mandamus on CSIS, and Backlogs
We take a look at the newly released 2025 report from Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), and what it tells us about immigration security screening in Canada.CSIS reports that it received 4...
6 Mai 23min
#214 - Auditor General Report Exposes Major Issues in Canada’s International Student Program
Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff break down the explosive findings from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada on Canada’s report on the international student program.Topics discussed incl...
28 Apr 53min
#213 - Race, Detention, and Transparency in Canada's Immigration System
We explore one of the most complex and under-examined areas of Canadian immigration law: immigration detention—and the role that race and systemic bias may play within it.Topics discussed include the ...
24 Apr 46min
