Borderlines

A podcast for the discussion of Canadian immigration law and policy, although we often delve into other topics. Each episode features 2-3 lawyers, academics, politicians, and stakeholders discussing current migration issues.


Hosted by Steven Meurrens and Deanna Okun-Nachoff, two immigration lawyers in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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

Episoder(220)

#118 - Suing Immigration Consultants and Lawyers, with Eoin Logan

#118 - Suing Immigration Consultants and Lawyers, with Eoin Logan

Eoin Logan is a lawyer at Meridian Law Group. Fifty percent of his practice is suing immigration consultants and lawyers for professional negligence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

16 Jul 20241h 7min

#117 - Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers and Access to Justice issues

#117 - Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers and Access to Justice issues

A discussion of the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers program, a program which provides ppen work permit for vulnerable foreign workers who are victims of abuse. We also discuss access to justic...

12 Jul 20241h 24min

History Episode 2 - Railway to Exclusion Part 1 - Chinese Migration to Canada - 1850-1885

History Episode 2 - Railway to Exclusion Part 1 - Chinese Migration to Canada - 1850-1885

Part 1 of 2 in a historical deep dive of Chinese immigration to Canada. This episode covers the period of 1850 - 1885, and includes an overview of events in China at the time (including the Opium Wars...

9 Jul 20243h

#116 - Chinook, AI Triaging and ITAT, with Zeynab Ziaie Moayyed

#116 - Chinook, AI Triaging and ITAT, with Zeynab Ziaie Moayyed

Zeynab Ziaie Moayyed is an immigration lawyer in Toronto. She can be found on X at @ZeynabZiaieWe discuss Chinook, AI triage and IRCC's Integrity Trend Analysis Tool. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

25 Jun 202443min

#115 - The Walls Have Eyes, Artificial Intelligence in Border Surveillance, with Petra Molnar

#115 - The Walls Have Eyes, Artificial Intelligence in Border Surveillance, with Petra Molnar

Petra Molnar is a lawyer and anthropologist specializing in migration and human rights. We discuss her recent book, The Walls Have Eyes Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.Topics...

19 Jun 20241h 1min

#114 - Are Immigration Policies Hurting Canada's Economy, with Mikal Skuterud

#114 - Are Immigration Policies Hurting Canada's Economy, with Mikal Skuterud

Mikal Skuterud is a Professor at the University of Waterloo. We discuss the impact of immigration on housing prices, foreign workers, lumping Francophone migration objectives under economic immigratio...

11 Jun 202455min

#113 - Improving Judicial Review, with Cheryl Robinson

#113 - Improving Judicial Review, with Cheryl Robinson

Canada's Federal Court is conducting a review of its rules. We discuss some of the proposals, which include letting consultants do judicial review, an upcomming pilot project to simplify judicial revi...

5 Jun 202448min

#112 - Sex Work, Only Fans and Canadian Immigration

#112 - Sex Work, Only Fans and Canadian Immigration

Frances Mahon is a criminal defense lawyer in Vancouver at Pender Litigation. Connie Campbell is an immigration lawyer at Edelmann & Co. We discuss the law of prostitution / sex worker in Canada in th...

28 Mai 20241h 4min

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