#156 - Arguing Incompetence of Counsel, with Arshdeep Kahlon
"Incompetence of counsel" in the Canadian immigration law context refers to situations where an applicant seeks to set aside a decision (e.g., refusal, removal order, etc.) on the grounds that their l...
7 Apr 20251h 6min
#155 - A Plan to Attract Talent to Canada, with Martin Basiri
Martin Basiri is a Co-Founder and the former Chief Executive Oofficer of ApplyBoard, a Start-Up Visa Program company that in 2021 reached a valuation of $3.2-billion. He is currently the Founder of an...
1 Apr 202559min
#154 - Expanding The Presumption of Innocence to Immigration Law
On March 14, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6. Prior to the case, in Saskatchewan’s provinc...
27 Mars 202527min
#153: The Big Reveal: Home Care Worker Immigration Pilot Programs
Deanna discusses the new Ministerial Instructions rolling out the long awaited caregiver pilots on 31 March 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Mars 202531min
#152 - Revoking Elon Musk's Canadian Citizenship, with Amandeep Hayer
Over 300,000 Canadians have signed a petition calling on the government to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship. Is this possible, and should it be? We also discuss the ongoing saga about changes to the law...
21 Mars 202548min
#151 - Mark Carney, The Liberal Leadership Race, and Canadian Immigration, with Chantal Desloges
Chantal Desloges is an immigration lawyer in Toronto. We discuss what the various Liberal leadership candidates have pledged regarding Canadian immigration policy, with a focus on Mark Carney and a sp...
7 Mars 202538min
#150 - Capping Immigration Applications from India
Kubeir Kamal is a regulated immigration consultant in Toronto. In October, 2024, Quebec announced that it was limiting the number of foreign nationals invited from any one country in its Regular Skill...
4 Mars 202554min
#149 - Incomplete Applications
In this episode, we break down IRCC's practice of rejecting applications for incompleteness, often for minor technical issues. Effectively a form of stats manipulation, this practice creates a mislea...
26 Feb 202534min
