#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 Juli 20241h 24min
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 Juli 20243h
#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 Juni 202443min
#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 Juni 20241h 1min
#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 Juni 202455min
#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 Juni 202448min
#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 Maj 20241h 4min
#111 - Security Screening Delays and Chinese Espionage Allegations, with Lev Abramovich
Lev Abramovich is a Canadian immigration lawyer in Toronto. We discuss ongoing security screening delays at IRCC, particularly for Chinese and Iranian nationals, mandamus applications, the expanded de...
21 Maj 20241h 2min
