Seminar ID

IBC-2017-12-12

Date and time

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 09:30 PDT see it in calendar

Attendance

• recording

Languages

• in English

CPD hours

Venue

British Columbia Institute of Technology555 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 3H6

Capacity: 50

Description

Medical inadmissibility (Giomny H. Ruiz)

• Legislation
• Excessive demand
• Danger to public
• Exemptions
• Legal challenges
• Latest development
• Preparing for a refusal
• Ethical considerations
o Assessment and asking the right questions
o Managing client’s expectations
o Competence and qualifications – co-counsel, mentor

Business immigration in Canada (Ji Young Jang, AURAY Capital

International Trade Agreements (Steven Meurrens)

• NAFTA
o Tentative – negotiations
o Business visitors
o Professionals
o Intra company transfers
o Limitations - restrictions
• CETA
o Categories
o Differences between CETA and other Trade Agreements
o Limitations - restrictions
• GATS
o Categories
o Differences between CETA and other Trade Agreements
o Limitations - restrictions

Mini Crystal ball (Richard Kurland)

• Analysis of the Minister’s response to CIMM report
• Expected actions in the next year
• Recommended changes to the current regulatory regime

Lexbase and ATIP (Richard Kurland)

• The role of Lexbase in our practice
• How to use Lexbase
• How to obtain information from the government – tips and advice

Roundtable (Richard Kurland, Steven Meurrens, Giomny H. Ruiz, Sylvie Bertrand)

Discussion about the role of immigration consultants in the immigration system, improving reputation and working side-by-side with lawyers