Seminar ID

IBC-2013-01-30

Date and time

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 14:00 PDT see it in calendar

Attendance

Languages

• in English

CPD hours

Venue

Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Salon B580 West Hastings St.
Vancouver
V6B 1L6

Capacity: 50

Description

IMMIGRATION ESSENTIALS I + II

A full-day, educational event chaired by
Catherine Sas, Q.C. (Miller Thomson LLP)

Morning: Sessions 1 & 2

Federal Skilled Worker Program Update: 'A whole new game'

Presenter: Victor Ing (Miller Thomson LLP)

Learn about the latest changes to Canada's cornerstone immigration program including:

• the revised points calculations
• the occupational categories
• language proficiency requirements
• new age brackets
• skilled trade class
• foreign credentials assessment

Misrepresentation: 'Your mother was right, honesty is the best policy'

Presenter: Peter Larlee (Larlee Rosenberg)                                                      Presenter: Gregory Zuck, Hearings Officer, Inland Enforcement (Canada Border Services Agency)                                                                                                Presenter: Andrew Osborne, RCIC, former CIC and CBSA Senior Immigration Officer

Learn about the latest issues concerning misrepresentation and how to advise your clients.

• conducting thorough client interviews - ask the right questions
• addressing errors, omissions and falsehoods in previous applications
• issues at the Port of Entry
• ethical issues for practitioners

Afternoon: Sessions 3 & 4

Spousal sponsorship: Preparing a successful application

Presenter: Catherine Sas, Q.C. (Miller Thomson LLP)

Using real case studies and fact patterns learn a common sense approach to preparing successful spousal, common-law and conjugal partnership sponsorship applications.

• interviewing your clients to gather information - what you need to know
• compiling evidence of a genuine relationship - how much is too much
• putting the pieces together - what a decision maker needs to see
• will correct preparation equal faster application processing times
• interview coaching - getting your clients ready for tough questions
• advising clients in Canada - choosing between In Canada Class or Overseas processing

Anatomy of an IAD Sponsorship Appeal

Presenters: Laura Best (Embarkation Law Group) & Alex Ning, RCIC

Practical, step-by-step guidance to thoroughly prepare for an IAD Sponsorship Appeal from the moment of refusal to walking into a hearing

• IAD rules
• Rules of evidence
• Representation and advocacy
• ADR or hearing
• Identify ethical issues