Seminar ID
ION-2017-04-20A
Date and time
Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 09:00 EST see it in calendar
Attendance
- recording
Languages
- in English
CPD hours
2.5
, 3.5 CCIC
LSO 0.5 Professionalism
LSBC 3.5 CPD hours
Venue
Pace Law Firm300 The East Mall
Toronto
M9B 6B7
Capacity: 18
Description
Residency appeals at the IAD
1.
Understanding
the residency requirement: overview of the Act, the Regulations and the
Manuals
2.
What
do I do if my client is stuck outside Canada after a negative residence
finding? (15 mins)
3.
Reasons
for appeal
a.
Error
in fact or law
b.
H&C
considerations
c.
The
best interest of a child
4.
Preparing
for a residency obligation appeal before the Immigration Appeal Division
a.
Step
by step through the appeal process
b.
Preparing
pre-hearing disclosure
c.
Preparing
your client to testify
d.
Working
with Minister's Counsel and joint submissions
e.
Scenarios
– analysis and discussion
5.
Ethics
component: exploring questions related to the residency requirement
a. Is there a duty on your clients to
proactively disclose past violations of the residency requirement?
b. Is there a duty to disclose past
misrepresentations with respect to the residency obligation?
c.
What
do you do as counsel when you suspect that the evidence of physical presence is
not genuine?
d. Best practices for keeping records of
advice relating to the residency requirement.
Length
3.5 hours
Cost
regular fee - $ 90.00Presenters
Disclaimer
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