Article in The Vancouver Star about judge in Huawei case
Peter Edelmann was interviewed by The Star about the judge not being swayed by huge international pressure in the Huawei case.
CBA re: Cannabis Act
Peter Edelmann is presenting at the Canadian Bar Association's Immigration section meeting about the Cannabis Act in the immigration context. The meeting is on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 12:00pm (Pacific Time).
UBC Law – Refugee law class and CARL student section
Three of our lawyers are heading to the University of British Columbia on November 6, 2018. Peter Edelmann is presenting to the UBC Law's Refugee law class. Erica Olmstead, Molly Joeck and Peter Edelmann will be presenting at the UBC chapter of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) about detention and habeas corpus in [...]
Intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in the Chhina case
(From the Canadian Counsel for Refugees Media release) Supreme Court case gives opportunity to protect non-citizens’ right to challenge unlawful detention The Canadian Council for Refugees is intervening in the Chhina case addressing immigration detention, which will be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada today. The CCR is arguing that immigration detainees should be [...]
Conférence de l’AQAADI à Montréal
Lors de la conférence de l'Association québécoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l'immigration (AQAADI), Peter Edelmann fera une présentation sur l'intersectionnalité entre le droit criminel et le droit de l'immigration. La discussion sera sur les arrêts Tran c. Canada 2017 SCS 50 and Wong de la Cour suprême du Canada. La conférence se [...]
Will Tao speaks to the Star about temporary foreign workers
Will Tao was interviewed for an article that appeared in The Vancouver Star about temporary foreign workers.
CBA re: criminal inadmissibility
Peter Edelmann is one of the speakers at the Criminal Justice Vancouver section meeting of the Canadian Bar Association on October 24, 2018. The topic of the meeting is Collateral Consequences and the Criminal Law: Immigration, Professional Discipline, Criminal Records and Civil Forfeiture.
Legal Assistant – job posting
A progressive, reputable criminal and immigration law firm seeks enthusiastic self-starter full time legal assistant. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting two lawyers and keeping track of the ongoing status of their files at various government agencies. The legal assistant tasks include Immigration -Preparing, indexing and filing documents for disclosure in accordance [...]
Receptionist – job posting
Duties include: -Answering phones, directing calls -Greeting clients -Booking meetings, scheduling interpreters and managing the office calendar -General scanning and filing. -Data-entry, including processing payments -Preparing court materials (printing, binding, punching) -Making regular trips to the post-office (~1 block away) -Ordering supplies -Basic office cleaning -Other basic office tasks, as required. Skills required: -Ability [...]
Saudi students and asylum claims -CBC article
Peter Edelmann was interviewed by CBC for their article Saudi students file for asylum in Canada as deadline to return home passes.