On July 24, 2018 Peter Edelmann appeared before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) as an expert witness to discuss the "Impact of Irregular Crossing of Canada's Southern Border" Here are Peter's opening remarks to the committee: Je vous remercie de l'invitation de comparaître de nouveau devant le comité. Je suis avocat [...]
On June 8, 2018, Peter Edelmann presented on this second day of The New Cannabis Landscape 2018 , a course hosted by the Continuing Education Society of British Columbia. From the link: The place of cannabis marijuana in the lives of Canadians will undergo a radical change with its legalization and entry into the mainstream. This [...]
Will made his first Mandarin-speaking television appearance on June 5, 2018 on the TalentVision show "Expert's Hour".
Will Tao was interviewed for an article that appeared in The Star - Vancouver about delays on residency applications.
The Canadian Bar Association - Immigration Law Section recognized Peter Edelmann's hard work and dedication with a Special Appreciation Award at the National Immigration Conference in Ottawa in April 2018.
Erica Olmstead helped organize the 2018 Vancouver International Humanitarian Law Conference being put on by the Red Cross on February 24th, 2018 . Anyone can register to attend and registration is free of charge.
Peter Edelmann was in Edmonton on February 2 and will be in Calgary on February 9 to present on the topics of Immigration Offences and Remedies in Canadian Criminal Law to Inadmissibility Under IRPA as part of the Legal Education Society of Alberta's program on the Intersection of Immigration and Criminal Law.
Peter Edelmann appeared on February 1st before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) to make submissions on behalf of the Canadian Bar Association on Bill C-59 "An Act respecting national security matters". Video and transcripts of the appearance will be posted here: http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/42-1/SECU/meeting-94/notice The written submissions of the [...]
On 3 February 2018, Erin Roth is presenting at a Round Table discussion on unaccompanied minors, hosted by the American Bar Association. This is an opportunity to share and discuss the differences in how unaccompanied minors are accommodated in Canada and the United States, particularly in respect to issues of immigration detention and refugee claims.
Jennifer Ellis is part of a panel about careers in refugee law put on by CARL - UBC (Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers - University of British Columbia chapter) .