Welcoming Sadaf to the firm
We are thrilled to announce that Sadaf Kashfi has joined the firm as our newest lawyer. Sadaf's legal background includes Canadian criminal law and US immigration law. Welcome Sadaf!
Kinbrace board member
Randall Cohn is continuing to demonstrate his passion for assisting refugees as a new board member at Kinbrace.
Job posting – legal assistant
The legal assistant tasks include Immigration -Preparing, indexing and filing documents for disclosure in accordance with all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board, Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court rules; -Drafting correspondences including faxes, emails, and letters to various government agencies; -Completing immigration forms, cross-referencing for accuracy; -Performing cursory country conditions [...]
Immigration Detention in an age of COVID-19
Efrat Arabel, associate professor at the Allard School of Law and Molly Joeck PhD student and lawyer at Edelmann & Co. are giving an online talk about Immigration detention in an age of COVID-19. The talk is on Thursday, October 22, 2020 from 12:45 - 1:45 pm (Pacific Daylight Time). To register, click here Abstract [...]
We are happy to welcome Hans Hwang to our team
Hans joined Edelmann and Co. in 2020 and currently practices Canadian Immigration and Refugee Law. He particularly enjoys immigration litigations and appeals. He obtained his law degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington, Indiana and Master of Arts in Criminology from Simon Fraser University. Hans is licensed to practice in the District [...]
The Best Lawyer in Canada Award
Will Tao has been selected by his peers to be included in the 15th Edition of The Best Lawyers ™ in Canada.
Special Advisor to CBIE
Will Tao has been appointed as Special Advisor to the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE)’s national Immigration Advisory Committee (IAC).
Lawyer position – immediate opening
We are a progressive law firm located in downtown Vancouver specialized in refugee, immigration, and criminal law. The successful candidate will be responsible for the conduct of a wide variety of client files in a friendly and supportive environment. Experience and Qualifications: -Demonstrated interest in human rights and social justice -J.D. or LL.B. degree and [...]
CARL – presentation
Erica Olmstead and Erin C. Roth presented at an online conference to the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers on 30 July 2020. They spoke about inadmissibility for organized criminality under section 37(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
English Classes for Refugee Claimants
MOSAIC is offering online English Conversation Circles for Refugee Claimants. Classes are Wednesdays from 5:00 – 6:00 pm from April 29 to June 3, 2020, and these online sessions will be hosted on Zoom (available on phone or computer). Clients can register and get the link to join the Zoom sessions by emailing Parisa at [...]