Presentation at LSS conference
On May 5, 2017 Erica Olmstead presented on Refugees and the law at a Legal Services Society conference put on for community workers in the lower-mainland.
Radio Canada – interview in French
Une enquête remontant à 2012 a permis de démanteler une vaste fraude à l'immigration au Canada. Trois anciennes employées d'une agence spécialisée dans en immigration ont écopé de peines allant jusqu'à 18 mois de prison et de lourdes amendes pour leur rôle dans des fraudes destinées à faciliter l'obtention du statut de résident permanent au [...]
Borderlines Episode 15: Gordon Maynard on New Can Consulting and the Biggest Immigration Fraud in Vancouver History
In this 15th Borderlines podcast episode we discuss the biggest immigration scam in Vancouver’s history, which is still unfolding.
Supreme Court of Canada – leave granted
Erica Olmstead and Peter Edelmann have just been granted leave to appear at the SCC on Wing Wha Wong v. Her Majesty The Queen. They aim to clarify what the test is to withdraw a guilty plea i.e. whether or not understanding collateral immigration consequences renders the plea invalid.
CBC Radio B.C. Almanac
Peter Edelmann was a guest on this open-line show this morning discussing the current refugee situation of British Columbia.
Radio Canada – Phare ouest
Peter spoke about the current refugee situation in BC on the French language Radio Canada's morning show Phare ouest: Le nombre de demandeurs d'asile est même plus élevé en Colombie-Britannique qu'au Manitoba, où les réfugiés ont attiré l'attention de médias, de l'ONU, d'Amnistie internationale et de la classe politique. La journaliste Caroline Morneau s'est entretenue [...]
CBC Early Edition
Peter Edelmann was on the Early Edition with Rick Cluff this morning regarding Canada's refugee process.
Borderlines Podcast: Episode 14 LGBTQ asylum claims
In this fourteenth Borderline episode we discuss how to overcome systemic barriers in LGBTQ asylum claims. Much of this episode is dedicated to establishing how LGBTQ asylum claimants must prove their sexual identity during their refugee claim. How does someone from a country where being gay is illegal and who has been a closeted homosexual [...]
Appearing as a witness before the Committee on Public Safety
Peter Edelmann will be appearing, as an executive member of Canadian Bar Association, before the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU) on February 13, 2017. The topic is Canada's National Security Framework.
Presenting at IRSA Winter Benefit Gala
Peter Edelmann will be presenting at the International Relations Students' Association (IRSA)'s Winter Benefit Gala We are in Solidarity: Bearing witness to exile, we live with refugee claimants on Saturday, February 11, 2017. Tickets are available here.