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The following PDF is the Instructor’s Guide and Participant’s Guide for processing permanent residence applications.

Aditya Mohan is the founder of Robometrics, a company at the forefront of the intersection of artificial intelligence and human emotions like empahty. We discuss the increasing use of artificial intelligence in Canadian immigration legislation, its benefits, and ways to increase transparency and oversight.   Borderlines · #64 – Artificial Intelligence Deciding Visa Applications, Part … Read More

A discussion about the increasing use of artificial intelligence to decide immigration applications. Mario Bellissimo is a Canadian immigration lawyer in Toronto, and the former past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Immigration Law Section.   Borderlines · #63 – Artificial Intelligence Deciding Visa Applications, with Mario Bellissimo 4:00 How imprecise wording in the … Read More

Carl Brault worked for almost twenty years at the Canada Border Services Agency. His roles included Border Services Officer, Intelligence Analyst and Inland Enforcement Officer. He currently provides consultation services to authorized immigration representatives and can be reached at cb-advisingservices@outlook.com. Borderlines · #62 – Tips from a Former CBSA Inland Enforcement Officer, with Carl Brault 3:00 … Read More

Sarah Runyon is a criminal defense lawyer on Vancouver Island. Borderlines · #61 – What Constitutes Sexual Assault in Canada, with Sarah Runyon 3:00 What is sexual assault? 5:30 Is all sex between an employer and employee deemed to be non consensual? 6:00 Why was sexual assault separated from general assault? Is rape a distinct … Read More

Cristina Guida is a senior associate lawyer with Green and Spiegel LLP in Toronto. Borderlines · #59 – Authorization to Work Without a Work Permit, with Cristina Guida We discuss authorization to work in Canada without a work permit, including business visitors, students, perfroming artists, maintained status, the global skills strategy and other categories. We … Read More

A discussion of the 2021 immigration platforms of the Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats, Greens, Bloc Quebecois and the People’s Party of Canada. Chantal Desloges is the Founder and Senior Partner of Desloges Law Group.   Borderlines · #60 – Where Canada's Political Parties Stand on Immigration in 2021, with Chantal Desloges

Marina Sedai is an immigration lawyer and the past National Chair of the Canadian Bar Association Immigration Section, a role that she served in from 2018 – 2019, and is also a past provincial char of the CBABC Immigration Law Section.   Borderlines · #58 – Myths About Canadian Immigration Law, with Marina Sedai We … Read More

We discuss how mandamus applications work. Adrienne Smith is a Partner at Battista Smith Migration Law Group.   Borderlines · #57 – Mandamus Applications, with Adrienne Smith 2:00 Does filing mandamus applications annoy Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada? 5:30 Has there been a change in the frequency with which mandamus applications are considered? 13:30 During … Read More

We discuss issues involving the deportation of long term permanent residents for criminality. Michael Greene, Q.C. is an immigration lawyer in Calgary. He served as the National Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Citizenship & Immigration Section in 2000-2001. He is representing Jaskirat Singh Sidhu in his immigration and deportation matters. Borderlines · #56 – … Read More