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Tamara Mosher Kuczer is the Founder & Principal Lawyer of Lighthouse Immigration Law Professional Corporation. She can be found on Twitter @ttrrmk.

  Deanna and Steve discuss some practice tips and resolutions for 2025, including going back to a world of online applications with the end of flagpoling, focusing on practice areas that one likes, using artifical intelligence, client interactions and getting out of one’s shell and embracing the broader community.

The following is an IMMRep Q&A about whether Mexican children whose parent are eligible for eTAs need TRVs if they are not independently eligible for eTAs.

  Ryan Rosenberg is a Partner at Larlee Rosenberg, and the creator of the website Trumpugees. We discuss options and factors to consider for Americans wanting to move to Canada.

  Shezan Muhammedi is an Acting Assistant Director at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and an Adjunct Research Professor at the University of Carleton. He is the author of Gifts from Amin – Ugandan Asian Refugees in Canada. In 1972, Ugandan dictator Idi Amin ordered the expulsion of nearly 80,000 Asians, predominantly of Indian descent, giving them just 90 days to leave the country. Many of these individuals, whose families had lived in Uganda for generations, were stripped of their assets and forced to flee. Canada, under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, was one of the countries that responded by welcoming approximately 7,000 Ugandan Asians. Meera Thakrar is a Partner at Larlee Rosenberg, Barristers & Solicitors. Her father was one of the Asian Ugandans expelled by Idi Amin. Shezan is continuing to collect the oral histories of Ugandan Asian expellees as part of a study. If you would like to share your story with him please contact ShezanMuhammedi@cunet.carleton.ca

According to its website, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA“) screens all visitors, immigrants and refugee claimants to keep Canada safe and secure. Inadmissible persons such as criminals or persons considered security risks are not allowed to enter or remain in Canada. The following PDF contains a detailed breakdown of how this works and efforts to reduce backlogs.

    Richard Mosley is a retired judge from the Federal Court of Canada, with a background and specialization there in national security cases. We discuss the path to becoming a judge specializing in national security, the unique physical environment of working on such cases, and the security provisions within Canadian immigration law. Other topics include delays in processing, abuse of authority, CSIS, mandamus applications, the art of decision writing, and the importance of diversity on the bench.

    Deanna and Steven discuss the most baffling rules and programs in Canada’s immigration system. We also answer multiple requests to comment on the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association recent statement that immigration consultants should be restricted to working for lawyers.

    A discussion of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration’s study titled Report 21 – Conditions for Growth: Reconsidering Closed Work Permits in the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC“) Employer Portal is a mandatory online tool for Canadian employers hiring foreign workers on closed work permits in the International Mobility Program (“IMP”). Purpose The portal is mandatory for employers hiring through LMIA-exempt streams, such as intra-company transferees, post-graduation work permit holders, or workers under free trade agreements like CUSMA. The portal is designed to require that employers submit offers of employment that are used to measure compliance under the IMP.  Employers must use the portal to: Submit an Offer of Employment: Employers provide details of the job, including wages, duties, and working conditions, ensuring they meet Canadian labor standards. Pay the Employer Compliance Fee: A non-refundable fee ($230 as of 2024) supports program compliance and enforcement. Demonstrate Compliance: Employers use the portal to prove they’ve met their obligations, such as maintaining working conditions and wages promised in the offer. Jurisprudence In De Silva v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 1798, the Department of Justice argued that when assessing work permit applications visa officers are required by program processing instructions to rely on the information contained in the portal, rather than weighing it against other information.  Justice McHaffie disagreed, noting that IRCC … Read More