20:20 A VISION FOR LAWYER EXPERTISE DURING A PANDEMIC AND BEYOND

Presented by the CBA Immigration Law Section

DAY 3 – FRIDAY, JUNE 5 2020 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM ET

11:30 am – 11:40 am
Presentation of The CBA Immigration Law Section Founders’ Award

Recipient: Will Tao, Edelmann & Co Law Offices (Vancouver, BC)

Presenter: Kyle Hyndman, CBA Immigration Law Section Secretary

11:40 am – 1:00 pm
Spouse or CL Partner Sponsorship

This session is built on a “how to” model, where speakers will address best practices in preparing a strong sponsorship application, especially in unusual or more complicated circumstances, including implications of COVID-19.

This session will address:
- Strategic and complete fact assessment during your initial consultation
- Separations
- Common law / Conjugal partners case strategies
- Case law analysis, Genuineness
- IRCC Covid business resumption plans for spousal sponsorships
- Proxy Marriages
- Pilot Project re: s.117(9)
- IRB Initiatives in a Covid environment
- Best practice tips for practitioners

Speakers:
Robert Israel Blanshay, Blanshay Law (Toronto, ON)
Suzanne Gilbert, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Toronto, ON)
Dorna Rahmanian, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (Ottawa, ON)
Joel Rubinoff, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Vancouver, BC)

Moderator & Speaker:
Sofia Mirza, Fillmore Riley LLP (Winnipeg, MB)