Blog Great news for post-graduate work permit holders in Canada! The federal government is getting creative to make up for the shortfall of new permanent residents due to the COVID-19…Ronald PoultonJanuary 11, 2021
Blog Tibetan Refugee In 1950 China invaded and annexed Tibet. It was a brutal and illegal act resulting in the displacement of thousands…Ronald PoultonJanuary 7, 2021
COVID-19 Who can travel to Canada? Canada’s Response to COVID-19 The Government of Canada announced travel restrictions in March of this year. These restrictions remain in place except for a new update published…Ronald PoultonJune 15, 2020
BlogVavilov Vavilov and Beyond! The New Grappling Game of Administrative Law (Part 5) As seen in the Canadian Lawyer Magazine: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/the-new-grappling-game-of-administrative-law/329639 In its landmark decision on the boundaries, reach and substance of the judicial…Ronald PoultonJune 10, 2020
BlogVavilov Vavilov and beyond! Correcting reasonableness (Part 4) Hold on to your hats, or your hair, at least. The Supreme Court of Canada has established, once and for…Ronald PoultonMarch 6, 2020
Blog Immigration Appeal Division and the Three Pronouncements of “I divorce you.” When is a divorce valid under Islamic or Sharia law? This is a perplexing question when confronting its validity under…Ronald PoultonJanuary 12, 2020
Blog Lonely Canadian Just Got Lonelier…thanks to the Federal Court of Appeal in Sendwa v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 2019 FCA 314. The “Lonely Canadian” class is a euphemism for a class of sponsors who, under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act,…Ronald PoultonJanuary 12, 2020
Blog Pay Heed to the Guidelines: the RAD on the Gender Guidelines and Survivors of Violence Justice must be both done and seen to be done. In a recent Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) decision, the decision-maker…Talia JoundiDecember 31, 2019
Blog One chance if by land, two if by sea for refugees Those arriving to Canada via the U.S. should have equal rights to refugee status, says immigration lawyer Ron Poulton …Ronald PoultonOctober 21, 2019
Blog Wine labelling ignites Israel-Palestine conflict in Federal Court A wine by any other name… other than; product of Israel. I can think of no better way to…Ronald PoultonSeptember 29, 2019