Six Reflections From My First Six Months of Practice
It is officially six months since I was called to the bar. These six months have gone by quite fast. From both a practice and personal perspective they have been eventful, thrilling, devastating, and...
View ArticleThe Resignation Letter: An Online Novel (Chapter 4: Maria’s First Day, Mo’s...
Mohamed woke up extra early on Boxing Day morning. It was not because he was in a rush to get to the mall to purchase the wool jacket for his wife that he could no longer afford. Boxing Day, a Saturday...
View ArticleCIW Post #3 – Not All Trade Agreements Treat Professionals the Same
We’re extending the CIW (Corporate Immigration Week) to the end of the month! R. 204(a), of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (“IRPR”) provide certain Professionals exemptions from...
View ArticleDon’t Shoot the Airline Company- CBSA’s IAPI is the other side of the eTA
There is no doubt that Canada’s electronic Travel Authorization (“eTA”) regime, set to go into full legal effect a little over a month from now, will be disruptive to the process of travelling to...
View ArticleNot-So Hidden Prejudice: Visa-Office Specific Document Requirements and...
Canada’s historic mistreatment of Chinese migrants through immigration policy and law, though under-appreciated, cannot be understated. It began with the introduction of the Chinese Head Tax in 1885....
View ArticleExpressly Challenging: A Numerical Analysis and Three Takeaways from IRCC’s...
On April 1, 2016, Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) released it’s Express Entry Year-End Report tracking the progress of its economic immigration management system, Express Entry,...
View ArticleThe Problem of Employer Reference Letters for Economic Immigration under...
The importance of employer reference letters in today’s economic immigration system cannot be understated. The current Express Entry process is largely applicant driven through self-declaration, up to...
View ArticleWhy Canada’s Electronic Travel Authorization Scheme Needs to Be Fixed By...
In an earlier post last year I predicted that the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA program) may end up being akin to “visas for the visa-exempt.” True to form, even with the leniency period having...
View ArticleFinally Back Online! – Piece on Use of Ethnic Instant Messaging
As I write new content and catch up on my forced hiatus (I was locked out of my own blog), I’d like to share a piece I wrote for FACLBC’s Mentorship Blog relating to the use of instant messaging,...
View ArticleCultural Exploration: From the Eyes of a Student
Hi there! My name is Katherine Akladios and I am a fourth year Religious Studies student at the University of British Columbia. I had the pleasure of meeting Will Tao at a Pre-Law career event last...
View ArticleAn Update When You Owe An Update – Summer 2017
VIB Readers: Without sounding like a broken record, the past few months have been busy with so much happening that unfortunately writing has taken an unfortunate backseat. You will not hear excuses...
View ArticleThe Little Things that Send Back Spousals – Advice Blog
The December 2016 changes to the spousal sponsorship process has (to-date) served as a double-edge sword. While applications for many have sped up, for others, the process has turned into a nightmare....
View ArticleLooking Back at Law School…. Five Things to Think About
I realize I am writing this piece on the coattails of two of my incredible mentors who have done so earlier this year. Yet, with so many individuals asking me and emailing me about their pending...
View ArticleA Fresh New Start – Edelmann and Co.
First week officially in the books. I look around at my office, out at Victory Square through one clear and one not so clear glass window (there’s a story behind this – for another day, no less), I...
View ArticleSlow Down My Friend (A Poem)
Slow down my friend I see that mind moving at a million miles an hour The chip on the shoulder – the connection to the strained brain Navigating both sun and rain, dark clouds lead to gaps in weather...
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