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.

This episode features Steven and deanna in discussion with Ryan Rosenberg — managing partner at Larlee Rosenberg (the firm where Steven is a partner). The subject of the discussion is Americans seeking to emigrate to Canada following the re-election of Donald Trump. The discussion covers cross-border travel, mobility provisions under the NAFTA (now CUSMA), and predictions for anticipated border crossing in the months preceding and following President Trump’s inauguration.

On this episode we discuss the recommendations section of the recent report from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration regarding “closed work permits and temporary foreign workers” (full report here). Our discussion also touches on the recently announced “Gender-based violence guiding principles and commitments” released by the Canada Border Services Agency.

The conversation focuses on the tension between these broad government directives — which respond (in part) to negative comments made by the United Nations Human Rights Council in their rather damning report on Canada’s temporary foreign worker program, and actual immigration policy as it is evolving in recent months. This brings us back to a general conversation about Canada’s plans to reduce permanent resident quotas in the upcoming year, and to deal with the numbers of temporary foreign workers and students who will find themselves unable to extend their status when their current permits expire.

Also referenced in the recording: this article from the CBC.