A. Connie Campbell is a lawyer at Edelmann & Co.
We discuss inadmissibility for organized crime and answer a question about whether we think that law societies should screen lawyers for Islamophobia or anti-Palestinian sentiments.
Author: Steven Meurrens
#102 – What Being a Visa Officer Was Like, with Corey Clamp
Corey Clamp worked at Citizenship and Immigration Canada from 2003-2008. His roles included working as a Litigation Management Analyst in Ottawa, several supervisory roles at the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi and as a Senior Immigration Officer at the Canadian visa office in Ho Chi Minh City.
We discuss Corey’s immigration career, the importance of overseas offices, refusing applications, the importance of individual personalities in the visa processing process and things that Corey believes members of the public or applicants should understand about the role of visa officers.
We also answer a recent question about what our thoughts are regarding Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s 2023 Temporary Public Policy to bulk waive eligibility requirements to clear the temporary resident visa backlog, and the 19,000 refugee claims that resulted by the end of 2023.
#101 – Cancelling Mexican eTAs, Pepa and Anti-Semitism
Deanna and Steven discuss the partial visa reimposition on Mexican nationals, the cancellation of Mexican eTAs, IRCC procedures for cancelling visas in general and the Supreme Court granting leave in Pepa. We also answer a listener question, which is whether Canadian visa officials should screen prospective immigrants for antisemitism.
#100 – What Being a Judge is Like, with Peter Edelmann
Peter Edelmann was a co-founder of the Borderlines podcast and immigration lawyer who was appointed to the British Columbia Supreme Court in December, 2019.