Mikal Skuterud is a Professor at the University of Waterloo.
We discuss the impact of immigration on housing prices, foreign workers, lumping Francophone migration objectives under economic immigration, international graduates facing barriers to immigrating and more.
Canada’s Federal Court is conducting a review of its rules. We discuss some of the proposals, which include letting consultants do judicial review, an upcomming pilot project to simplify judicial reviews, whether filing fees should be increased, ways to reduce the number of judicial reviews, and more.
Cheryl Robinson is an immigration lawyer in Ontario.
Frances Mahon is a criminal defense lawyer in Vancouver at Pender Litigation.
Connie Campbell is an immigration lawyer at Edelmann & Co.
We discuss the law of prostitution / sex worker in Canada in the criminal context, restrictions on foreign nationals finding employment in industries such as massage parlours and strip clubs and whether foreign nationals can set up Only Fans accounts.
Lev Abramovich is a Canadian immigration lawyer in Toronto.
We discuss ongoing security screening delays at IRCC, particularly for Chinese and Iranian nationals, mandamus applications, the expanded definition of espionage in Canadian immigration law, and how recently legislation to combat foreign interference in Canada may further hinder access to justice.
Previous episodes discussing this growing issue include Episode #85 and Episode #96.