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Presentation on Labour and Immigration
At the request of instructor Bill Mathieson in the School of Business, Alastair gave a presentation at BCIT in Vancouver on the intersection between labour laws and immigration, including LMIA...
View ArticleEnhanced Travel Document
The Manitoba government continues to provide “enhanced” documents that serve as alternatives to a Canadian Passport for crossing the border into the United States by land and/or water. In certain...
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Queen’s is #1
I am proud to see that my alma mater, Queen’s University, has been ranked #1 in Canada and #5 in the world, based on Times Higher Education 2021 Impact Rankings. I attended Queen’s University from 2005...
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Winnipeg – Smart City
The Intelligent Communities Forum (ICF) has, once again, recognized the skills and intelligence of the people of Winnipeg. We are a “smart city”. This comes as no surprise. Winnipeg has been heralded...
View ArticleCongrats Voters!
Canadians have, once again, elected a Minority Liberal government to represent their interests in Ottawa. The Members of Parliament who will be returning to govern are largely the same as those before,...
View ArticleSuccess: Justice for Minors
I want to share a story that started in 2011 that has (finally) come to conclusion. This is a story about housing law, criminal law, public interest law and poverty law. Unlike almost everything else...
View ArticleChatGPT: Canada is #2
Currently, ChatGPT is the free version of the AI system developed by OpenAI. By the time you read this post, it could be replaced by another version, or even that version may have also been replaced....
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Sponsor your Brother/Sister (UKR)
In 2005, I was a law student working at a legal aid clinic in Toronto. We served Spanish-speaking clients from all over the world. Just as at present, we were talking to people every day, trying to...
View ArticleCongratulations to Justice Mary Moreau
CIL was pleased to see the announcement that Justice Mary Moreau, a francophone judge in Alberta, will be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. This announcement underscores the importance of...
View ArticleTravel Warning: USA
We live in chaotic times. We do our best to provide legal guidance on the Canadian immigration system. We do not provide legal advice on US laws or regulations. There are many attorneys who are...
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