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CARL'S 2024 SPRING CONFERENCE
Vancouver - Toronto - Ottawa - Montreal - Halifax
Date: 3 May 2024
Start: 7:30am (PDT) / 8:30 AM (MDT) / 10:30am (EDT) / 11:30 am (ADT)End:
1:45 pm (PDT) / 2:45 pm (MDT) / 4:45pm (EDT) / 5:45 pm (ADT)
Conference agenda:
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TOPIC
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7:30-8:00 (PDT)
8:30 – 9:00 (MDT)
10:30-11:00 (EDT)
11:30-12:00 (ADT)
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Light breakfast
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8:00 – 8:10 (PDT)
9:00 – 9:10 (MDT)
11:00-11:10 (EDT)
12:00-12:10 (ADT)
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Opening remarks
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8:10 – 8:30 (PDT)
9:10 – 9:30 (MDT)
11:10-11:30 (EDT)
12:10-12:30 (ADT)
| Review of Mason and Weldemariam decisions from the SCC and FCA
| Jacqueline Swaisland
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8:30 – 9:30 (PDT)
9:30 – 10:30 (MDT)
11:30-12:30 (EDT)
12:30-1:30 (ADT)
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Evidence and Credibility in HCs and PRRAs.
Review of case-law on admissible evidence
for PRRAs (and to a lesser extent in HCs)
- Presenting HCs and PRRAs arguments with
little corroborative evidence on applicants’
personal experiences, particularly SOGIESC
and IPV cases
- Case-law on right to credibility interview and
veiled credibility findings
- Strategies on arguing probative weight to
evidence
| Anna Kuranicheva and Rekha McNutt
Moderator: Jouman El-Asmar
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5 minute break
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9:35-10:35 (PDT)
10:35 – 11:35 (MDT)
12:35-1:35 (EDT)
1:35-2:35 (ADT)
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Equipping counsel for subsequent litigation:
Laying the right foundation for future
litigation
- Identifying potential charter issues in a pre-
FC proceeding (irb/ircc/cbsa)
- General evidence to consider
- Who to turn to for assistance in building
record
- Objections and getting issues on record
| Barbara Jackman
Moderator: Coline Bellefleur
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10:35-11:30 (PDT)
11:35 – 12:30 (MDT)
1:35-2:30 (EDT)
2:35-3:30 (ADT)
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LUNCH
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11:30-12:30 (PDT)
12:30 – 1:30 (MDT)
2:30-3:30 (EDT)
3:30-4:30 (ADT)
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Updates on the border and refugee eligibility
- STCA, BIA PRRA, 14-day Rule
- Processing steps (AoC, eligibility interview,
BOC deadline, access to social assistance)
- Common scenarios
| Erin Simpson and Jen McIntyre
Moderator Stéphanie Valois
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5 minute break
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12:35-1:35 (PDT)
1:35 – 2:35 (MDT)
3:35-4:35 (EDT)
4:35-5:35 (ADT)
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AI and the Refugee Law Practice
- Approaches to incorporating AI into refugee
law practice
- Advantages and pitfalls, including as it
relates to rules of professional conduct
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Petra Molnar and Sean Rehaag
Moderator: Steven Blakey
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1:35-1:45 (PDT)
2:35 – 2:45 (MDT)
4:35-4:45 (EDT)
5:35-5:45 (ADT)
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Closing remarks
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In-person venues:
Vancouver
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Toronto
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Ottawa
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Montreal
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Halifax
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Simon Fraser University, 1520 Barrick Gold Lecture Room,
Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K3
| Campbell Conference Facility (CCF) at the Munk School
of Global Affairs & Public Policy
University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Pl Toronto ON M5S 3K7
| Carleton University
| TBD
| McInnes Cooper Tower, Purdy’s Wharf, 13th Floor,
Multipurpose Room, 1969 Upper Water St
Halifax NS B3J 3R7
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Note: Zoom access
will be available for those unable to attend in person.
Fees:
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Member
(early bird until 19 April)
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Member
(after 19 April)
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Non-member
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Lawyer
| $110
| $130
| $150
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Associate
| $80
| $100
| $120
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Articling Student
| $60
| $80
| $100
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NGOs/Academics
| $60
| $80
| $100
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Students
| $20
| $40
| $50
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*Please note that membership in CARL
is free for students
Should you need assistance with the fees, please contact membership@carl-acaadr.ca.
CPD Accreditation: TBA
PAYMENT:
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concerns please email membership@carl-acaadr.ca.
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membership@carl-acaadr.ca to receive details about your membership status.
REQUEST TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
Given the nature of material to be discussed, we respectfully ask
that government employees not attend this conference.
QUESTIONS:
Please contact membership@carl-acaadr.ca
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