Constitutional clash brewing as Ottawa targets immigration bar with up to $1.5 million in admin penalties
Barbara Jo Caruso of Toronto’s Corporate Immigration Law Firm, and co-president of the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association, said the rationale for including immigration lawyers in the AMP regime is premised on the assumption that they are a significant contributor to clients’ misrepresentations to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada but “there's really no evidence of that.”
Thursday, April 10, 2025 @ 4:54 PM
Last Updated: Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 12:19 PM
Bar organizations are warning Ottawa that a new administrative monetary penalty regime to be applied to legal professionals — featuring penalties of up to $1.5 million for immigration and refugee lawyers determined by federal officials to have participated in clients’ misrepresentations — will be constitutionally challenged if lawyers are not exempted from the proposed regulations, which are expected to come into force later this year. ... [read more]
B.C. to accept 1,100 new provincial nomination applications in 2025, prioritize doctors, nurses
Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 5:24 PM
British Columbia will accept only 1,100 new applications as part of an update to its provincial nominee program after its federal allocation for the program for 2025 was halved to 4,000 from 8,000 in 2024. ... [read more]
Ontario Court of Appeal upholds 1957 contract at issue in Enbridge gas pipeline dispute
Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 5:21 PM
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a finding that a 1957 franchise agreement, which requires a gas supplier to obtain approval from the County of Essex for the relocation or replacement of pipelines, does not violate the rule against perpetuities. ... [read more]
Federal Court strikes veteran’s proposed class action over alleged health effects of mould on ship
Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 5:01 PM
The Federal Court has allowed a motion by Canada to strike a statement of claim in a proposed class action against the Canadian Armed Forces in a case where a veteran developed illness and injury due to mould on a ship. ... [read more]
B.C. benchers deal with confidentiality issues, alternative discipline process at April meeting
Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 3:09 PM
Law Society of British Columbia benchers have codified confidentiality rules for practice advisers while making its three-year alternative discipline process (ADP) pilot a permanent program. ... [read more]
