Our complimentary Keeping up with Citizenship & Immigration Law Zoom Series helps our members – in the form of monthly virtual roundtable discussions – to stay up to date with and discuss the latest developments, insights and practice tips in matters that affect all citizenship, immigration, and refugee lawyers, drawing on case law, rule changes, practice directions and evidence. The sessions are meant to be feature interactive discussion, with questions and answers, amongst all attending practitioners.
The series is a complimentary offering to OBA Citizenship & Immigration Law Section members. To participate and attend from the comfort of your office or home. A calendar invitation with zoom details will be sent out to registered members prior to each session.
Attending one of these sessions can count towards the annual substantive hours CPD requirement with your Law Society requirement under the “Study Group” category. However, please note that the OBA does not maintain attendance records for these sessions, and as such, you should maintain your own records to personally prove attendance and participation in each session.
Note: The below tentative schedule (including dates, topics, and hosts/speakers) is subject to change at any time.
Date |
Time |
Topic |
Host(s)/Speaker(s) |
Friday, October 27th |
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Tech & AI |
Josh Schachnow, Visto.ai
Amir Feizpour, Aggregate Intellect |
Tuesday, Janury 30th |
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Study Permit Applications & Understanding Study Permit Conditions and Student Work Authorizations |
Clinton Green |
Tuesday, February 27th |
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Refugee Law |
M. Max Chaudhary & Ali Esnaashari |
Tuesday, March 26th |
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Practical Insights on the Greater Toronto Enforcement Centre (“GTEC”) |
M. Max Chaudhary |
Tuesday, April 30th |
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Criminal Law Inadmissibility Applications |
Les Morley |
Tuesday, May 28th |
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Tips for the Sole Practitioner Immigration Lawyer |
Nina Sandhu & Zaynah Marani |
Monday, September 30th |
12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Artificial Intelligence for Immigration Law Practitioners |
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Tuesday, October 29th |
12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Roundtable Discussion: Business Immigration |
Sajjad Malik |
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