Law360 Canada

SCC applies Vavilov standard of review framework; overturns FCA on immigration inadmissibility

Winning counsel (l-r) Aidan Campbell, Erica Olmstead, and Molly Joeck of Vancouver’s Edelmann & Company

Co-counsel (l-r) Aidan Campbell, Erica Olmstead, and Molly Joeck of Vancouver’s Edelmann & Co argued at the Supreme Court of Canada last November that, under the ‘security grounds’ provision in s. 34(1)(e) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, non-citizens can be found inadmissible to Canada only if they engage in acts of violence with a nexus to national security or the security of Canada.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 @ 5:15 PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 @ 5:49 PM

Applying the Vavilov standard of review framework, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled 8-0 that non-citizens can be found inadmissible to Canada and deported under the s. 34(1)(e) “security grounds” provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) only if the non-citizen’s alleged violent conduct had a nexus to national security or the security of Canada. ... [read more]

Feds announce ‘Voluntary Code of Conduct’ for AI development, management effective immediately Francois-Philippe Champagne

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 @ 4:23 PM

The federal government has announced Canada’s “Voluntary Code of Conduct on the Responsible Development and Management of Advanced Generative AI Systems,” effective immediately. ... [read more]

Canada to invite agriculture, agri-food workers to apply for permanent residence Marc Miller

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 @ 4:14 PM

Canada is set to invite agriculture and agri-food workers to apply for permanent residence as part of an effort to address labour shortages in the sector, according to a release by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). ... [read more]

OBA launches peer support network for lawyers with disabilities Kelly McDermott, president of the Ontario Bar Association.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 @ 11:20 AM

The Peer Support Network for Lawyers Living with Disabilities sits high on the mandate of OBA president Kelly McDermott, who has multiple sclerosis. Given that, the new network is also a personal accomplishment for McDermott, who received calls from lawyers across the province after she began sharing stories about her struggles with MS. ... [read more]

Quebec court ruling ‘important step forward’ for labour rights, lawyer says Jean Francois Raymond

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 @ 1:45 PM

A Quebec Superior Court decision that deemed unconstitutional a provincial law which banned police officers from wearing non-regulation uniforms while on duty may represent a significant advance for labour because it recognizes the right to modify uniforms as an “associational activity” that could be protected by the Canadian Charter, according to legal pundits. ... [read more]

Class-action lawsuits filed against medication manufacturers in B.C., Quebec

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 @ 1:39 PM

Slater Vecchio LLP, a B.C. firm, has filed a class-action lawsuit in British Columbia against “manufacturers and retail sellers of over-the-counter oral medications containing phenylephrine.” ... [read more]

Ontario Court of Appeal rules trial judge erred with after-the-fact conduct evidence

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 @ 12:54 PM

Ruling that the “trial judge erred by failing to provide a proper instruction concerning the use of after-the-fact conduct evidence,” the Court of Appeal of Ontario overturned the second-degree murder conviction of a man who stabbed his roommate to death at a party in 2016, and it ordered a new trial. ... [read more]