Immigration
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April 03, 2025
Carney announces 25 per cent retaliatory tariff on U.S. autos
Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to fight U.S. tariffs on all fronts, including in the courts and with a new 25 per cent tariff on U.S.-made automobiles in direct response to a 25 per cent U.S. tariff on Canadian vehicles that went into effect at midnight on April 3.
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April 03, 2025
Sexual assault and IPV survivors sue Ottawa, argue Jordan fallout violates their s. 7 Charter rights
Fourteen sexual assault and intimate partner violence survivors have sued Ottawa for $15 million in Charter damages and systemic remedies for the federal government’s alleged unjustified breach of their Charter s. 7 right to fundamental justice by not responding effectively to R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27 and its fallout.
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April 03, 2025
Trends in global Citizenship by Investment programs: Quality control and program integrity
Another challenge facing the Start-Up Visa (SUV) program is ensuring that the businesses it attracts are genuinely viable and contribute meaningfully to Canada’s economy.
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April 03, 2025
Canada’s immigration reset: Why cutting numbers isn’t the answer
In the latest chapter of Canada’s evolving immigration story, political debate is heating up. With the next federal election looming, all eyes are on how each party plans to shape immigration in the face of economic uncertainty, housing crises and shifting demographics. One thing is clear: reducing immigration isn’t as straightforward — or as wise — as it may seem.
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April 02, 2025
Canadian Judicial Council weighs in on what not to say from the bench
A trial judge who vented his frustrations in court during “a particularly bad day” has been rebuked by the federal judicial council for disrespectful and hurtful comments he made from the bench that publicly belittled and humiliated a litigant.
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April 02, 2025
When and why you need a work authorization/visa to coach sports
Many work-authorized athletes in the United States wish to supplement their income and/or their resumé by coaching — including coaching at camps, with local professional prep leagues or even at local high schools or colleges. However, most professional athletes in the United States who are work-authorized to play for a team are only work-authorized for their one employer, creating a potentially dangerous situation for the athlete, as they might be violating their authorized status if they work as a coach for anyone else.
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April 01, 2025
CJC finds little judicial misconduct as public makes 985 complaints against federal judges in 2024
The Canadian Judicial Council rejected all but three judicial misconduct complaints it decided in 2024, a year that also saw 985 complaints to the disciplinary body for Canada’s 1,224 federally appointed trial and appellate judges.
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March 31, 2025
Judicial Council dismisses Barreau’s complaint; no sanction for sentencing judge’s ethical lapse
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC) has dismissed a complaint from the Barreau du Québec against a sentencing judge who failed to meet judicial ethical standards in expressing from the bench his personal “disgust and contempt” for an offender and his crime.
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March 31, 2025
Trends in global Citizenship by Investment programs: Evolution of the Start-Up Visa
The Start-Up Visa (SUV) program was introduced as a pilot initiative aimed at attracting foreign entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas that could contribute to Canada’s economic landscape. Launched in 2013, the program was designed to bridge the gap between immigration policy and economic growth by fostering a dynamic ecosystem where skilled entrepreneurs could establish and scale businesses in Canada.
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March 28, 2025
Release of O’Connor report is a good start, but there’s a long way to go to | Anita Szigeti
Seventy thousand legal professionals governed by the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) were surprised to hear that the society had finally decided to release the report of Dennis O’Connor examining the raise their CEO got without convocation’s approval last summer.