Has your Canadian Immigration Visa Been Refused?


Richard Kurland, Lawyer

Membre du Barreau du Québec

Member of the Legislation Society of British Columbia

 

Media:   Commentator on immigration coverage

Tv:

CTV Nationwide Information, CTV Newsnet, W5. investigative journalist groups, background on immigration issues, 1999 to current

CBC The Nationwide’, The Fifth Estate‘, CBC investigative journalist groups, background on immigration issues, 1998 to current

SRC Les Grands Nouvelles/Colombie Britannique1999 to current

International TV, OMNI TVChannel MFairchild TVcontributor, 2005 to current

SUN TVcommentator and background on immigration issues, April 2011 to 2014

Overseas: Fox TV, The Neil Covuto Present’, ‘The O’Reilly Hour’ New Zealand TVAdvisor to investigative journalist staff, October 2002

Newspapers:

The Globe and Mail: background on immigration issues, 2000 to current
The Nationwide Put up: background on immigration issues, 2000 to current

Canwest and PostMediabackground on immigration issues, 2001 to current

The Vancouver Solar: background on immigration issues, 1999 to current

The Province: Columnist-2005; background on immigration issues, 1999 to current

Toronto Solarbackground on immigration issues, 1999 to current

Toronto Starbackground on immigration issues, 1999 to current

Ming Paobackground on immigration issues, 1995 to current

Sing Taobackground on immigration issues, 2004 to current

World Journalbackground on immigration issues, 2005 to current

Wall Avenue Journalbackground on immigration issues, 2014 to current

South China Morning Put upbackground on immigration issues, 2014 to current

Bloombergbackground on immigration issues, 2014 to current

Radio and Movie:

The Corus Radio Community: visitor, 1999 to current
The Roy Inexperienced Present: visitor, 2010 to current

The Rutherford Present: visitor, 2003 to current

The Christie Clarke Present: visitor, 2007 to 2011
CBC/SRC Radio Canada: visitor, 2000 to current
Radio Canada Worldwide: visitor, 2007 to current
Nationwide Movie Board of Canadabackground on immigration issues, 1998-2002

The Canadian Bar Affiliation – Nationwide Immigration and Citizenship Part

Nationwide Govt, Life Member2000 to current

Previous Nationwide Chair: 1999-2000

Nationwide Chair: 1998-1999

Nationwide Vice-Chair: 1997-1998

Nationwide Treasurer: 1996-1997

Nationwide Secretary: 1995-1996

Lectures:

Canadian Bar Affiliation, Nationwide and Regional Persevering with Authorized Training: 1994-2012 Vancouver, Banff, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal

L’Affiliation Québécoise des Avocats et Avocates en Droit de l’Immigration: Convention Lecturer, “Future Instructions of Immigration Legislation and Coverage”, Montreal, October 2011

Persevering with Authorized Training Society of British Columbia: “Working Your Manner into Canada”, September 2011 

IMEDAConvention Lecturer, 2013 to current

Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants: Convention Lecturer, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal

Canadian Migration Institute: Nationwide Convention: 2008-2011 Toronto

Persevering with Authorized Training Society of British Columbia: “Selling Consent in Canadian Immigration Litigation”, December 2002 

Canadian Institute: Co-Chair, “Hiring Overseas Staff” Calgary, September 2007

Tutorial:

College of British Columbia:  Immigration Program Teacher, 2007-2008

College of British Columbia/Seneca School: Immigration Program Teacher, 1997 to 2007

 

Home of Commons, Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, knowledgeable witness, 1994 to current

Senate of CanadaSocial Affairs Committeeknowledgeable witness on immigration issues, 1994 to current

U.S. Division of Justiceregistered lobbyist for the Authorities of Zambia, 1998-1999 

Senate of Canada,  August-December 1995 (particular case)

Barreau du Québec, Co-chair of the delegation of judges and attorneys to Folks’s Republic of China, 1993

 

Publications:
Lexbase, Editor-in-Chief: 1989 to current. Lexbase is a month-to-month publication offering present immigration coverage and apply data, with annotations of Federal Courtroom of Canada choices in immigration and citizenship circumstances rendered in the course of the earlier 30 days. Lexbase is obtained by Canadian immigration practitioners; Division of Citizenship and Immigration; Canada Border Providers Company; Provincial immigration authorities; Immigration and Refugee Board; Workplace of the Auditor Normal of Canada; Canadian media; and senior personnel at Canadian embassies.

Home of Commons Standing Committee on Immigration and Citizenship:  Immigration Utility Backlogs-Motion Plan for Sooner Immigration“, October 20, 2011

Barreau du Québec: Immigration Legislation and the Web 1998 (Chapter solely)

Carswell Authorized Publications: Quebec Immigration, 1998 (Chapter solely)
Carswell Authorized Publications: Selections Rendered by the Immigration Attraction Board (1988)
Company Securities Regulation Evaluation: The Quebec Enterprise Immigration Program (1984)

Group Work:
Canadian Jewish Congress (Pacific Area): Vice-Chair, 2003-2015 
Canadian Human Rights Basis (Board of Administrators)
: 1995-1997
L’AQAADI (Quebec Immigration Legal professionals Affiliation): Vice-President 1993-1995

American Immigration Legal professionals Affiliation: 1999-2014

Interest: “Holding Ottawa Sincere

Entry to Data requests – a high quantity requestor in Canada, yearly

Training:  McGill College, Montreal

Bachelor of Civil Legislation (LLB)
Bachelor of Frequent Legislation (BCL)
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science/Economics/Industrial Relations) (BA)



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