Detention Reviews and Removal Appeals Training

Legal Aid Alberta is pleased to announce that we will be running an immigration training session on Detention Reviews and Removal Appeals on October 4, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This will be a virtual event with guest speakers from the CBSA,  Immigration Division and Appeals Division. This session is open to roster and staff lawyers.

Registration is closed. A recording of the session will be made available online several days after the training.

Agenda

Time

9 – 9:15 a.m.

Topic

Welcome, Land Acknowledgement, Opening Remarks

Speakers

Andrea Doyle, Legal Aid Alberta
Danny Lynn, Legal Aid Alberta
John Panusa, President & CEO, Legal Aid Alberta

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.

Detention Reviews Basics – What you Need to Know

Juliette Ukpabi, Legal Aid Alberta

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.

Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

Views from the Immigration and Refugee Board and Canada Border Services Agency

• Legal Advisor Marco Gaetani of Legal Services
• Member Warren Puddicombe of Immigration Division
• Manager Curtis Barry and Senior Hearings Officer Mandeep Randhawa of CBSA Intelligence and Enforcement

11:45 a.m. – 12 p.m

Detention Review Duty Counsel Billing

Aileen Lovely, Legal Aid Alberta

12 – 12:30 p.m.

Lunch Break

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Removal Appeals Basics – What you Need to Know

Ruth Williams, Legal Aid Alberta

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.

Wellness Break

1:45 – 3:30 p.m.

Views from the Immigration and Refugee Board and Canada Border Services Agency

• Legal Advisor Marco Gaetani of Legal Services
• Member Daniel Tucci of Immigration Appeal Division
• Manager Curtis Barry and Senior Hearings Officer Mandeep Randhawa of CBSA Intelligence and Enforcement

3:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Andrea Doyle, Legal Aid Alberta