Friday, March 04, 2005
Immigration Conference
Today I got to go to an Immigration Conference. Aside from seeing old friends and professors, there were some great speakers, including:
- someone from Casa Vive, the Immigration Support Centre in Buffalo New York, which provides services to refugees, explaining how crappy it is for people who are sent back to the US (failed refugee claimants) ... basically they get deported back to their own countries...
- someone from Canada Immigration Centre who was explaining that they aren't happy with the 3 year processing time for sponsorship applications (for spouses and dependents) under Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds (sheesh)
- someone from HRDC (Human Resource Development Canada) who deals with work permit applications for foreign workers - giving tips on how "NOT" to put in your applications...
- a guy who has worked on the sponsorship of same-sex partners (very cool)
- a woman who has done tons of federal court appeal work...
lots of fun and knowledge was had by all!
- someone from Casa Vive, the Immigration Support Centre in Buffalo New York, which provides services to refugees, explaining how crappy it is for people who are sent back to the US (failed refugee claimants) ... basically they get deported back to their own countries...
- someone from Canada Immigration Centre who was explaining that they aren't happy with the 3 year processing time for sponsorship applications (for spouses and dependents) under Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds (sheesh)
- someone from HRDC (Human Resource Development Canada) who deals with work permit applications for foreign workers - giving tips on how "NOT" to put in your applications...
- a guy who has worked on the sponsorship of same-sex partners (very cool)
- a woman who has done tons of federal court appeal work...
lots of fun and knowledge was had by all!
