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61896.03bReferencing the inadmissibility provisions in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and the policy guidelines of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, this paper presents a brief reference guide to inadmissibility on the grounds of health. The author examines the following questions: Who does the inadmissibility apply to? What are the elements of the inadmissibility? When can the issue of inadmissibility arise? What are the legal options to enter or remain – temporarily or permanently – if one’s client appears to be inadmissible? How can one be found to be inadmissible and what are the consequences? This paper was presented at the Immigration program in October 2013.
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61896.02This paper outlines some of the most significant, recent, and upcoming regulatory changes to family class immigration. It also provides some practical tips for practitioners who are new to family class applications. This paper was presented at the Immigration program in October 2013.
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61896.01Intended for an audience already familiar with the basic procedure for obtaining a labour market opinion in Canada, this paper discusses the impact of changes that have already been implemented to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, as well as the anticipated effect of forthcoming changes. Specifically, the authors discuss the changes that become effective on the announcement of the reforms in April 2013 and then go on to discuss those that became effective on July 31, 2013. Finally, this paper analyzes the more onerous provisions, including the search and seizure, and investigation powers that will be available to government agencies under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Included are materials by Hugh Willis and Abbey Baier titled Quick Reference Materials for LMO Exemptions, Trade Exemptions and Work Without a Work Permit. This 26-page table represents a summary of some of the more common Work Permit exempt, LMO Exempt and trade categories (non-exhaustive). This paper was presented at the Immigration program in October 2013.
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61883.10This paper reviews some of the primary reasons for rejection of documents at the Land Titles office, providing concrete examples as visual aids. The author examines topics like basic rejection, Document Registration Request form rejection, transfer of land rejection, Dower Act rejection, Foreign Ownership rejection, mortgage rejection, fiat rejection, order (Certificate of No Appeal) rejection, and postponement rejection. This paper was presented at the Law and Practice program in November 2013.
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61883.05bThis paper is complimentary.
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61883.05aThis paper is complimentary.
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61883.04This paper is complimentary.
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61883.03The Wills and Succession Act (WSA) of Alberta came into force on February 1, 2012, and brought significant changes to the practice of law in this area. Referring to the reported case law to date, this paper summarizes some of the provisions of the WSA that represent changes to the previous law. It also reviews several recent decisions in the area of costs in estate litigation. Includes a WSA transitional chart. This paper was presented at the Law and Practice program in November 2013.
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61883.01This practice-oriented overview examines current topics in family law that busy general practitioners may find useful for advising their family law clients. It draws together commentaries by a number of Alberta family lawyers who have given fuller treatment to these subjects in previous LESA papers and, in particular, at the 2013 Family Law Refresher in Banff. Attachments include a schedule of references to other works, a “quick reference” to Family Justice Services, and checklists on unjust enrichment and constructive trust claims. This paper was presented at the Law and Practice program in November 2013.
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61892.05cThis paper considers the courts’ application of R. v. Butler in the twenty years since the Supreme Court handed it down. In particular, the author reviews the post-Butler pornography prosecutions with a view to answering the question of whether the predictions of Butler critics have been borne out. This paper was presented at the Constitutional Symposium held in October 2013.
