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Immigration

Sri Lankan refugee claimants’ counsel isn’t incompetent: Federal Court

Court says it can’t weigh through lens of hindsight whether counsel gave ineffective assistance

Sep 18, 2026

Sri Lankan refugee claimants’ counsel isn’t incompetent: Federal Court

Employer’s guilty plea leads to first conviction under Saskatchewan’s foreign worker protection law

Aug 18, 2026

Immigration Services Act, 2024, has since repealed that legislation

Employer’s guilty plea leads to first conviction under Saskatchewan’s foreign worker protection law

Claim denied that ex-counsel was incompetent for not submitting police reports in immigration case

Jul 30, 2026

Federal Court rules against Peruvian citizen’s challenge of pre-removal risk assessment decision

Claim denied that ex-counsel was incompetent for not submitting police reports in immigration case

Saskatoon resident gets two-year sentence for immigration counselling misrepresentation

Jul 14, 2026

He pleaded guilty before the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench

Saskatoon resident gets two-year sentence for immigration counselling misrepresentation

Federal Court remits case of taxpayers from India who substantially followed self-assessment system

Jun 18, 2026

Immigrants sought tax penalty relief for late-filed foreign income verification statements

Federal Court remits case of taxpayers from India who substantially followed self-assessment system

Federal Court denies extension in immigration case where counsel didn’t take deadlines seriously

Jun 11, 2026

Ruling sees no reasonable explanation from representatives at law school legal aid clinic

Federal Court denies extension in immigration case where counsel didn’t take deadlines seriously