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Refugee Law Office Annual Conference
June 24, 2016
Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is developing a strategy to identify the legal needs and to protect the legal rights of racialized communities in the justice system.
The Refugee Law Office (RLO) and Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) is pleased to present the 22nd annual Refugee Law Office Conference, taking place again on the 26th floor of 1 Dundas Street West inside the Osgoode Professional Development Centre.
This year we’re excited to bring you a fantastic lineup of speakers and panelists discussing a wide range of topics pertaining to refugee law.
Presenters
- Keynote Speaker: Prof. Jennifer Bond, University of Ottawa, reflecting on where we have been and where we are going in refugee advocacy in Canada
- Stuart Mutch former member of the Immigration and Refugee Board, on effective oral submission
- Dr. Janet Cleveland, McGill University, on mental health and detention
- Cathy Tempesta, Office of the Children’s Lawyer, on Intersections between Family and Refugee Law
- Lina Anani, Prasanna Balasundaram, Dilani Mohan, Maureen Silcoff, John Norquay, and Tim Wichert on various issues of credibility and quality representation at the RPD
- Angus Grant presents his annual roundup of notable Federal Court, Federal Court of Appeal and Supreme Court jurisprudence
- Anthony Navaneelan on Intersections between Criminal and Refugee Law
