The Government of Ontario has cut one-third of legal aid funding. Legal Aid Ontario (LAO) funds legal representation for those individuals whose annual income is less than $17,000 – in other words, the most impoverished in our society...
With over 240 million migrants in the world, including over 65 million forced migrants and refugees, states have turned to draconian measures to stem the flow of irregular migration, including the criminalization of migration itself...
It’s a tumultuous time for refugee lawyers. For Jacqueline Swaisland, the number of people willing to work hard and start over in this country is inspiring. It’s her job to help give those people a chance to start over...
Erin Simpson, a Toronto-based attorney who sits on the executive committee of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, is one of the people working to find out who’s fleeing the U.S., and why...
Much has been made this week of something that should have been a simple gesture to a community in mourning. Many Muslims in Canada have been hurting...
Refugees entering Canada through the US are risking dangerous irregular crossings to avoid detection of Canadian border officials because the Safe Third Country Agreement requires Canadian immigration officials to deny entry...
Here are six ways that you can put your skills into action as a member of the Canadian bar to respond to Donald Trump's anti-immigration executive orders.
Alan Kurdi never knew peace. Just three years old when he died, he was born in war and died trying to flee it, like many thousands of others...
