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Pantea Jafari
November 12, 2026 at 12:00pm EST
$90
3 hours
Attend Live Online and On-Demand Recording
This course equips immigration practitioners with practical strategies for handling files where evidence is missing, incomplete, contradictory, or otherwise problematic. Participants will learn how to identify evidentiary requirements based on the relevant legal tests, analyze what evidence is available, and determine how new or supporting evidence can be created or obtained. The instructor will address how to manage inconsistent narratives, how to use witness testimony to bridge gaps, and how to make strategic decisions when faced with unfavorable or contradictory evidence—while remaining compliant with professionalism and misrepresentation obligations. The session concludes with a walkthrough of a sample evidentiary record, giving participants a structured and repeatable approach to building strong tribunal-ready files even in challenging circumstances.
• Being clear on the legal tests to be proven and/or factors to be considered
• Spotting evidentiary gaps for demonstrating necessary facts in demonstration of legal elements in consideration
• Spotting contradictions in the “narrative” of circumstances that must be addressed
• Investigating the truth of the “narrative” being put forward
• Assessing the client’s capacity to investigate and acquire available evidence
• Assessing the client’s willingness to investigate and acquire available evidence
• Setting reasonable expectations and/or providing needed accommodation and support
• Who has knowledge of the circumstances and how was that knowledge communicated?
• Are there surrounding circumstances that can be evidenced to prove the issue by implication or result?
• Can evidence of the issue be created presently?
• The Client as a witness to bridge evidentiary gaps
• Ensuring evidence speaks to all aspects of legal test and/or period under review
• Ensuring consistency of narrative throughout evidentiary package
• Strategic considerations for strengthening available evidence
• How to reconcile discrepancies
• Are there reasonable explanations for the contradictions or discrepancies?
• Can the contradictions or discrepancies be reconciled?
• Were there previous efforts to address/redress the contradictions or discrepancies?
• Are the contradictions or discrepancies material?
• Can the unfavorable evidence simply be omitted?
• Misrepresentation and professionalism concerns in deciding whether to omit unfavorable evidence
• Who is best suited to provide the required evidence?
• Things to consider when selecting the best available witnesses
• Things to consider when deciding on the number of witnesses
• Strategies regarding the speed of proceedings
• Strategies regarding available legal challenges
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Barrister & Solicitor
Jafari Law
Since opening Jafari Law in 2012, Pantea has successfully helped hundreds of individuals and families looking to immigrate to Canada temporarily and permanently and to maintain their status once obtained.
Pantea obtained an honors BA in Individualized studies with a decided focus on human rights and international law from York University. She obtained her law degree from the University of Ottawa with a specialization in International Law.
As a first generation Canadian, Pantea is readily able to appreciate the experiences of those aspiring for a future in Canada, and those struggling to maintain the status they have acquired. Her ability to connect with the experiences of her clients not only enables her to better tell their stories and explain their circumstances, but to also advocate for result-oriented solutions in the at-times inflexible system of immigration rules and regulations.
Pantea has always been active in various legal and community organizations over the years, which volunteerism she has maintained since opening her practice. Presently, she serves on the executive of the Canadian Bar Association’s Anti-Racism Committee. She is a previous board member of the Ontario Bar Association’s Citizenship and Immigration Section and International Law Section, the Canadian Muslim Lawyer’s Association, the Iranian Canadian Legal Professionals, to name a few. She has also appeared before various Parliamentary Committees at the House and Senate level on
behalf of some of these organizations.
Prior to her legal practice, Pantea owned and operated a mid-sized corporation, worked for a foreign government drafting national child-welfare policies, and interned at an international law firm in Madrid, Spain.
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