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A practical guide to assessing criminal inadmissibility and advising clients on available remedies.
Lisa Middlemiss and Amandeep Hayer
$90
3 hours
Attend Live Online and On-Demand Recording
This course provides a detailed and practical roadmap for evaluating criminal inadmissibility under s. 36 of the IRPA and advising clients with foreign or domestic criminal records. Participants will learn how to identify potential inadmissibility during consultations, distinguish between criminality and serious criminality, and conduct accurate criminal equivalency analyses using foreign legislation and the Canadian Criminal Code. Through common fact patterns—such as DUIs, dangerous driving, cannabis offences, fraud, and hybrid offences—the instructor will guide practitioners in applying key case law, including the Supreme Court’s decision in Tran v. Canada, and understanding the heightened consequences of DUIs following Bill C-46. The course also addresses responding to procedural fairness letters, advising temporary and permanent residents on recourse options, and preparing TRP and Criminal Rehabilitation applications. Additional considerations such as citizenship prohibitions and potential H&C arguments will also be covered.
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Principal Lawyer
Middlemiss Immigration Law
Lisa Middlemiss is the principal lawyer at Middlemiss Immigration Law which she founded in September 2024. Previously, Lisa worked at Gomberg Dalfen, a boutique immigration law firm in Old Montreal for 11 years, first as Associate and then as a Law Partner. She initially joined the firm as a student in 2010 and subsequently articled at the firm. Called to the Quebec Bar (Barreau du Québec) in August 2013, Lisa has been practising exclusively in Canadian immigration and citizenship law ever since.
Lisa completed civil law and common law degrees in 2012 at McGill University’s Integrated Law Program in Montreal. She was awarded her bachelor of arts in polit- ical science in 2008 from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia and completed a related university exchange in 2006 at l’Institut d’Études Politiques in Lille, France.
Throughout her practice in immigration and citizenship law, Lisa has been involved with the Canadian Bar Association (CBA). She initially served as vice-president and then president of the Quebec Branch of the CBA’s Immigration Law Section. Subsequently, Lisa was elected as a table officer of the CBA’s National Immigration Law Section’s executive, holding the lock-step positions of secretary/communications officer, vice-chair, chair, and immediate past chair.
Lisa has co-authored with Amandeep Hayer the Emond publication Maintaining Permanent Residence and Acquring Citizenship.
Before attending law school, Lisa worked for the International Policy and Agreements Division of Human Resources and Social Development Canada in Ottawa, which gave her an appreciation for the civil service.
Principal Lawyer
Hayer Law
Amandeep Hayer is the Principal of Hayer Law in Langley, British Columbia, where he has led his practice since 2022, bringing extensive experience representing individuals, families, and businesses in Canadian immigration matters. Called to the Alberta, British Columbia, and Colorado Bars, he serves as an executive member of the CBA’s BC Immigration Law Section and has appeared as an expert witness before the House of Commons Citizenship and Immigration Committee.
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