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Three hours on the issues clients face at Canadian ports of entry, from CBSA examinations and work permits to refugee claims under the Safe Third Country Agreement and Bill C-12.
Robert Israel Blanshay
$90
3 hours
Attend Live Online and On-Demand Recording
This CPD course is a practical, in-depth discussion of the issues that arise for clients at Canadian ports of entry (POEs) and how to advise them. Robert Israel Blanshay covers the Canada Border Services Agency’s authority to examine, what to expect at secondary examination, common refusals of LMIA-exempt work permits processed at the border, intra-company transferee eligibility and temporary resident permits under A24. A significant part of the course is devoted to refugee claims at the border: the Safe Third Country Agreement and its four exceptions, establishing an anchor relative, the one-year and 14-day eligibility bars under Bill C-12, and when to initiate a pre-removal risk assessment. The course also addresses criminal admissibility and deemed rehabilitation, whether in-Canada spousal sponsorship applicants can safely leave and seek re-entry, and procedural fairness issues at the POE, and closes with an open question and answer discussion. It is built for RCICs and immigration lawyers whose clients cross the border or are examined on arrival.
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Robert started Blanshay Law in Toronto in August 1998, having been called to the Ontario Bar in February 1992. He graduated from McGill University (B.A., Honours) and Robson Hall Faculty of Law (J.D.). In 2006, Robert was certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Immigration, Citizenship and Refugee Law, and he has been recognized as a LEXPERT immigration lawyer for many consecutive years.
Robert’s practice covers all immigration categories, with a focus on litigation before the Federal Court of Canada and all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board, with over 500 reported cases. He has particular expertise in admissibility and enforcement issues, including criminal, security, medical and misrepresentation allegations.
Robert has served as Chair of the Ontario Immigration Section of the Canadian Bar Association (OBA), and as CBA Litigation Coordinator, Secretary and Communications Officer, Vice Chair, and Vice Chair, Refugee and Litigation Affairs. He has taught several immigration law courses, notably the York University Professional Development Course on Immigration, and is teaching with LPEN in 2027. He is a Senior Legal Advisor with the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC) and WoodGreen Community Services (2026/2027).
Robert has remained active in the 2SLGBTQI+ community, representing thousands of asylum claims and immigration applications from members of this community.
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