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Adrienne Smith spoke to Global News
Adrienne Smith spoke to Global News yesterday about the unnecessary delays and complexity of international adoption. Read the story here...
International surrogacy arrangements
Immigration obstacles can also complicate international surrogacy arrangements in Canada. We have helped clients overcome those...
A step backward from equality
This will force many same-sex couples to choose between their job and their relationship. The reality is that same sex-marriage is...
We are off to the Supreme Court
We are off to the Supreme Court! Battista Smith has been granted leave to intervene before the Court on behalf of EGALE Canada. We will...
Presentation to Federal Court judges at the Canadian National Judicial Institute
Michael returns to Toronto today after a presentation to Federal Court judges at the Canadian National Judicial Institute....
How can you tell if a refugee is gay?
"How can you tell if a refugee is gay?" is one of the most common questions we see in our practice. This article from The Economist...
Making a Refugee Claim in Canada – Resources in Spanish
Making a Refugee Claim in Canada – Resources in Spanish For basic information about making a refugee claim in Canada, please find below...
Trudeau condemns U.S. separation of families for first time as calls mount to scrap the Safe Third C
'What's going on in the United States is wrong. I can't imagine what the families living through this are enduring,' the prime minister...
HIV lawyers help fight stigma
Michael Battista has acted for a number of refugee claimants who sought protection in Canada as a direct result of their HIV-positive...
Michael Battista Wins First SPPG Teaching Innovation Award
Congratulations to Michael Battista on winning The Teaching Innovation Award from University of Toronto. To read further about this...
Canada announces new policy on medical inadmissibility
New program delivery instructions regarding medical inadmissibility were issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)...
TVO - How renegotiating the Safe Third Country Agreement could put refugees at risk
ANALYSIS: Reports suggest Canada is looking to reopen the STCA with the U.S. — but, some experts warn, that could have negative...
The Star - Transgender woman moved from men’s jail
"A transgender woman from the U.K. who was stopped by customs at Pearson airport for overstaying her previous visit was detained for a...
Metro - Ex-Humber instructor's immigration dreams short-lived after email error
"Michael James Eves had to quit his job as a multimedia 3D animation instructor at Humber College and return to England in 2014 because...
Global News Immigration lawyer explains why she believes Canada’s immigration law is discriminatory
"Adrienne Smith, a former analyst at Immigration Canada and now an immigration lawyer, explains why she thinks Canada’s immigration law...
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