New IRB Report on Sexual Orientation and Gender Minorities in NigeriaThe IRB has recently published a report on April 30, 2019 on The Situation of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nigeria that involves a...
Making a refugee claim in Canada based on HIV statusIn Canada, persons living with HIV who face stigma and discrimination amounting to persecution can make a refugee claim. Often the level...
SCC rules immigration detainees can apply to provincial superior courts for habeas corpus"Michael Battista of Toronto’s Battista Migration Law Group, co-counsel with Adrienne Smith for the intervener Egale Canada Human Rights...
Limiting Access to Refugee Protection in Canada"The Canadian government has introduced a bill in Parliament which expands the basis upon which people seeking refuge can be denied...
International student arrested, facing deportation for working too many hours" “I’ve never seen a case where an OPP officer takes it upon themselves to do their own immigration investigation into whether someone is...
Video - Speaking before a Parliamentary Committee"Adrienne Smith, a Toronto-based immigration lawyer, was in Ottawa to testify on a section of Canada’s immigration act that is...
Toronto is in the top three LGBT-friendly cities worldwideWe are proud to see that Toronto joins Madrid and Amsterdam as the top three LGBT-friendly cities worldwide. "Which is the world's most...
Recent changes in medical inadmissibilityMichael will be speaking at the Ontario Bar Association's Institute 2019 program regarding recent changes in medical inadmissibility....
New report from World Refugee Council highlights CanadaNew report from World Refugee Council highlights Canada as a world leader in refugee policies: "New report from World Refugee Council...