Best Practices for Federal Court - Advocacy in Light of Bill C-12 and Related Challenges

Presented by the CBA Alberta Immigration Law (North) Section

On Demand. Originally presented on Jan 29, 2026.

The Federal Court has become an increasingly central forum for the practice of immigration law, experiencing record-breaking growth in recent years due to the rising number of judicial review applications across a broad range of immigration and refugee matters. With the introduction of Bill C-12—expected to significantly expand the use of Pre-Removal Risk Assessments by rendering certain refugee claimants ineligible to seek protection before the Refugee Protection Division—the Federal Court is anticipated to play an even more prominent role in adjudicating refugee refusals.

This program will examine effective strategies for challenging flawed immigration decisions before the Federal Court, including best practices for oral and written advocacy, record preparation, and navigating Federal Court procedures from beginning to end.

PRESENTER

Sarah Mikhail (Lawyer, Smith Immigration Law)

HOW TO ACCESS VIDEO OR MATERIALS:

• Click the PURCHASE button on the right side of the page. Submit your registration.
• Click the Video Tab or the Materials/Paper Tab on this page
• Ensure you are logged in
   

Participant Disclaimer
All materials related to this event are for the sole use of the registrant, and may not be copied, reproduced, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, translated, distributed, shared, modified, made available on a network or other website, used to create derivative works or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without the prior express written permission of the Canadian Bar Association.

Once payment has been processed for an on-demand event there will be no refund issued. Section subscriptions are non-transferrable, nor are substitutions permitted at meetings. You must be a current national CBA member to access this material.