Immigration Law

Quick Info
(4270.04)  Course
Instructor(s)
N. Mithoowani & T. McElroy; Adjunct Professors
Winter
4 credit(s)  4 hour(s);
Presentation
Lecture and discussion
Upper Year Research & Writing Requirement
No
Praxicum
No

This course begins with an overview of the Canadian immigration system and international migration patterns. The basic features of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Regulations will then be discussed including: temporary residence, family sponsorship, economic immigration, humanitarian applications, removal and inadmissibility. Embedded in this discussion will be an overview of how immigration decision-making takes place and the reviewability of immigration administrative decisions. A portion of the course will be devoted to looking at current topics in immigration law.

Method of Evaluation: In-Class Participation/Assignments (20%), Open-book examination (80%).