Presenter/s: Behnoush Shafiei-Sararoodi RCIC-IRB
Date: 12 November 2026
Time: 1 pm - 4 pm Pacific/ 3 pm - 6 pm ET
Location: webinar
Type: webinar and recording
Price: $90.00
CPD approval:
- CICC 3 CPD hours approved. Video recording will expire 12 November 2027.
- LSBC 3 CPD hours approved. Video recording will expire 31 December 2026.Attendance to this course will provide you with 30 minutes of ethics and professional responsibility component for your BC Law Society reporting.
- Law Societies of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia
- For members of these Law Societies, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual requirements.
Outline:
- Understanding the RPD Hearing
- Before the Hearing: Preparing the File
- Preparing the Claimant
- Hearing Day: Step by Step
- Credibility & Common Hearing Problems
- Counsel's Role During the Hearing
- Key Case Law & IRB Guidance
- Practical Hearing Preparation Checklist
- Case Scenario / Practical Exercise
- Questions & Discussion
Competency Mapping
Foundational Knowledge
1.2 Applies knowledge of the principles of administrative law.
1.2.2 Explains the meaning and limitations of discretion in administrative law and how it must be exercised in various contexts.
1.5 Synthesizes and applies case law to various immigration and citizenship cases.
1.5.2 Identifies the leading cases that impact Canadian immigration, refugees and citizenship.
Legal Research and Informatics
3.4 Constructs a legal argument based on legal research on case facts and relevant immigration, refugee and citizenship laws.
3.4.5 Accurately cites published literature, computerized sources, statutes, regulations and case law in written and oral communications.
IRB and Administrative Tribunals
5.3 Prepares for the appearance before the tribunal.
5.4 Prepares and presents opening statement, examination, re-examination and/or cross-examination, and closing submissions.
Speaker:
Behnoush Shafiei Sararoodi is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) with a focused practice in refugee and protection law. Having immigrated to Canada in 1998, she brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work. Since 2021, she has represented individuals and families in refugee claims and appeals, admissibility hearings, humanitarian and compassionate applications, and criminal rehabilitation matters, with a compassionate, client-centred approach to advocacy and education.
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