Moderator: Tiffany Osman-Chi RCIC-IRB
Date: 2 May 2026
Location: 53 on Ross: 4930 50 St, Red Deer, AB T4N 1X7
Time: 11:30 am Mountain time
Price: $20
Type: In person only. Seats are very limited and do not include food or drinks.
Event title: Café Conversations - Reconsiderations: Fairness vs. Discretion and Second Chances
Outline:
11:30am:
- Overview of reconsiderations – it’s not a formal process
- Discussion of what is fair and how officers exercise discretion.
- How to structure a request for reconsideration
12:30pm:
- Possible outcomes – what to expect from a reconsideration request – it can take a long time
- Options if your request is refused or ignored
1:00pm:
- Looking ahead – what do practitioners need to know to stay ahead of challenges?
- Question and answers, and invitation for attendees to share their own insights.
CPD approval:
- LSBC 2 hours - 2 CPD hours approved. Attendance to this course will provide you with 30 minutes of ethics and professional responsibility component for your BC Law Society reporting.
Competency Mapping
Legal Research and Informatics
3.4 Constructs a legal argument based on legal research on case facts and relevant immigration, refugee and citizenship laws.
3.4.2 Applies the facts of the situation in an ethical and defensible way.
Professionalism
6.1 Demonstrates and maintains competence in practice.
Communication, Counselling, Advocacy
8.4 Actively advances the client’s interests within the bounds of law and professional obligations.
8.4.4 Subject to client request or approval, files relevant appeal or requests for reconsideration, depending on the situation, and within the timelines.
Speakers:
Tiffany Osman-Chi RCIC-IRB
Harbour Rowe Immigration Advisory
Founder
Tiffany started her immigration career as a student Border Services Officer with the Canada Border Services Agency. She is a registered member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC). Tiffany holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law at Queen's University. She specializes in economic classes, family class, provincial nominee programs and has presented numerous seminars and served on numerous panel discussions within the industry. Tiffany is the Communications Director for Imm Seminars. She lives in Calgary, Alberta.
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