Moderator: Tiffany Osman-Chi RCIC-IRB
Date: 24 July 2026
Location: Yaletown Brewing Company: 1111 Mainland St, Vancouver, BC V6B 6C5
Time: 5 pm Pacific time
Price: $20
Type: Group Case Study Discussion - In person only. Seats are very limited and do not include food or drinks.
Event title: Café Conversations - Where the Rules Blur: Navigating Study and PGWP Decisions.
- Warm introductions around the table, participant’s practice areas and questions they have to be discussed.
- Each practitioner will suggest a grey area of study and post-graduate work permit policies.
- Discussions on the gaps between written and unwritten rules and real outcomes
- How much weight do officer discretion and interpretation carry?
- What kind of facts seem to tip a case one way or another?
- Practitioners will prepare and share anonymous case studies for discussion.
- Looking ahead – what do practitioners need to know to stay ahead of challenges?
- Before leaving, each practitioner shares one insight and one question still left unanswered.
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
Foundational Knowledge
1.1 Demonstrates knowledge of the Canadian legal system.
1.4 Differentiates the principal categories and classes of temporary and permanent immigration.
1.4.2 Analyzes the requirements, procedures and limitations for each category and class of immigration.
Legal Research and Informatics
3.4 Constructs a legal argument based on legal research on case facts and relevant immigration, refugee and citizenship laws.
3.4.1 Applies relevant sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, Citizenship Act or citizenship regulations to the client case.
Professionalism
6.1 Demonstrates and maintains competence in practice.
6.1.2 Stays current and complies with legislation, regulation, professional standards, policies and guidelines.
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