Media Appearances and Speaking Engagments Ronalee Carey

A How-to Guide for Preparing H&C Applications, CILA Workshop, February 29, 2024

Supervised law students doing advocacy work with Members of Parliament in an event called LobbyCon, organized by the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, February 27, 2024

Safe Third Country Agreement Expansion, AILA, April 19, 2023

Immigration programs to PR for Ukrainian newcomers, Jewish Family Services, February 6, 2023

Express Entry Presentation for Ukrainian Evacuees, OCISO January 31, 2023

Ronalee was interviewed by CTV regarding the debt imposed by Canada on sponsored refugees for their transportation costs (10:19 to 23:03, Ronalee at 12:53), November 30, 2022.

Ethical issues in Immigration and Refugee Law 2022 co-chair, Law Pro CPD course, October 17, 2022

New online immigration system’s many glitches are putting applicants’ futures at risk, say critics, Toronto Star, October 6, 2022

Ronalee presented two workshops on refugee matters at Blue Skies Music Festival, July 30 & 31, 2022

Ronalee participated in drafting submissions to the Minister of IRCC recommending changes to the post-graduation work permit program, April 28, 2022. Follow-up submissions were made October 28, 2022.

Ensure equity when developing the new PGWP extension application process, CILA, May 24, 2022

Overview of Canadian Refugee Law, AILA – New England Chapter, May 20, 2022

Overview of Canadian Refugee Law, AILA, March 9, 2022

Experts push for expansion of Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, Toronto Star, January 31, 2022

PGWP Applicants Must Now Provide Authorized Leave Documentation, CILA, January 28, 2022

Counselling International Students and Graduates: Ensure They Don’t Squander Their PGWP, Article by Fanni Csaba - Associate, CILA, December 23, 2021

Update on Study Permits, 29th Immigration Law Summit, November 23, 2021

Sponsorship of Family Members, Ontario Bar Association, Immigration and Refugee Law Primer, Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Providing International Students with a Roadmap amongst Detours and Dead Ends, CBA Immigration Law Online Symposium, May 28, 2021:

CARL'S SPRING 2021 Half-day National Conference, April 30, 2021

Immigration Nation - Canada Immigration IS CRAZY!! Express Entry and New PR Program

'City vowing to pursue all pandemic fines', CBC News, January 18, 2021

When the Clock Runs Out for CEC, FSW, FSTW Applicants - Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications and Other Trends, 28th Immigration Law Summit, November 14, 2020

Reunification of Family Members amid a Pandemic, Ottawa Immigration and Refugee Law Seminar Series, May 14, 2020

Turned away at border, pregnant couple stranded in New York's coronavirus 'war zone', CBC News, May 7, 2020

Refugee advocates beseech bylaw to 'warn and inform' after man handed $880 fine, CBC News, April 9, 2020

Ethical Issues in Immigration and Refugee Law 2020, The Law Society of Ontario, March 5, 2020

Using Media and Other Non-Legal Resources – Know Your Ethical Obligations, Ethical Issues in Immigration and Refugee Law – Law Society of Ontario Speaking Engagement, March 5, 2020

Family in immigration limbo awaiting reopening of parental application process, CBC Radio/the World at 6/and CBC television (video) – The National, January 1, 2020

Cautious optimism over border backlog as IRB numbers show signs of refugee system is adapting, National Post, October 17, 2019

Ethics and Professionalism Workshop, Presented by Ronalee Carey, alongside another member, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) 17th National Conference, October 11, 2019

Informing Migration Policy Through International Experience and Evidence, FPA Research Series event; Ronalee is a Panelist, Organized by the Migration Policy Research Group, October 3-4, 2019

570 News, Kitchener ON, James Sebastian-Scott, ‘How Legal Aid Cuts Will Cause Delays to Refugee Hearings’, July 17, 2019

Why Lawyers Matter, Canadian Bar Association Educational Campaign, June 2019

Asylum System Plagued by Backlogs, CTV News, May 7, 2019

Study Permits: The Coles Notes, Ottawa Immigration Law Conference, May 3, 2019

Ontario changes rules for refugees and Legal Aid – All in a day with Allan Neal, CBC Radio – All in a Day, April 16, 2019

Immigration and refugee lawyers denounce ‘abrupt’ legal aid cuts’, CBC News, April 16, 2019

Ottawa Morning with host Robyn Bresnahan, concerning proposed legislative changes that would negatively affect refugee claimants, CBC Radio Show, April 11, 2019, Interview

Using Technology and Social Media to Promote your Practice, Ethical Issues in Immigration and Refugee Law, Law Society of Ontario, March 4, 2019

Program unfair until cap lifted, Law Times, February 4, 2019

A narrow window for reunification, CBC News, January 27, 2019

Three years on, many Syrian refugees find stressful path to Canadian citizenship, Prince George Citizen, December 23, 2018

Im Vorzeige-Einwanderungsland raten selbst Liberale: “Seid hart zu Flüchtlingen“, FOCUS Online, October 15, 2018 (Article is written in German)

Refugee board hearings return to Ottawa, CBC news, September 10, 2018

Trump’s policy traumatizing families, experts say, Humber News, June 19, 2018

Growing outrage over U.S. separating families, CTV Ottawa News, June 18, 2018

Immigration Canada loosens rules on medical admissibility of applicants, CBC Listen, April 18, 2018

Is Canada accepting to take in African refugees from Israel when refugees in other places could have their lives at risk?, CTV Power Play, April 2, 2018

‘Into the abyss’: Immigration lawyers baffled over why spousal sponsorship applications sent back, Ottawa Citizen, January 18, 2018

Impact on clients anticipated Bill to collect info at borders proceeds, Law Times News, December 11, 2017

The Private Sponsorship of Refugees to Canada – PART 2, Canadian Immigration Podcast, November 27, 2017

An issue that pulls at the heartstrings: MPs review rules that reject immigrants on medical grounds, CBC News, October 24, 2017

‘Dreamers’ unlikely to rush to claim asylum in Canada, immigration experts say, National Post, September 6, 2017

Lawyers across Canada on stand-by to monitor Trump’s travel ban, Toronto ‘The Star’, June 30, 2017

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Residency Obligation, CBA Immigration Law Conference (Session8B), June 10, 2017

Legacy Refugee Claimants, The Hour Long show, May 1, 2017, Interview

Legacy claimants' hoping for long-awaited refugee hearings, CBC News, May 1, 2017

Focus: Immigration chaos in U.S. masking Canadian problems, Law Times News, March 20, 2017

About that post-election exodus to Canada . . ., Boston Globe, March 03, 2017

Interviewing the Top Immigration Lawyers in Canada: SSH Law Podcast Series: Ottawa Immigration Lawyer Ronalee Carey, Stewart Sharma Harsanyi Immigration, Family and Criminal Law (SSH Law) – Immigration Blog, January 08, 2017

The Private Sponsorship of Refugees to Canada – PART 1, Canadian Immigration Podcast

Pathways to Permanent Residence? Canada’s Express Entry System, Mobility & Politics – Guest Speaker Event, November 30, 2016

Out in the Capital LGBTQ+ Refugee Panel, Start Proud Organization, November 9, 2016

Making a way in the Wilderness Pathways to Canada for Religious Workers, Annual Meeting of Canadian Catholic Financial Administrators – Regina, May 31, 2016

Express Entry Tips and Tricks, Ottawa Immigration Law Conference, April 29, 2016

Focus: Express Entry online system full of glitches, says lawyers, Law Times News, March 07, 2016

Canada’s hardest-hit economies need immigration to thrive again, Canadian Business, February 16, 2016

Express Entry, AQAADI Colloque 2015, November 13, 2015

Citizenship revocation of Canadian-born terrorist could end in stalemate, Yahoo! News, October 02, 2015

Changes to Canada’s Immigration System Affecting Live-In Caregivers, Migrant’s Worker Forum, August 29, 2015

Immigration Law Update, Ottawa Carleton District School Board - LINC PD DAY, March 13, 2015

Settlement and Integration Capacity Development Sector Table Meeting, Catholic Centre for Immigrants, December 9, 2014

Immigration Sponsorships, Catholic Centre for Immigrants, September 4 and other various dates from 2014-2015

The Family Law Implications of Immigration Sponsorships, 2014 CCLA Annual Institute of Family Law (23rd), April 11, 2014

What’s Changed in Canadian Immigration Law, Ottawa Carleton District School Board - LINC PD DAY, March 7, 2014

Tips from an Immigration Lawyer: When Requiring “Canadian Experience” is a Violation of Human Rights, Up-Date Magazine (Volume 12, Issue 1), March 2014

New skilled trades immigration program accents only one-third of applications, David McKie Journalism, March 09, 2014

Tips from an Immigration Lawyer: Hiring Skilled Tradespeople Through the New Federal Skilled Trades Program, Up-Date Magazine (Volume 11, Issue 4), November 2013

The New Federal Skilled Trades Program – Will it solve labour shortages in the residential constructions industry?, Home Builders Magazine – Canada, July 29, 2013

New Program could help the power industry find skilled workers, APPrO Magazine, June 26, 2013

Tips from an Immigration Lawyer: Canada Changing the Way It Selects Skilled Immigrants – FOLLOW UP, Up-Date Magazine (Volume 11, Issue 3), May 2013

Tips from an Immigration Lawyer: Canada Changing the Way It Selects Skilled Immigrants, Up-Date Magazine (Volume 11, Issue 2), March 2013

How Recent Changes to Canadian Immigration Policy affect ESL Students, Ottawa Carleton District School Board - LINC PD DAY, March 1, 2013