Immigration and Refugee Board and Jamie Liew

Jamie Liew: The local office of the board is closing at the end of March and all remaining hearings are being transferred to Montreal. , according to CBC. "All of this combined with the various issues that those people might be dealing with, including the stress of having to present your story, knowing that it impacts the future of your status in Canada is a huge imposition," said refugee lawyer Jamie Liew. Refugee lawyer Jamie Liew said the University courtroom would have helped make the process simpler for vulnerable refugee claimants and The Immigration and Refugee Board has turned down an offer from the University of Ottawa that would have allowed some refugee determination hearings to be heard in the nation's capital. People who work with refugees in Ottawa had argued against the closure, saying the added costs of travelling and staying in Montreal was too much of a burden for many refugee claimants. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.