Immigration Work: Nova Scotia and Lawyers

immigration work: Close to 60 people – lawyers and non-lawyers — are signed up for the session, according to CBC. There are 1,963 practising lawyers in Nova Scotia. On Tuesday, a refugee law workshop will be held in Halifax as a first step to build a roster of lawyers trained in this area of law who can then offer pro bono services. Of those, about 57 or 2.9 per cent do some immigration work. Ottawa program offering free legal advice for Syrian refugee sponsors expanding nationally Errors can lead to deportation There no hard data yet on the number of families who require legal services. Federal immigration policy 'a little disappointing' says ISANS No legal aid for refugee claimants "One of our focuses at the barristers' society is to address access to legal services needs and to see how we can respond to those needs," said Darrel Pink, the bar society executive director. "We found that volunteer lawyers, lawyers who are prepared to give pro bono legal services, might be a way to address the needs for refugees, in particular, and some new immigrants as well." The society, the Immigrant Settlement Association of Nova Scotia and some lawyers have established an education program that will provide lawyers and other community members with the tools they need to help newcomers. "It can be filling out forms, it can involve managing schedules, making sure that documents get filed all the way through to actual representation at hearings," Pink said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.