Course Chairs
Peter D. Larlee — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver
Zool K.B. Suleman — Suleman & Company, Vancouver
About the Course Chairs
Peter Larlee, an immigration lawyer at Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver, has over 26 years of experience advising clients on Canadian citizenship and immigration issues and opportunities. He has experience in all facets of immigration and citizenship law, with an emphasis on sponsorship appeals before the Immigration Appeal Division and appeals of visa officer decisions to the Federal Court of Canada. In addition, he has extensive experience with the Canadian business categories having advised clients under various federal and provincial business programs since 1987.
Throughout his career, Peter has been an active member of the CBA, holding positions on the executive of the BC Section, representing the CBA as a witness before the Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, and representing the CBA on advisory committees with the Immigration Appeal Division, Immigration and Refugee Board. In 2003, He was awarded the Government of Canada “Head of Public Service Award” for his work on the Immigration Appeal Division, Alternative Dispute Resolution Implementation Team. Peter is a member of the British Columbia Consular Corp representing the Kingdom of Lesotho as Honorary Consul in British Columbia and Alberta.
Zool Suleman graduated with his law degree from Dalhousie University (1989) and clerked at the Federal Court of Appeal (1990-1991). After articling with the national law firm of McCarthy Tétrault, he established his own law firm, Suleman & Company in 1992. His practice is restricted to Canadian immigration, refugee, and citizenship law matters.
Zool has been a chair and co-chair of the City of Vancouver Mayor's Working Group on Immigration under three separate mayors (2005-2012). He has also been a director of the Metropolis British Columbia, Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Diversity. Zool teaches as a Sessional Instructor (Law/Criminology) at Douglas College and his research interests include the intersection of culture, migration, and race which he pursues via two active projects: (www.rungh.org) and (www.maruworld.org). A frequent media commentator and conference speaker on migration issues, he recently authored the City of Vancouver's publication Vancouver Dialogues: First Nations, Urban Aboriginal and Immigrant Communities.
Faculty includes
K. David Andersson — Cascadia Cross-Border Law, Bellingham, Washington
Chantal Desloges — Chantal Desloges Professional Corporation, Toronto
Peter Edelmann — Edelmann & Company, Vancouver
Kenneth Ing — Head Legal Counsel, Henley & Partners Canada Ltd., Vancouver
Marvin L. Klassen — Marvin L. Klassen, Barrister & Solicitor, Port Coquitlam
Jonathan Leebosh — Egan LLP, Vancouver
Jeffrey S. Lowe — Lowe & Company, Vancouver
Josh Paterson — Executive Director, BC Civil Liberties Association, Vancouver
Marilyn Sandford — Ritchie Sandford, Vancouver
Dominic Therrien — Miller Thomson LLP, Vancouver
Vivian Yuen — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver
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