Presenter/s: Zeynab Ziaie Moayyad, JD
Date: 18 February 2026
Time: 3pm - 5 pm Pacific
Location: webinar
Type: webinar and recording
Price: $50.00
CPD approval:
- LSBC 2 hours - 2 CPD hours approved. Video recording will expire 31 December 2026. Attendance to this course will provide you with .25 hours/15 minutes of ethics and professional responsibility component for your BC Law Society reporting.
- Law Societies of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia
- For members of these Law Societies, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual requirements.
Outline:
Opening Remarks:
- A look at recent trends
- Overview of change in policy focus
- Misrepresentation: The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth (55 Minutes):
- Understanding section 40 – what is misrepresentation
- Direct & Indirect
- Materiality
- Relevance
- Intent
- Consequences of a finding of misrepresentation
- Best Practices to Avoid Misrepresentation:
- Client questionnaires
- Review forms and documents
- Client review
- Data
- Misrepresentation Allegations:
- Proactive disclosure
- Responding to PFLs
- Defenses & Exemptions
- FC Decisions - Lessons from Federal Court
- Misrepresentation Decisions:
- Reconsideration
- Judicial Review
- Other paths: TRP, H&C
- Closing Remarks and Q&A:
- Conclusion & closing comments
CICC Essential Competency mapping
RCIC
Foundational Knowledge
1.2 Applies knowledge of the principles of administrative law;
1.2.4 Applies the relevant rules of procedural fairness to different immigration law and citizenship contexts.
Case Management
2.4 Conducts legal research to construct a legal argument and discuss options with the client.
2.4.3 Weighs the different options and analyzes the client's situation and eligibility determine the most appropriate strategy.
Professionalism
6.1 Demonstrates and maintains competence in practice
6.1.2 Stays current and complies with legislations, regulation, professional standards, policies and guidelines.
Speaker:
Zeynab Ziaie Moayyad, JD
Zeynab is Founder of Visa Law Group and is Certified as a Specialist in Immigration Law by the Law Society of Ontario. She assists clients on all immigration and citizenship matters. With a practice that merges business and immigration law, she advises clients in a wide range of immigration issues and provides strategic advice for short-term visa planning and long-term immigration purposes.
Zeynab regularly represents clients before the Federal Court of Canada, tackling complex issues including those related to use of technology and AI in administrative decision making. She is a frequent writer and speaker speaks on issues related to use of AI in administrative decision making, particularly in the immigration space, and is involved in the legal tech community and is developing tools to assist those interacting with Canada’s immigration system.
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