immigration lawyer, Will Tao, was quoted in the Vancouver CityNews1130 on August 26 about the new announcement on low-wage temporary foreign workers.
Nicholas Keung, a reporter for the Toronto Star, has interviewed our principal lawyer, Will Tao, on study permit processing delays for international students in this
Will Tao has been quoted in the Star commenting that there’s an increase in cases where visitors r asked to withdraw entry requests or given shorter stays, attributing it to CBSA’s distrust in IRCC’s automated decisions lacking proper officer vetting.
Our principal lawyer, Will Tao, has been extensively cited in a recent article AI Governance on the Ground: Canada’s Algorithmic Impact Assessment Process and Algorithm
The SSRN journal cited Will Tao’s argument that Chinook, used by IRCC, should be considered an AI system due to its significant role in automating the decision-making process and altering traditional decision-making practices
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