Heron Law Offices participates in an Osgoode Hall panel examining how AI is shaping Canadian immigration decision-making and its implications for fairness, transparency, and human rights.
Heron Law Offices’ Principal Lawyer, Will Tao, was recently featured in the Toronto Star discussing CBSA’s proposed Traveller Compliance Indicator (TCI). This AI border screening tool, set to launch by 2027, raises concerns about bias, procedural fairness, and disproportionate impacts on immigrants and non-citizen travellers.
Will Tao discusses how AI and algorithmic systems impact Canadian immigration and his clients on the World Privacy Forum’s podcast.
In a recent article published in BarTalk by the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, Heron Law’s Will Tao and Karina Juma explore how automated decision-making systems (ADMs) are transforming immigration law and raising critical questions about transparency, fairness, and legal accountability.
As the founder of Heron Law Offices, he continues to advocate for a human-centered approach to immigration—one that sees applicants as individuals, not just data points.
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