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How To Increase Migrant Resilience In Canada: What The Legal System Can Do To Help, Po Kwan Tara Chan
How To Increase Migrant Resilience In Canada: What The Legal System Can Do To Help, Po Kwan Tara Chan
Major Papers
Immigration is important to Canada. Migrants replenish our declining population, help drive our economy, and contribute to our labour market. By 2036, almost half of the Canadian population will be either first-generation or second-generation immigrants. While the migrant experience varies, it is recognized to be deeply challenging. Among these barriers is often the need to engage with the complex legal system during and after the settlement process.
This paper uses the literature to better understand the benefits of migrants in Canada, concept of resilience, benefits of diversity in the workplace, and how law firms can leverage diversity to perform better. …
Male, Pale, And Stale? Diversity In Lawyers' Regulatory Leadership, Noel Semple
Male, Pale, And Stale? Diversity In Lawyers' Regulatory Leadership, Noel Semple
Law Publications
When lawyers elect the leaders of their self-regulatory organizations, what sort of people do they vote for? How do the selection processes for elite lawyer sub-groups affect the diversity and efficacy of those groups? This article quantitatively assesses the demographic and professional diversity of leadership in the Law Society of Upper Canada.
After many years of underrepresentation, in 2015 visible minority members and women were elected in numbers proportionate to their shares of Ontario lawyers. Regression analysis suggests that being non-white was not a disadvantage in the 2015 election, and being female actually conferred an advantage in attracting lawyers’ votes. …