Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee law
ED CORRIGAN SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
Ed Corrigan is the only lawyer certified by the Law Society of Upper
Canada as a specialist in Citizenship and Immigration law and
Immigration and refugee protection in London and central South-Western Ontario region. He has been certified as a Specialist in Citizenship and Immigration law and Immigration and refugee law since June 29th, 2004. See the information at the following link.
http://www1.lsuc.on.ca/specialist/jsp/detailinfo1.jsp?recordNumber=671
There are only 46 lawyers in Ontario who are certified as specialists in Citizenship and Immigration law and only 14 who are certified in Immigration and refugee protection. Ed Corrigan is certified in both categories. Ed also sat on the Law Society of Upper Canada Certified Specialist Selection Committee for Citizenship and Immigration from 2004 to 2007 when the committee was disbanded.
Academically Ed Corrigan holds a B.A. in History and a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario. Ed also has a Law Degree from the University of Windsor and was called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1992.
Ed has distinguished himself as a lawyer and is recognized as one of the top Immigration lawyers in Canada. He is featured on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation web site as one of the leading Immigration lawyers in Canada. He has given invited presentations to the Refugee Lawyers Association conferences as well as to the Refugee Law Office/Ontario Legal Aid seminar. His academic area of expertise is the Middle East and he has published numerous articles in academic and journalistic publications. He has given lectures to numerous groups and also at many universities.
Ed Corrigan has been active in refugee protection issues since being called to the bar and was a member of the Canadian Council for Refugees (C.C.R.) Legal Affairs Committee from 1993 to 1997 and has served as Regional Contact for the C.C.R. Refugee Protection Committee from 1993 to 2000.
Ed Corrigan has served as the Associate Editor for Immigration Law
Reporter (2007-2011) and also as the Associate Editor of ImmQuest (2007-2011). Both of these are professional legal publications. He has published over 35 articles on Immigration and refugee law including, "Refusal to Perform Military Service as a Basis for Refugee Claims in Canada" 8 Immigration Law Reporter, (3d) pp. 272-286 and "The Legal Debate in Canada on the Protection of Stateless Individuals Under the 1951 Geneva Convention," 23 Immigration Law Reporter (3d) pp. 196-209;
“Federal Court of Appeal Overturns Federal Court Ruling on Safe Third Country Agreement,” 71 Immigration Law Reporter (3d), pp 48-51; “Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Refusal to Perform Military Service.” 80 Immigration Law Reporter (3d) pp. 12- 39; and “American War Resisters Cases in the Canadian Federal Court,” 81 Immigration Law Reporter, (3d) pp. 233-262. He has published numerous other articles on Immigration and refuge issues. Links to some of the articles on Immigration are found below. Ed also has a long and accomplished record of community service. He has served on the Board of the Cross Cultural Community Centre in London, Ontario; is a past chair of Neighbourhood Legal Services, a poverty law clinic run by Legal Aid Ontario in London, Ontario. He has also served on the Board of the Canadian Club of London. Between 2000-2003 he served as a Councillor on the City of London, Ontario municipal Council. In
that capacity he represented the City of London on the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority Board and on the Lake Huron Water Board. He has also been active in other community and professional associations.
Ed served as Treasurer of the London Cross Cultural Committee on Arts which runs multi-cultural programs in London including the
internationally renown Sunfest Word Music Festival between 2005-2012. Ed served as Secretary to the Middlesex Law Association Board of Trustees 2010-2011. He was re-elected for a two year term on the MLA Board of Trustees for 2011-2013.
You can obtain more information on Ed Corrigan on his web site which can be found at www.edcorrigan.ca
Here are links to some of Ed Corrigan`s published articles
"US War Resisters and the Legality of the Iraq War," Media Monitors Network, February 19, 2007
http://usa.mediamonitors.net/headlines/us_war_resisters_and_the_legality_of_the_iraq_war
"Safe Third Country Agreement with United States overturned by Federal Court of Canada," Media Monitors Network, December 11, 2007
http://world.mediamonitors.net/headlines/safe_third_country_agreement_with_united_states_overturned_by_federal_court_of_canada
"Stay issued on Safe Third Country deal's overturn," by Edward
C. Corrigan, Rabble.ca February 6, 2008
http://www.rabble.ca/news_full_story.shtml?sh_itm=bb1c4238ef83bb8d07b4e92855a0e4b2&rXn=1&
"Canada should let in U.S. War resisters," by Ed Corrigan, Montreal
Gazette.com (on line edition) October 16, 2009.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/Canadian+should+resisters/2111580/story.html
Version also published by The Hamilton Spectator.
"Canada as haven for war resisters: We should not be U.S. 'enforcement agent' for those who won't fight in Iraq," by Ed Corrigan, The Hamilton Spectator, October 16, 2009.
http://www.thespec.com/printArticle/654538
"U.S. war resisters lose and win in federal court," by Edward C.
Corrigan, The Canadian Charger, November 11, 2009.
http://www.thecanadiancharger.com/page.php?id=5&a=216
"Bill C-31 will destroy key aspects of Canada's refugee system," by
Edward C. Corrigan, Rabble.ca, April 4, 2012
http://rabble.ca/news/2012/04/bill-c-31-will-destroy-key-aspects-canadas-refugee-system
"Crackdown on citizenship and immigration fraud," by Edward C. Corrigan, Canadian Charger, October 2, 2012
http://www.thecanadiancharger.com/page.php?id=5&a=1355
"Dramatic changes coming to criminal law and immigration for permanent residents," by Edward C. Corrigan, Canadian Charger, October 15, 2012
http://www.thecanadiancharger.com/page.php?id=5&a=1363
Revised on November 28, 2012..
