Sample - ICL 840 Winter 2021 Syllabus - ICL Program Portal

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ICL 840 W21 Economic Immigration
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 COURSE DESCRIPTION
The economic class selects foreign nationals for permanent residence “on the basis
of their ability to become economically established in Canada.” In this course you will
learn the different federal and provincial programs, rules and procedures that carry
out this statutory mandate. The course begins by looking at the objectives of the
economic immigration programs. It covers the tools used to evaluate economic-class
applications, including language tests, foreign education credential assessments,
and the National Occupational Classification matrix. It also covers the procedures for
filing economic applications, including Express Entry and the Comprehensive
Ranking System. These cross-program elements are followed by an overview of the
classes to which Express Entry applies – the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the
Federal Skilled Trades Class, the Canadian Experience Class, and provincial and
territorial programs. The course finishes by examining classes that are not managed
through Express Entry – immigrants to Quebec, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot, as well
as federal and provincial business immigration programs.
 PRE-REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE/CO-REQUISITE
REQUIREMENTS
This course is one of nine compulsory courses required for completion of the
Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law (GDipICL). Its
prerequisite is Foundations of Canadian Immigration Law.
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 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Explain in detail the role and functioning of the federal and provincial
economic-class programs and related procedures for becoming a Canadian
permanent resident.
2. Explain, with detailed reference to regulatory and operational frameworks,

procedures and requirements for filing economic-class applications.
3. Interpret and apply regulatory and operational framework for cross-program

tools for evaluating economic immigration applications.
4. Interpret and apply the regulatory and operational frameworks for all
economic immigration programs.
5. Identify the issues in a client’s economic immigration file and develop, then
execute, an action plan to successfully address those needs, including
when preparing submission letters; and responding to procedural fairness
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letters.
6. Recognize and respond appropriately to ethical and other distinctive client-

service issues that may be encountered in economic immigration files.
 SKILLS AND VALUES (SVOs)
Upon successful completion of this program, you will be able to :
1. Use legal terminology to interpret and apply case law, legislation, regulatory
and policy instruments;
2. Synthesize and apply legal principles to analyze the facts and issues in a
client’s case using sound legal reasoning;
3. Conduct case related legal research on primary sources of law and legal
commentary;
4. Demonstrate facility in critical thinking and problem solving by applying

these skills to execute a client-specific case strategy;
5. Communicate and advocate effectively in person and in writing;
6. Reflect on and assess one’s own developing capabilities; create a concrete

plan for continued personal and professional development;
plan for continued personal and professional development;
7. Utilize self-awareness and understanding of cultural bias to provide

culturally competent services to clients from diverse ethno-cultural and
LGBTQ+ communities;
8. Integrate ethical decision making and professional behaviours in all areas

of practice;
9. Collaborate with peers and other professionals to meet client needs;

demonstrate leadership in practice-based settings.
COURSE MATERIALS
Required E-Books
The required e-books for this course are available from Emond Publishing. The
GDipICL “bundle” consists of: Canadian Immigration and Refugee Law: A
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Practitioner's Handbook, 3rd Edition (Chantal Desloges & Cathryn Sawicki); Legal
Research: Step by Step 5th Edition (Arlene Blatt & JoAnn Kurtz); Administrative Law:
Principles and Advocacy, 4th Edition [chapters 1, 3,4, 6 & 7] (Liz Nastasi, Deborah
Pressman & John Swaigen); and Interviewing Skills for Legal Professionals, 2nd
Edition (Douglas Cochran).
Other Materials
All other course materials for this course are posted on the course onQ website.
 COURSE TOPICS
Module 1 – Introduction to Economic Immigration

This module begins by examining texts that underline the importance of economic
immigration in Canadian immigration policy. You will get an overview of the
permanent economic classes to, and you will study the legislative framework for
those programs, as well as the procedures for applying. The module finishes by
asking students to critically evaluate Canada’s economic immigration policy. You will
discuss these critical evaluations during the tutorial.
Module 2 - Cross-Program Tools

This module examines tools used to evaluate applications to most or all of the
permanent economic classes. After a refresher on the importance of reading
legislation and how to go about it, you will be studying closely the statutory and
regulatory frameworks, as well as operational instructions, regarding the following:
official-language proficiency testing; assessing foreign educational credentials;
medical exams; police checks; and biometrics. You will also be introduced to a tool
with which you will have to develop intimate familiarity – the National Occupational
Classification matrix – used to evaluate work experience and arranged employment.
Module 3 - Express Entry

This module will examine the statutory authority for Express Entry, the Ministerial
Instructions respecting the Express Entry System. The Ministerial Instructions sets
out eligibility requirements for applying through Express Entry, as well as the rules for
the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) for ranking prospective applicants.
Particular attention will be paid to the complex definition for arranged employment
within the Ministerial Instructions.
Module 4 - Skilled Immigration Categories

During this module you will undertake an in-depth study of the three “high-skilled”
economic immigration classes – the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Canadian
Experience Class, and the Federal Skilled Trades Class. You will have to carefully
read and study the applicable regulations, operational instructions, and related case
law.
Module 5 – Immigrants to Quebec and Provincial Nominee Programs
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This module explores a selection of provincial programs. You will review the federal
regulatory framework for the Provincial Nominee Class. As an example, you will
study the British Columbia nominee program. You will also look in depth at two
provincial or regional programs that are outside the Provincial Nominee Class:
Quebec’s economic immigration program, more specifically its regular skilled worker
stream, and the Atlantic Immigration Pilot for the Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick,
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island).
Module 6 - Business Immigration

This module examines business immigration programs. It covers the two federal
business programs, the Start-Up Venture Class and the Self-Employed Persons
Class, including their regulatory framework, operational instructions, and related
case law.
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Evaluation
 ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING
Assessment Weight
Instructor-Graded Assignments 60%
Assessment
Module 2: Evaluating Employer Reference Letters (10 %)
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Module 4: Prepare Submission Letter and Explanatory Memorandum (10%)
Module 4: Client Interview (10%)
Module 5: Respond to Procedural Fairness Letter (20%)
End of Course: Short Answer Concept Review (Open Book) (10%)
Quizzes 25 %
End of Module 3 Quiz (10%)
End of Module 6 Quiz (15%)
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Engagement 15 %
Attend all tutorial sessions
Contribute to all assigned discussions
Complete initial self-reflection, mid-term check-in, and final reflection and self-
assessment.
Complete all other activities marked as “required”
 ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTIONS
Graded Assignments
Module 2: Evaluating Employer Reference Letters - 10%
For the assignment, you are to place yourself in the role of a visa officer evaluating
an employer reference letter for an application to the Canadian Experience
Class. You will be charged with writing a brief decision evaluating an employer
reference letter. Such letters are a crucial part of applications under the economic
classes.
Module 4: Client Interview - 10%
In this exercise you will practice interviewing clients to gather information on an

economic immigration file. Working with a partner, you will use Zoom to record and
submit video of your practice session.
Module 4: Prepare Submission Letter and Explanatory Memorandum - 10%
You will be asked to prepare a submission letter for a client based on a given set of
facts.
Module 5: Respond to Procedural Fairness Letter - 20%
You will be asked to prepare a response to a procedural fairness letter.
End of Course: Short Answer Concept Review (Open Book) - 10%
You will respond to a series of short written response questions to check your
understanding of critical course concepts.
Quizzes
End of Module 3 Quiz - 10%
End of Module 6 Quiz - 15%
Engagement
Engagement includes your contributions to onQ Discussion forums, synchronous
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tutorials, and other essential reflective practice and professional growth activities.
Your Engagement score will be informed by an active process of reflective practice

and self-assessment. For your Final Report, you will be asked to complete a Self-
Assessment Rubric, justify their self-assessed grade and provide relevant evidence.
Your instructor will consider your self-assessment and evidence before assigning the
final score.
See Engagement for additional information.
 LATE POLICY/MISSED TUTORIALS
A student who claims illness or compassionate grounds as the reason for missing
tutorials, or deadlines for assignments, or other activities, is responsible for making
alternative arrangements with the instructor(s) concerned for extensions or other
consideration. Please include your full name, student number, and the reason for
your absence or missed deadline in the message to your instructor(s). You may be
required to provide valid documentation (i.e., a doctor’s note, death certificate,
court/legal documentation, etc.) before alternative arrangements can be made. In the
absence of substantiating documentation, the normal late penalty will apply as
described in the assignment instructions. Students who miss tutorials are
required to view the video recording of the session and submit a one page (250
word) brief that includes both a summary of the session and a critical
reflection within seven days after the missed session or such other date as
approved by the instructor.
 GRADING
Assessments in this course will receive numerical scores or percentage marks. The
final grade you receive for the course will be derived by converting any numerical
grades to letter grades according to Queen’s Official Grade Conversion Scale and
may be adjusted according to the Queen’s Law Grading Policy.
 FEEDBACK
You will be provided with feedback on assessments/activities through various means

in this course. For assessments requiring feedback from the instructor, you can
typically expect to receive the feedback within seven days of the due date.
 ACCESSING YOUR FINAL GRADE
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Your final grades will be published on SOLUS. Official transcripts showing final
grades will be available on the Official Grade Release Date. Please note that in
official transcripts, a mark of IN (incomplete) is considered a grade, and your
transcript is released with this grade.
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Communication
 QUESTIONS ABOUT COURSE MATERIAL
Questions or comments regarding the course material should be posted in the Q&A
forums on the class website.
The course instructor and students are encouraged to answer these questions
directly in the discussion forum for the benefit of everyone in the course. Course
instructors will be checking and responding to the Q&A forum on a daily basis.
 COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
The instructor will routinely post course announcements in the Announcements

section on the course homepage. Please sign up to be automatically notified by e-
mail or text message when new information is posted. Instructions on how to modify
your notifications are found in the Start Here module.
 CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS
If you have a confidential matter you would like to discuss with your instructor, their
contact details are on the first page of this document. As a general rule, you can
expect e-mail replies within 24 hours.
 QUEEN'S E-MAIL
The university communicates with students via Queen’s e-mail. Please check your
Queen’s e-mail regularly to ensure you do not miss important information related to
your course. Please ensure you use your Queen’s email to login to all synchronous
tutorials and tutorials.
 COURSE FEEDBACK
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During the course, you may be asked to take part in a variety of feedback activities,
such as questionnaires, exit tickets, and surveys. This feedback enables the
instructional team to make any adjustments necessary to improve the learning
environment. Surveys administered throughout the course are anonymous and
directly related to activities, assessments, and other course material.
Your input is essential for maintaining and improving the quality of this course for
future offerings. Please e-mail additional comments to your instructor at any time.
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Policies
 ACADEMIC POLICIES
GDipICL students are enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies at Queen’s

University and are therefore subject to the policies, regulations, and requirements of
both the School of Graduate Studies and Queen’s University.
GDipICL students are also subject to the policies, regulations and requirements of
the GDipICL. The GDipICL Handbook of Academic Regulations, Policies and
Procedures is posted in onQ. It is the responsibility of every student in the GDipICL
to read and understand the GDipICL Handbook. Students should pay particular
attention to policies concerning program curriculum and grading, academic integrity,
conduct, and academic decision and appeals.
 TURNITIN STATEMENTS
This course makes use of Turnitin, a third-party application that helps maintain
standards of excellence in academic integrity. Normally, students will be required to
submit their course assignments through onQ to Turnitin. In doing so, students’ work
will be included as source documents in the Turnitin reference database, where they
will be used solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism.
Turnitin is a suite of tools that provide instructors with information about the
authenticity of submitted work and facilitates the process of grading. Turnitin
compares submitted files against its extensive database of content, and produces a
similarity report and a similarity score for each assignment. A similarity score is the
percentage of a document that is similar to content held within the database. Turnitin
does not determine if an instance of plagiarism has occurred. Instead, it gives

instructors the information they need to determine the authenticity of work as a part
of a larger process.
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Please read Turnitin’s Privacy Pledge, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service, which
governs users’ relationship with Turnitin. Also, please note that Turnitin uses cookies
and other tracking technologies; however, in its service contract with Queen’s
Turnitin has agreed that neither Turnitin nor its third-party partners will use data
collected through cookies or other tracking technologies for marketing or advertising
purposes. For further information about how you can exercise control over cookies,
see Turnitin’s Privacy Policy.
Turnitin may provide other services that are not connected to the purpose for which
Queen’s University has engaged Turnitin. Your independent use of Turnitin’s other
services is subject solely to Turnitin’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and
Queen’s University has no liability for any independent interaction you choose to
have with Turnitin.
 COPYRIGHT AND RECORDING
All tutorials are automatically recorded and will be available to enrolled students
here. Course materials, including all recordings, text-based instructional materials,
assessments, electronic mail correspondence, digital captures, discussion or chat
threads, are the intellectual property of the instructor or the course developer.
Personal recordings of tutorial sessions are not permitted without the express written
permission of the instructor. It is a departure from academic integrity to distribute,
publicly post, sell or otherwise disseminate course materials or to provide course
materials to anyone else for distribution, posting, sale or other means of
dissemination, without the express consent of the copyright holder(s). A student
who engages in such conduct may be subject to penalty for a departure from
academic integrity and may also face adverse legal consequences for infringement
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 ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Queen's University is committed to achieving full accessibility for people with

disabilities. Part of this commitment includes arranging academic accommodations
for students with disabilities to ensure they have an equitable opportunity to
participate in all of their academic activities. If you are a student with a disability and
think you may need accommodations, you are strongly encouraged to contact
the Queen's Student Accessibility Services (QSAS) and register as early as
possible. For more information, including important deadlines, please visit the QSAS
website.
Every effort has been made to provide course materials that are accessible. The
course website in onQ is powered by the D2L Brightspace learning environment that
complies with common accessibility standards. If you find any element of this course
difficult to access, please discuss with the course facilitator how you can obtain an
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accommodation.
Students with course accommodations should contact the the GDipICL Program
Coordinator immediately following registration to inform them of any
accommodations to their timed assessments and/or final exam(s).
 ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SUPPORT
Queen’s has a robust set of supports available to you including the Library, Student
Academic Success Services, and Career Services. You are encouraged to visit the
relevant websites to learn more about these support services.
 TECHNICAL SKILLS AND SUPPORT
No specialized computer-related technical skills are required for this course. Please
consult: IT Services Recommended Technology Requirements. If you require
technical assistance, please contact Law IT support: lawitsupport@queensu.ca.
 STUDENTS OUTSIDE CANADA
Students outside of Canada for any duration of the term should be advised that, in
the past, students overseas have been blocked from accessing certain websites
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online quizzes, inability to access course materials may pose an impediment to your
success in completing the course. We do not make accommodations based on the
lack of reliable Internet access. You are responsible for making sure you have
adequate high-speed Internet coverage for the entirety of the term.
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9/3/2021 Course Introduction Page

ICL 840 W21 Economic Immigration

Information Evaluation Communication Policies

 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

2. Explain, with detailed reference to regulatory and operational frameworks,

3. Interpret and apply regulatory and operational framework for cross-program

6. Recognize and respond appropriately to ethical and other distinctive client-

 SKILLS AND VALUES (SVOs)

Upon successful completion of this program, you will be able to :

4. Demonstrate facility in critical thinking and problem solving by applying

5. Communicate and advocate effectively in person and in writing;

6. Reflect on and assess one’s own developing capabilities; create a concrete

7. Utilize self-awareness and understanding of cultural bias to provide

8. Integrate ethical decision making and professional behaviours in all areas

9. Collaborate with peers and other professionals to meet client needs;

Module 1 – Introduction to Economic Immigration

Module 2 - Cross-Program Tools

Module 3 - Express Entry

Module 4 - Skilled Immigration Categories

Module 5 – Immigrants to Quebec and Provincial Nominee Programs

Module 6 - Business Immigration

Instructor-Graded Assignments 60%

Module 4: Prepare Submission Letter and Explanatory Memorandum (10%)

Module 4: Client Interview (10%)

Module 5: Respond to Procedural Fairness Letter (20%)

End of Course: Short Answer Concept Review (Open Book) (10%)

End of Module 3 Quiz (10%)

End of Module 6 Quiz (15%)

Attend all tutorial sessions

Contribute to all assigned discussions

Complete all other activities marked as “required”

Module 4: Client Interview - 10%

In this exercise you will practice interviewing clients to gather information on an

Module 4: Prepare Submission Letter and Explanatory Memorandum - 10%

Module 5: Respond to Procedural Fairness Letter - 20%

You will be asked to prepare a response to a procedural fairness letter.

End of Course: Short Answer Concept Review (Open Book) - 10%

End of Module 6 Quiz - 15%

Your Engagement score will be informed by an active process of reflective practice

See Engagement for additional information.

 LATE POLICY/MISSED TUTORIALS

You will be provided with feedback on assessments/activities through various means

 ACCESSING YOUR FINAL GRADE

 QUESTIONS ABOUT COURSE MATERIAL

The instructor will routinely post course announcements in the Announcements

GDipICL students are enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies at Queen’s

does not determine if an instance of plagiarism has occurred. Instead, it gives

 COPYRIGHT AND RECORDING

 ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Queen's University is committed to achieving full accessibility for people with

 ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SUPPORT

 TECHNICAL SKILLS AND SUPPORT

 STUDENTS OUTSIDE CANADA

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