Feature: IRPA S.44 Discretion Issues

CILA is excited to announce our upcoming CLE feature on IRPA Section 44 Discretion Issues!

Join us for this insightful webinar on S.44 discretion, presented by esteemed lawyer Stephen J. Fogarty.

About this Presentation

Date: POSTPONED TO 2025 – A NEW LINK TO PURCHASE TICKETS WILL BE POSTED BY JANUARY 2025

Registration: $50 per registrant. Open to all CILA members and eligible non-members*. CILA student-members join for free!

*Non-members must meet CILA membership eligibility criteria to attend.

About Stephen J. Fogarty

Stephen Fogarty is a long-standing member of the Quebec and Ontario Bars. His primary practice areas include immigration law, Federal Court judicial review applications, and, in recent years, specialized services for musicians.

Stephen is the author of the chapter “Interdictions de territoire” in the French-language textbook “Droit de l’immigration et de la citoyenneté” (Lexis Nexis, 2nd ed., 2022). He has taught the Quebec Bar training course “Immigration et criminalité” 13 times, conducted sessions on rehabilitation and related issues for AQAADI, and presented several seminars at the McGill Music School among others.

He holds common and civil law degrees from McGill University, graduate degrees in philosophy from the University of Ottawa and St. Paul University, and a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from McGill. Stephen also possesses certificates in business management (Cornell University – Dyson School), entertainment law (York – Osgoode Hall), and music theory (McGill Music Conservatory).

Stephen has served on boards of charitable organizations in Montreal and enjoys giving talks to community groups. His firm, Fogarty Étude Légale, supports Opéra de Montréal, is a corporate sponsor of the Montreal Shamrocks GAC, and has been a major donor to the Montreal Symphony (OSM) for eight seasons. As hobbies, Stephen enjoys classical music, playing the violin, horology, and F-1 racing.