Hannah is an immigration and refugee lawyer based in Vancouver. Prior to joining Larlee Rosenberg, Hannah worked in Toronto for several years as an associate lawyer at a leading immigration law firm, where she also articled with associate counsel Lorne Waldman.
Hannah provides services in all areas of immigration, refugee, and citizenship law and she represents clients before the Federal Court and all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Hannah’s practice focuses on assisting clients with applications for temporary and permanent residence, including humanitarian and compassionate, family sponsorship, and economic applications, as well as refugee claims, pre-removal risk assessments, and removal proceedings. Hannah also has experience with complex admissibility matters and citizenship revocation proceedings. Hannah has a particular interest in gender-based refugee claims and in serving members of the LGBTQ community in a broad range of immigration and refugee matters.
During law school at the University of British Columbia, Hannah was a board member of the UBC Law Review, held research assistantships with law faculty members, and served as a judicial intern to the Provincial Court of British Columbia. Prior to law school, Hannah worked for a number of years in Tokyo for one of Japan’s largest law firms.
Hannah can speak and read Japanese.
Hannah Lindy, “Litigation Update: 2023”, Presentation for CBABC Immigration Law Conference (March 2023)
Steven Meurrens & Hannah Lindy, “Immigration & Refugee Law Career Q&A”, Panel hosted by Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) UBC Chapter (November 2022)
Hannah Lindy, “Gender-based refugee claims”, Presentation for Ashton College (July 2022)
Hannah Lindy, “Temporary public policies: temporary resident to permanent resident pathway”, Presentation for Ashton College (May 2021)
Krisha Dhaliwal & Hannah Lindy, “Refused Refugee Claims: Next Steps and Future Options”, Presentation for IMEDA (October 2020)
Krisha Dhaliwal & Hannah Lindy, “Issues in BC PNP Applications for Skilled Workers”, Presentation for IMEDA (September 2020)
Catherine Dauvergne & Hannah Lindy, “Excluding Women” (2019) 31:1 International Journal of Refugee Law 1
- Instructor, Ashton College – Immigration Certificate Courses
- Committee Member – Registration Committee of the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of British Columbia
- Legal Aid B.C. – Represents eligible clients in immigration and refugee proceedings
- Former Panel Member, Legal Aid Ontario – Immigration and Refugee Panel (General and Appellate)
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Summary
Hannah is an immigration and refugee lawyer based in Vancouver. Prior to joining Larlee Rosenberg, Hannah worked in Toronto for several years as an associate lawyer at a leading immigration law firm, where she also articled with associate counsel Lorne Waldman.
Hannah provides services in all areas of immigration, refugee, and citizenship law and she represents clients before the Federal Court and all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Hannah’s practice focuses on assisting clients with applications for temporary and permanent residence, including humanitarian and compassionate, family sponsorship, and economic applications, as well as refugee claims, pre-removal risk assessments, and removal proceedings. Hannah also has experience with complex admissibility matters and citizenship revocation proceedings. Hannah has a particular interest in gender-based refugee claims and in serving members of the LGBTQ community in a broad range of immigration and refugee matters.
During law school at the University of British Columbia, Hannah was a board member of the UBC Law Review, held research assistantships with law faculty members, and served as a judicial intern to the Provincial Court of British Columbia. Prior to law school, Hannah worked for a number of years in Tokyo for one of Japan’s largest law firms.
Hannah can speak and read Japanese.
EDUCATION / BAR ADMISSIONS
- Bar Admission, British Columbia – 2020
- Bar Admission, Ontario – 2017 (inactive)
- JD, University of British Columbia – 2016
- BA, University of British Columbia – 2005
- Diploma, Waseda University (Japan) – 2004
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
- Member, Law Society of British Columbia
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL)
- Member, Refugee Lawyers Association
Community Involvement
- Instructor, Ashton College – Immigration Certificate Courses
- Committee Member – Registration Committee of the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of British Columbia
- Legal Aid B.C. – Represents eligible clients in immigration and refugee proceedings
- Former Panel Member, Legal Aid Ontario – Immigration and Refugee Panel (General and Appellate)
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Representative Work
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Publications/Presentations
Hannah Lindy, “Litigation Update: 2023”, Presentation for CBABC Immigration Law Conference (March 2023)
Steven Meurrens & Hannah Lindy, “Immigration & Refugee Law Career Q&A”, Panel hosted by Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) UBC Chapter (November 2022)
Hannah Lindy, “Gender-based refugee claims”, Presentation for Ashton College (July 2022)
Hannah Lindy, “Temporary public policies: temporary resident to permanent resident pathway”, Presentation for Ashton College (May 2021)
Krisha Dhaliwal & Hannah Lindy, “Refused Refugee Claims: Next Steps and Future Options”, Presentation for IMEDA (October 2020)
Krisha Dhaliwal & Hannah Lindy, “Issues in BC PNP Applications for Skilled Workers”, Presentation for IMEDA (September 2020)
Catherine Dauvergne & Hannah Lindy, “Excluding Women” (2019) 31:1 International Journal of Refugee Law 1
