Professional Involvement (Memberships)
- Member, Federal Government Judicial Advisory Committee
- Instructor, Legal Studies, Capilano University
- Member, Past Provincial Council Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Past President and Director, South Asian Bar Association of British Columbia
- Member, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
- Life Bencher, Law Society of British Columbia
- 2014-2015, 2017-2024 – Elected Bencher, Vancouver County, Law Society of British Columbia
- 2024 President, Chair of Executive, Ex officio Member of Finance and Audit and Indemnity Sub Committees, Member of Litigation Sub Committee
- Best Lawyer, Canadian publication editions for Immigration Law – 2014 to present
- Kings Counsel Designation 2019
- Lexpert Zenith Award Winner
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient for community service
Education / Bar Admissions
- Bar Admission, British Columbia, 1998
- LL.B., University of British Columbia, 1997
Summary / Representative Work
Publications / Presentations
Summary
Jeevyn represents public sector and business clients in connection with workplace immigration and related issues and has written and presented seminars on a variety of immigration and employment related topics.
The focus of Jeevyn’s practice is to work closely with senior management and human resources professionals to facilitate the engagement of foreign workers in Canada on either a temporary or permanent basis . Jeevyn has written and presented seminars on a variety of immigration and employment related topics.
Jeevyn is active in the legal community and serves on Legal Professions BC Transitional Board. Having served 12 years with the Law Society of British Columbia, she is its immediate past president, as an Elected Bencher from Vancouver County. Jeevyn also serves as a member of the Federal Judicial Advisory Committee, Director of Creative BC, and Instructor at Capilano University, Legal Studies Department. As selected by her peers, Jeevyn has been included in the annual Best Lawyers publication as of 2014 and she is a Lexpert Zenith Award winner. Her community involvement extends to singing at charitable and sporting events and she has, over the years, been a frequent guest anthem singer for the Vancouver Canucks NHL hockey team and other professional sports teams.
Representative work
Jeevyn represents clients’ interests in the fields of construction, biotech, high-tech, transportation and logistics, aquaculture, pharmaceutical, health, education, engineering, manufacturing, investment and mining services.
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- “Immigration Considerations”, British Columbia Human Resources Association Immigration roundtable October, 2006
- “Immigration And Practical Considerations That Arise When Employing Foreign Nationals In Canada”, North American South Asian Bar Association Convention June, 2007
- “Immigration And Practical Considerations That Arise When Employing Foreign Nationals in Canada”, The Clinic Managers Association of British Columbia Annual Conference, September, 2007
- “The Mobile Workforce: What You Need to Know”, Business Council of British Columbia Employee Relations Outlook Session, November 2007
- “Immigration And Practical Considerations That Arise When Employing Foreign Nationals In Canada”, Canadian Bar Association Employment Law Sub-Section Meeting, December, 2007
- “Immigration Considerations for Employment Lawyers”, Roper Greyell LLP Morning Education Series, February 2008
- “Employment Related Immigration: A Primer “, Canadian Bar Association (British Columbia Branch) Immigration Law Subsection Meeting, June, 2008
- “Employment Related Immigration: A Primer”, India Calling 2008, India Canada Business Partnership Summit, June, 2008
- “Employment Related Immigration: A Primer”, Robert Half Canada Inc. Branch Meeting, June, 2008
- “Business Immigration to Canada”, Continuing Legal Education, September 2008
- “Help Wanted: Apply Within… Introducing the Canadian Experience Class”, Lawyer’s Weekly, September, 2008
- “All in the Family: Accompanying Family Members”, Canadian Bar Association (British Columbia Branch) Legal Education Conference, February, 2009
- “Employment Related Immigration”, British Columbia Human Resources Management Association Leadership Forum, February, 2009
- “Employment Issues Generated By Business Related Immigration”, Roper Greyell LLP Morning Education Series, May, 2009
- “Employment Issues Generated By Business Related Immigration”, Continuing Legal Education British Columbia, May 2009.
- “Critical Skill Shortages: Making Immigration Work for You”, Roper Greyell LLP Public Sector Conference, May 2010
- “Making Immigration Work for You”, Labour Market Task Force Mining Association of British Columbia, January, 2011
- “Making Immigration Work For You”, Roper Greyell Education Series – Workplace Immigration, May, 2011
- “Making immigration Work for You”, Metro Vancouver HRAC/LRAC Spring Seminar, May, 2011
- “Making Immigration Work For You”, Client Presentation, October, 2011
- “Making Immigration Work for You”, British Columbia Human Rights Management Association Labour Relations Roundtable, October, 2011
- “Canadian Employment- Related Immigration Considerations”, Cient Seminar, October 2011
- “Immigration Consultation – Employers’ Need to Organize”, British Columbia Business Council Article, September, 2011
- “Trends and Forecasts”, Roper Greyell LLP Workplace Law Education Series, November 2012
- “Workers’ Applications and Top 10 (or more) Issues”, The Canadian Bar Association (British Columbia Branch) Immigration Law Section Legal Education Conference, March , 2012
- Immigration Primer, Edwards Kenny and Bray, LLP Lunch and Learn Presentation, May 2012
- Employment Law Alliance Immigration Webinar, November 2012
- “Employment Related Immigration Considerations”, Mining Association of British Columbia HR Forum and Committee Meeting, February, 2012
- “Immigration Primer”, Client Seminar, November 2012
- “Immigration Update”, Roper Greyell LLP Workplace Law Education Series, October, 2013
- “Temporary Foreign Workers – Low Skilled”, Canadian Bar Association Immigration Section National Conference, May 2013
- “The New Landscape of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program”, Canadian Employee Relocation Council Inc. Presentation, June, 2013
- “Immigration Considerations for Post-Doctoral Fellows”, Client Presentation, April, 2014
- “Immigration Update”, Roper Greyell LLP Breakfast Seminar, October 2015
- “Immigration Considerations for Employment Law Practitioners”, CBABC Joint Employment-Immigration Subsection Meeting, April, 2017
- “Express Entry: Looking Back to Find the Way Forward”, CBA Immigration National Conference, June 2017
- Remarks Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Griffin, March, 2018
- Remarks Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Jackson and Master Cameron, March, 2019
- Remarks Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Douglas, Justice Francis, Justice McDonald, Master Elwood, August, 2019
- “Labour Market Impact Assessments Refresher”, Client Presentation, October 2019
- “Ethical Considerations for Every Practitioner”, Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch), October 2020
- “Bencher Update”, CBABC Immigration Law Sub-Section Meeting, January, 2020
- “Passports, Pre-Nups and Plexiglass – Practicing Family Law and Immigration Law in a Pandemic” Trial Lawyers of British Columbia Seminar, March, 2021
- Remarks Thompson Rivers University Law Faculty Convocation, June, 2022
- Remarks Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Kirchner, Justice Blake, Justice Brongers, June, 2022
- “ Immigration Basics for Post-Secondary Employers”, Client Seminar, November, 2022
- “Towards a Single Legal Regulator”, Kootenay Bar Association Winter Meeting, February, 2023
- Remarks Thompson Rivers University Law Convocation, June, 2023
- “Immigration Basics for Post-Secondary Employers”, Client Seminar, June 2023
- Remarks Welcoming Ceremony of Judge McQueen, February, 2024
- Remarks Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Marchand, February, 2024
- Remarks Law Society of Alberta, February, 2024
- Remarks Federation of Law Societies Winter Meeting, March, 2024
- Law Society Update, CBABC Provincial immigration conference, March, 2024
- Remarks, Law Society of Saskatchewan, March, 2024
- “Through the Looking Glass, A New Regulatory Framework”, CBABC British Columbia Legal Conference, April, 2024
- Remarks King’s Counsel Celebration, April 2024
- Remarks, Notes North Shore Bar Association, April, 2024
- “Advocacy and the Regulation of the Legal Profession – Updates from CBABC and LSBC”, Northern BC Law Talks, May, 2024
- Remarks Thompson Rivers University Law Convocation, June, 2024
- Speaker Introduction, Chief Justice Marchand, International Society for Criminal Law Reform, July, 2024
- Remarks Call Ceremony, Nisga’a Territory, July, 2024
- Remarks, Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Greenwood, July, 2024
- Welcoming Address to 1L Class, University of Victoria Law, September, 2024
- Remarks, Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Wolfe, August 2024
- Remarks, Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Hamilton, August 2024
- Remarks, Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Fleming and Justice Iyer, September, 2024
- Remarks, Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Latimer
- Remarks, Welcoming Ceremony of Justice Donegan and Justice Riley
- Remarks, Welcoming Ceremony of Judge Erina, December, 2024
- “Immigration Pathways”, Client Seminar, January, 2025
- “The Future of the Legal Profession in Canada, Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association (CILA) Member Event, April, 2025