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Erica Olmstead is an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia's Allard School of Law, where she teaches Appellate Advocacy. She is also a practicing lawyer specializing in immigration, refugee, and criminal law, with a focus on complex inadmissibility cases and legal appeals. Her work emphasizes addressing overbroad legal interpretations and promoting access to justice through litigation and advocacy.
Erica serves as a case review lawyer with Legal Aid BC's Appeals Department, advising on immigration, refugee, and criminal law matters. She actively contributes to legal education through presentations at national conferences and CLE courses, focusing on intersections of immigration and criminal law, refugee appeals, and humanitarian considerations.
Her research and publications address issues such as criminal inadmissibility, refugee cessation, and procedural fairness in immigration determinations. She has been involved in landmark cases before Canada’s highest courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, advancing arguments on Charter rights and judicial review of administrative decisions.
Erica is affiliated with professional organizations such as the Canadian Council for Refugees, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, and the Canadian Bar Association. She has held roles on committees addressing immigration tariff policies, legal aid governance, and refugee law working groups.
