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Mojan Farshchi

Mojan is a fierce advocate who wins all the cases she should and some she probably shouldn’t, and when she’s on your side you know you’ll be putting your best case forward. With expertise and training in international human rights law and refugee law, Mojan represents clients before the Federal Court and the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Her experience spans complex cases involving all types of temporary and permanent residence applications, refugee claims, gender-based violence and persecution, criminal inadmissibility, and immigration detention.

Mojan also advises and is an invited speaker on emerging legal issues, including the intersection of climate change and migration, and has contributed to global initiatives addressing climate-induced displacement. Fluent in English and Farsi, Mojan combines her technical knowledge with a compassionate approach to deliver outstanding results for her clients.

mojan@vancouverlaw.ca

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Education and Qualifications

• Called to the bar in British Columbia, 2018
• Advanced Master of Laws, European and International Human Rights Law, Leiden University, Netherlands (Valedictorian), 2024
• Juris Doctor, University of British Columbia, Allard School of Law, 2017
• B.A. (English Literature), University of British Columbia, graduated with Honours, 2014
• Judge’s Intern at the Provincial Court of British Columbia, 2016
• Member, Global Strategic Litigation Council on Refugee Rights
• Training: How to Effectively Utilize UN Treaty Bodies to Advance Human Rights of Migrants and Refugees, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights & Global Strategic Litigation Council, 2024
• Fluent in English and Farsi

Presentations, Publications & Community Involvement

Publications

Paper

  • Mojan Farshchi, “The Role of Counsel as ‘Translator’: Mediating the Space between Universal Human Rights Culture and Diversity in Canadian Refugee Hearings”, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) Review of Refugee Law and Practice, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026 CanLIIDocs 802.
    Read on CanLII

Blogs & Commentary

  • Mojan Farshchi, “Displacement at the Edge: The Arctic Athabaskan Petition and the Legal Recognition of Climate-Forced Movement”, Global Strategic Litigation Council, May 12, 2025.
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  • Mojan Farshchi, “Displacement by Degrees: Ontario’s Youth Climate Case and the Legal Recognition of Climate-Forced Movement”, Global Strategic Litigation Council, April 16, 2025.
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Presentations

  • Instructor, “IRB Processing: Refugee Claim Exclusions, Ministerial Interventions, and Recent Case Law Developments,” Ashton College Immigration Practitioner Centre CPD Seminar, October 14, 2026.
  • Panelist, “The Intersection Where Family and Immigration Law Meet,” Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) Fall National Conference, December 1, 2025.
    Read Mojan’s blog on the issue here
  • Speaker, “Human Rights and Refugee Determination,” Ashton College CPD-Accredited IRB Training Series, May 22, 2025.
  • Speaker & Co-Organizer, “Climate-Informed Lawyering in Refugee Law,” Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL) National Webinar, April 23, 2025.
  • Panelist, Climate Law Conference 2024, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (CLEBC), October 31, 2024.
  • Speaker, National Citizenship and Immigration Conference, Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC), October 2021.

Community & Research Involvement

  • Board Advisor, Legal & Policy (Immigration & Governance), Tanah Air (2026–Present)
  • Member & Speaker, Climate Migration Research Group, UBC Centre for Migration Studies (2025–Present)
  • Invited Participant, CIDRARC Roundtable on Climate-Induced Displacement, Boston University (2024)
  • Supervising Lawyer, Rainbow Refugee / Pro Bono Students Canada, UBC Chapter (2022–2023)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Flavours of Hope (2019–2023)

Selected Published Cases

  • Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Rodas Tejeda, 2026 FCA 115 (Federal Court of Appeal) — Lead counsel (first chair) for the interveners, Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and Immigration and Refugee Legal Clinic. The appeal concerned the Immigration Division’s jurisdiction to address abuse of process arising from delay in inadmissibility proceedings.
    Read on CanLII
  • Ibrahim v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 1194 — Counsel for the applicant in a successful judicial review concerning humanitarian and compassionate relief, country conditions in Iraq, and the consequences of requiring an applicant to apply for permanent residence from abroad.
    Read on CanLII
  • El Ayachi v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 609 — Counsel for the applicant in a successful judicial review concerning procedural fairness and credibility concerns in the refusal of a work permit application.
    Read on CanLII
  • Raja v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2020 FC 694 — Counsel for the applicant on a successful motion to stay removal, involving state protection and evidence of risk in a pending PRRA judicial review.
    Read on CanLII
  • Sidhu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FCA 169, [2019] 4 FCR 508 — Counsel for the appellant before the Federal Court of Appeal in a case concerning misrepresentation under s. 40(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
    Read on CanLII