I would like to thank you for your presentations, in particular Mr. Rehaag, because you have brought us back to basics in a way by getting us to think about the very existence of immigration consultants. If I am not mistaken, you are telling us that we should not allow them to exist or be able to do this type of work, at least when it comes to refugee claimants.
But generally speaking, to your knowledge, are there other areas of law in which people other than lawyers are allowed to carry out such duties and provide legal advice? Personally, I do not know of any. It seems to me that, in order to provide legal advice, a person needs to be a lawyer. The only exception that I know of right now is immigration, where people who have no legal training and are not members of the bar can provide legal advice.
In your opinion, are there other examples of professions of this type where people provide legal advice?