Our principal lawyer, Will Tao, has been consistently recognized for the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada™ since 2019.
Will Tao has been recognized as one of Canada’s Leading Legal Practitioners in the 2025 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. This prestigious accolade is the result of an extensive peer-review process that identifies top legal professionals across the country.
International graduates across Canada are facing PGWP refusals after failing to upload language test results, despite the application portal not clearly requesting them.
On December 08, 2025, the Canadian government announced three immigration measures to facilitate permanent residence for doctors: a. The new Physicians with Canadian work experience Express Entry category; b. 5,000 spots under the Provincial Nominee Program for licensed doctors with job offers; and c. Expedited 14-day work permit processing for provincially nominated doctors. These measures are intended to mitigate Canada’s severe shortage of doctors.
On 20 November 2025, Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025), received Royal Assent. Once it comes into force on a date chosen by the Governor in Council, it will significantly change how Canadian citizenship is passed to children born outside Canada.
If you are thinking about immigrating to Canada or are already here as a temporary resident, you likely have questions about what these numbers and percentages mean for you. Heron Law Offices is pleased to provide an overview about the Immigration Levels Plan and its potential impacts on applicants with different immigration statuses.
We often receive questions from clients about whether they need to go to the border or have their eCOPR stamped after receiving it to confirm that they are a permanent resident.
Heron Law Offices is in the heart of Burnaby, steps from Patterson Station, in a secure, private office designed to ensure client privacy and confidentiality.
We have the capacity and technology to assist clients all over Canada and the world utilizing secure cloud-based solutions.
We acknowledge that our main physical and virtual offices are located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded, and stolen territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Qayqayt Nations.
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Heron was proud to have been named a finalist for the following awards:
Canadian Law Awards Pro Bono Initiative of the Year (2022) finalist for Indigenous Name Reclamation Project
Clio Reisman Award (2022) finalist for Best New Law Firm among North American entrants.
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