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Our Practice Areas in
Immigration Law
Immigration, Refugee, Citizenship, Administrative, and Public Law Firm Dedicated to Doing Law Differently
Our current focus and passion is Canadian immigration law. We provide the following specific services that we have spent our time, energy, and resources to learn inside out. This is a process that we continue to invest in every day.
You will see two sections. The first is our areas of specialization and focus. These are what we do most of and/or hope to do more of at Heron Law Offices. The second is our full-range of services. These are areas of the law we have experience with and can assist on.
For those areas that are outside of our scope of work, we have contacts with the best minds in Canadian immigration and refugee law and can assist (at no charge) by referring you to a suitable legal representative.
We can also assist you in case managing and/or providing a second independent legal opinion as required.
Our Practice Areas
Judicial Reviews
We challenge the reasonableness and procedural fairness of negative immigration decisions at the Federal Court.
Our practice is to preserve your rights to help you understand the reasons why you were refused/delayed on your immigration or refugee matter and hold decision-makers accountable.
Immigration Appeals
We litigate residency obligation, sponsorship, criminality, and removal order appeals with the Immigration Appeal Division.
We prepare you for ADR and Hearing so you can present your best case to the Tribunal.
Refugees/Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds
We take an informed and research-based approach to refugee claims and H&C applications. We look beyond the National Documentation Packages and investigate the unique circumstances of your claim.
Family Class Sponsorship
We specialize in spousal sponsorships, dependent child sponsorships, parent and grandparent sponsorships, and complex family reunification matters.
We are often asked to provide humanitarian and compassionate-based submissions and substantive legal submissions where immigration alleges requirements for sponsorship are not met and where the facts are not straightforward.
Refused Applications, Procedural Fairness Letters, & Reconsideration
We help you navigate the best available remedy options when your immigration application is delayed, refused, or challenged.
Individuals and families find us when they are facing a procedural fairness deadline or received a recent refusal and need help turning the matter around to preserve and protect immigration status in Canada.
Coaching and Mentoring
Starting a practice and handling complex files is not easy. Let me work with you to develop and build your immigration law practice. I can assist on anywhere from drafting submissions, providing independent legal advice, to being your co-counsel in Federal Court.
International Students and Foreign Workers
We specialize in assisting international students with complex study permit refusals, extensions, compliance, and Post-Graduate Work Permit related matters. We also advise and partner with Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) to provide effective advice and help build better systems.
We assist in finding pathways for international students from the time they are study permit holders to permanent residents, including navigating issues such as leave, the requirement to actively pursue studies, failure to engage in full-time studies, work authorization, employer immigration disputes, eligibility assessments for permanent residence, along the way.
Strategic Litigation / Community Lawyering
We are racialized community members that bring our lived experience and a critical/intersectional approach to our advocacy efforts in support of systemic change.
We are often brought in as policy advisors to teach and lead training sessions for students and organization staff. We can assist in writing reports, memorandums and conduct research as required.
Permanent Residence and Citizenship
We submit and review applications for clients seeking permanent residence and citizenship in Canada
On the PR side, we submit Express Entry-based Canadian Experience Class and Federal Skilled Worker/Federal Skilled Trades Applications. We also assist in British Columbia Provincial Nomination Program (BC PNP) applications, Saskatchewan Immigrant Nomination Program (SINP) applications, Self-Employed, Caregiver, Entrepreneur, Agri-Foods, and other Economic Applications.
On the citizen side, we submit citizenship grant applications and make applications for citizenship certificates
Complex Inadmissibility
At some point along your immigration journey, you may find yourself having to respond to an allegation that you are inadmissible to Canada on grounds of security, human rights or international rights violations, serious criminality, criminality, or organized criminality.
If your case is referred to the Immigration Division, we can navigate the tribunal procedure for you, make sure you are well-prepared for your hearing, and advocate for you at the hearing.
Detention Reviews
If you find yourself detained in an immigration holding centre or in a provincial jail under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, you are entitled to regular reviews of your detention.
Detention can be based on reasons like posing a danger to the Canadian public or a security threat, being a flight risk, or being unable to confirm identity.
An immigration lawyer can advocate for your release before the Immigration Division, as well as challenging detention in court.
Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA)
We assist and advise employers on the complex LMIA process from advertising to online submission of the application. We can help with low wage, high wage, dual intent and Global Talent Stream LMIA applications.
If you are a business owner or manager seeking to hire a TFW, we can help you navigate the LMIA process to meet your employment and compliance needs.
Our Full Range of Services
Permanent Resident Applications
- Economic Classes (including Provincial Nomination)
- Family Class
- Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications
- International Adoptions
- Caregivers
Admissibility Matters
- Admissibility Hearings & Appeals
- Misrepresentation
- Procedural Fairness Letters
- Removal Orders
- Criminal Inadmissibility
Temporary Resident Applications and Extensions
- Temporary Resident Visas
- Study Permits
- Work Permits
- Visitor Visas and Visitor Records
- Extensions and Restoration Applications
- LMIA
Removals &
Deportations
- Detention Reviews
- Removal Orders
- Removal Order Appeals
- Residency Obligations Appeals
- Deferral Request to CBSA
- Stays of Removal (Federal Court)
Citizenship
- Citizenship Applications Grants
- Federal Court Citizenship Matters
- Loss of Citizenship
- Passport Issues
Refugees
- Basis of Claims Forms
- Refugee Protection Hearings
- Refugee Appeals
- Loss of Refugee Status
- Overseas Resettlement Applications
Refused Applications & Delayed Responses
- Appeals to Immigration & Refugee Board
- Judicial Reviews to the Federal Court
- Sponsorship Appeals
Strategic Litigation and Advice
- Strategic Litigation
- Strategic Interventions
- Strategic Advice to Institutions
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