Heron Law Offices is proud to have Will Tao and Laura Schemitsch featured as speakers at the 2025 CBA Immigration Law Conference in Victoria, B.C.
As anti-immigrant sentiment grows in Canada and migrants are increasingly being blamed for issues like unemployment and housing shortages, in this Op-Ed for the Toronto Star, Will Tao and Karina Juma shed light on a neglected perspective: migrant mental health.
By: Will Tao, Principal (Heron Law Offices) Understandable in the circumstances of delay and unreasonable templated refusals, judicial reviews, particularly of temporary resident decisions such
Used correctly, the affidavit is one of the most powerful tools in an immigration representative’s toolbox. Not only do they cushion against insufficiency of evidence
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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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