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Why Immigrate to Canada? ıIndividuals and families must bear in mind that immigrating to another country and building a new life is a big challenge. Financial and social hurdles may be enormous. We do not try to convince individuals and families to come to Canada. We inform interested parties in an objective way. You have to think and research first if living in Canada is a good option for you and for your family, even if you are eligible to immigrate to Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada Why Should I Use a Representative for my Immigration Application? However, keep in mind that the process is not as simple as filling up an application form and sending it in. There are dozens of different kinds of immigration applications, and there are laws, regulations and policies that affect every application differently. There are also differences in the way different Canadian Embassies handle the processing of cases. An immigration lawyer can help you in the following important ways:
Why Should I Hire a Lawyer Instead of a Consultant? Lawyers are strictly regulated in Canada by independent governing bodies, and must operate according to established Rules of Professional Conduct. The governing bodies monitor lawyers to be sure they act professionally and responsibly at all times, and take serious action against offenders. While Immigration Consultants have a similar system, there have been widespread complaints that their system does not adequately supervise consultants or take action for misconduct. Fraudulent activity by immigration consultants has been documented many times; whereas this kind of problem with lawyers is extremely rare. For example, see the attached 3 articles for which a Canadian newspaper was awarded an Online Journalism Award in 2007: http://www.thestar.com/News/article/226065 |
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Chantal Desloges is an experienced immigration lawyer from Toronto, Ontario. She is one of only 12 lawyers in Canada certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in both Immigration law and Refugee law. Her successful practice encompasses every possible area of Canadian immigration, including:
Ms. Desloges graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1997 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999. She articled with Green & Spiegel in 1997/98 and was admitted as an Associate Lawyer in 1999. She was admitted to partnership at Green & Spiegel in 2005. Ms. Desloges was a co-Professor of Immigration Law at Osgoode Hall Law School in 2000/2001. She served as a Curriculum Co-ordinator and Lecturer for the Seneca College Immigration Practitioner Certificate Programme from 1999-2010. In 2002, Ms. Desloges founded an immigration and refugee law free advice clinic at Warden Woods Community Centre in Scarborough, Ontario. The clinic operated until 2006 and was designed to perform a community service by assisting low-income people in Scarborough to get free summary advice from experienced lawyers, and to get suitable referrals to Legal Aid or to the private Bar. In 2005, Ms. Desloges assisted in the creation of a non-profit charity dedicated to the establishment of a new reception house for refugees and new immigrants in Toronto and served on the first Board of the new organization. Ms. Desloges is currently a member of the French language committee for the Toronto Police and an advisor to the Coalition for Undocumented Workers. In July of 2010, Ms. Desloges resigned partnership in Green & Spiegel in order to launch her own immigration law firm. Contact Information:
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