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When to Refer an Immigration File

A one-page reference on the ten situations where an immigration issue is hiding inside a corporate or employment file — and what to ask the client when you spot one.


Most immigration problems reach a lawyer late, buried inside a file that isn't about immigration at all. An acquisition where the target has foreign staff. A termination involving a work permit holder. A restructuring that changes job titles.

This is the list I use.

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Cristina Rogov, LL.L., J.D., LL.M. · Certified Specialist, Immigration and Citizenship Law (Law Society of Ontario) · LexMobilis Immigration, Montréal