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Canadian Immigration Law

Our Canadian immigration lawyers and professionals can assist you with the full range of Canadian business immigration matters, including business travel assessments, temporary resident visas, work permits and permanent residence applications. We regularly make submissions to Canadian visa offices around the world, as well as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), provincial nominee programs, Service Canada/Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and others.


Our suite of business immigration services include:

  • Coordinating work permits/visas and permanent residence applications for transferring or newly recruited personnel
  • Making submissions to Canadian visa offices, IRCC, provincial nominee programs and Service Canada/ESDC
  • Managing business traveler programs, business visitor visas and the Visa Waiver Program
  • Global immigration program audit and compliance reviews, including risk mitigation, strategic and project advisory, government liaising, scenario planning and policy support
  • Working with your company during a divestiture, reorganization, merger or acquisition to address immigration-related issues
  • Helping you track your employees’ immigration status through EY’s proprietary secure tool
  • Integration with EY’s People Advisory Services, including Mobility Tax practices, to provide holistic compliance solutions for you and your employees

Chambers Review

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Immigration - Nationwide - Canada

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What the Team is Known For

EY Law is a premier choice for business immigration in Canada, regularly advising large multinationals in a variety of sectors including retail, energy, technology and finance. With partners based in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto, the team provides guidance on work permits, visas and citizenship, as well as strategic counsel on corporate immigration and HR policies. Clients benefit from the team's capacity to draw upon Ernst & Young’s global network, as well as its application of cutting-edge technology and processes.

Strengths

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We have had a few emergency situations and the team has been extremely responsive.

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The EY Law team has the expertise to handle complicated situations and the resources to seek out other opinions.

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The team is knowledgeable and customer-focused.

Immigration respondent
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EY Law are very good at providing updates on changes in the law.

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When it comes to handling complex matters, EY Law demonstrates that it has the ability to develop legal strategies and resolve legal issues promptly.

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Notable Practitioners

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Jonathan Leebosh
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Jonathan Leebosh
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Band 2

Based in Vancouver, Jonathan Leebosh heads up EY Law's Canadian and cross-border NAFTA immigration practice. His work includes preparing immigration documents and advising on immigration programme development.

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Roxanne Israel
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Roxanne Israel
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Band 3

Calgary-based Roxanne Israel is a respected and highly experienced immigration lawyer. She maintains a strong profile in the market and is regularly retained by corporate clients on high-stakes business immigration matters.

Roxanne Israel impresses me. It is clear that she has tons of experience.

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Shefali Tanna
Shefali Tanna
Associates to watch

Shefali Tanna's clients stem from a number of sectors, including manufacturing, construction and retail. She has experience advising multinational corporates on work permits and compliance with immigration laws. She moved from McCarthy Tétrault to EY Law in May 2024.

Shefali Tanna is an excellent lawyer who balances commercial reasonableness with prudent legal advice.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Jonathan Leebosh
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Jonathan Leebosh
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Roxanne Israel
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Roxanne Israel
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Shefali Tanna
Shefali Tanna
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Members

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