Bill MacGregor
Canada Guide 2025
Band 2 : Immigration
Band 2
About
Provided by Bill MacGregor
Practice Areas
Bill MacGregor is a partner and leads the firm’s national Immigration Practice Group. His practice focuses exclusively on corporate immigration and the cross-border movement of foreign nationals and personnel.
A Certified Specialist in Immigration Law (Law Society of Ontario), Bill has over 25 years of experience providing innovative and practical solutions on immigration matters to Canadian and international clients across a wide variety of industries and sectors.
He assists employers with such things as international transfers and hires, obtaining work permits, Labour Market Impact Assessments and documentation for accompanying family members of foreign national transferees or recruits.
He also provides strategic advice on matters including developing immigration policies and work permit best practices for companies, compliance requirements, cross-border movement of personnel, immigration considerations for companies expanding into Canada and the implications of mergers or corporate ownership changes on foreign worker personnel and obtaining permanent resident status and citizenship.
Bill has also been recognized in Chambers Global, The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, the Legal 500 Canada and The Best Lawyers™ in Canada.
Career
Certified Specialist - Citizenship & Immigration Law (Immigration) - Law Society of Ontario
Year of Call: 1994-Ontario
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Chambers Review
Canada
Kitchener-based Bill MacGregor serves major clients in sectors such as technology, energy, and food and beverages. He is well versed in advising on personnel movement and obtaining work permits.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Bill MacGregor is our go-to on immigration matters. He is responsive, has a wealth of knowledge and is a great guy to work with."
"Bill MacGregor has always been great and down to earth. Whenever we talk, his advice is always practical and something that we can implement quite quickly."
"He gets the business needs and understands what we as a client are looking for."
"Bill MacGregor is always knowledgeable, provides alternative solutions and suggestions, and responds promptly."
"Bill MacGregor is extremely knowledgeable on all immigration matters and also very responsive."
"Bill MacGregor is our go-to on immigration matters. He is responsive, has a wealth of knowledge and is a great guy to work with."
"Bill MacGregor has always been great and down to earth. Whenever we talk, his advice is always practical and something that we can implement quite quickly."
"He gets the business needs and understands what we as a client are looking for."
"Bill MacGregor is always knowledgeable, provides alternative solutions and suggestions, and responds promptly."
"Bill MacGregor is extremely knowledgeable on all immigration matters and also very responsive."
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