I have 9+ years of public/private sectors experience and 4+ years of Canadian immigration experience. I am a member of ICCRC and CAPIC in good standing.
I relentlessly worked in the immigration industry for nearly four years under the supervision of very capable lawyers who provided immigration and criminal law services to immigrants, sponsors, citizens and inadmissible applicants. However, I noticed there was a wide gap of unmet expectations; clients needed options and lawyers were only providing a few services. It reminded me of the law of instruments; “give a small boy a hammer, and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding”. A wide range of needs cannot be fulfilled with a few immigration services that the majority of the lawyers offer. I had an acquaintance who wanted to stay in Canada longer and wanted to switch from student status to worker status. Despite visiting at least three lawyers and consultants he would still come to me and would explore various immigration options with me. I was still working with a different lawyer so I could not help him much, but I would give him printouts of immigration tables, names and links of the programs, etc. so he could choose which one of these tens of programs best suit his needs. I believe the majority of the immigrants have similar experiences. Immigration is all about options in the first place! I will give you all options you qualify for and give you an expert opinion on which option you can pursue further.
