PR ConfirmedAPR 2026
Express Entry, STEM category. Software engineer, CRS 481 after French retest strategy — ITA to confirmation in 5 months.
Canadian immigration lawyers · Toronto
The morning your new life starts is a legal document away.
Express Entry, family sponsorship, permits, citizenship and the appeals that rescue them — practised since 2012 by a firm whose founders once stood where you stand.
Routes · Osei Fortin departures
All pathways- EE-01Express Entry≈ 6 mo post-ITAAssess →
- PN-02Provincial Nominee · OINP≈ 4–8 moAssess →
- FS-03Family Sponsorship≈ 12 mo spousalAssess →
- WP-04Work Permits2–16 wksAssess →
- CZ-06Citizenship≈ 9–12 moAssess →
Processing estimates reflect current IRCC service standards and vary by stream and country. Verified at consultation.
Why this firm exists
“We didn’t learn this system in a classroom. We learned it in visa queues, on study permits, at our own citizenship ceremonies. Then we went to law school.”
Kwame Osei & Camille Fortin · Founding Partners
One founder arrived from Accra with two suitcases; the other grew up beneath a framed 1940s landing card in Montréal. Between them they have lived a study permit, a work permit, permanent residence and the oath — and built a firm of 6 where eight languages are spoken and no client is ever a file number.
Our storyFind your route
Seven pathways. One map.
Every route into Canada has its own gate, clock and evidence file. Start where your life is — we will chart the rest.
- EE-01Express Entry
Permanent residence · Federal economic class
- PN-02Provincial Nominee (OINP)
Permanent residence · Provincial nomination
- FS-03Family Sponsorship
Family class · Reunification
- WP-04Work Permits
Temporary status · Work authorization
- SP-05Study Permits
Temporary status · Students
- CZ-06Citizenship
The last form · Citizenship
- BI-07Business Immigration
Founders & investors
Signature tool
Estimate your CRS score in ninety seconds.
The same Comprehensive Ranking System grid officers rank you by — age, education, language, experience, spouse factors, transferability and the 600-point levers.
- Full IRCC points grid, including the post-2025 rules (no job-offer points)
- Category-draw and provincial-nomination context with every result
- Your number stays in your browser — nothing is submitted or stored
At the counters
The route ledger
Government fees and current processing estimates, kept honest — because surprises belong in birthdays, not immigration files.
| Route | Government fees | Processing estimate | Our flat fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Express Entry | C$1,525 principal applicant (incl. RPRF) | ~5–6 months after invitation (e-APR) | C$4,500 flat — profile to landing |
| Provincial Nominee (OINP) | C$1,500–C$2,000 OINP + federal fees | OINP decision ~4–8 months, stream-dependent | C$3,000 flat (nomination stage) |
| Family Sponsorship | C$1,205 spousal all-in | Spousal ~12 months · PGP ~24 months+ | C$4,800 flat — spousal, either route |
| Work Permits | C$155 (+C$100 open-permit holder fee) | 2–16 weeks by stream and country | C$3,200 worker · C$4,500 with LMIA |
| Study Permits | C$150 | ~6–10 weeks, country-dependent | C$2,200 flat |
| Citizenship | C$630 adult · C$100 minor | ~9–12 months to oath | C$1,800 flat · complex-presence C$3,200 |
| Business Immigration | Program-dependent | SUV PR ~30+ months · permits much faster | From C$7,500 · scoped in writing |
Legal fees attract 13% HST; government fees are payable to IRCC and set by regulation. Full schedule on the fees page.
For employers
Your next hire is abroad. Your obligations start here.
LMIA campaigns, mobility-program offers, compliance that survives inspection — we run employer immigration as a program, not a pile of forms. From two-person shops to listed companies.
- LMIA strategy, advertising and filings that pass genuineness testing
- LMIA-exempt routes — ICTs, CUSMA, francophone mobility — checked first
- Mock audits before ESDC inspections, not after
Matters carried
Stamps we remember.
Anonymised, representative matters from the last year of practice. Past results never guarantee future outcomes — but they do show how we work.
Appeal AllowedFEB 2026
Spousal sponsorship, IAD. Refusal overturned on fresh evidence after a two-day hearing; family reunited within the year.
Permit IssuedJAN 2026
Intra-company transfer. Four-person engineering team moved from Osaka to Toronto in nine weeks, LMIA-exempt.
WithdrawnNOV 2025
Misrepresentation allegation. Procedural-fairness response with 40 pages of evidence; A40 finding never made.
Oath TakenOCT 2025
Citizenship, family of five. Presence shortfall caught pre-filing; applications timed and granted together.
NominationSEP 2025
OINP tech draw. Human Capital Priorities notification converted to nomination — plus 600 points, ITA next draw.
Every stamp on that wall began as a phone call somebody was nervous to make.— Rosa Gutiérrez, Senior Law Clerk
The people on your file
Lawyers who have sat on your side of the desk.
Client letters
From the other side of the process.
Real matters, clients’ own words, shared with permission and initialled for privacy.
★★★★★
My CRS sat 12 points under the cut-off for a year. Priya rebuilt my language strategy and found category eligibility I did not know existed. ITA came four months later. Worth every dollar.
A. MensahExpress Entry — principal applicant
★★★★★
Camille explained inland versus outland in fifteen minutes better than three months of forums. She prepared us so thoroughly for the interview that it lasted eleven minutes.
L. & J. PetrovSpousal sponsorship (outland)
★★★★★
A procedural fairness letter nearly ended everything my family built here. Mr. Osei answered it with forty pages of evidence and case law. The allegation was withdrawn. I cannot write what that felt like.
R. NaidooMisrepresentation allegation
Policy alert · Jul 2026
Express Entry category-based draws continue for French, healthcare and trades occupations — cut-offs remain well below general rounds. What it means for your profile.
Insights
The law moves. We keep notes.
FAQ
Before you call — the questions everyone asks
An initial consultation is C$250 plus HST for up to an hour with a lawyer — not an intake worker. You leave with a written summary of the routes open to you, realistic timelines, and a fixed-fee quote if we can act. If you retain us within 30 days, the consultation fee is credited against your retainer.
No — and under the Law Society of Ontario’s rules, no honest lawyer will. Decisions rest with IRCC officers. What we control is the quality of the file: complete evidence, correct forms, persuasive submissions, and deadlines met. That is where refusals are usually born, and where they are prevented.
Both may represent you before IRCC. Lawyers are licensed by a provincial law society (ours by the Law Society of Ontario), carry mandatory insurance, and — unlike consultants — can represent you at the Federal Court if a refusal needs judicial review. If your matter could end up in litigation, starting with a lawyer means never having to change representatives mid-fight.
Rarely. Depending on the matter you may request reconsideration, appeal to the Immigration Appeal Division (many sponsorship and residency-obligation refusals), or apply to the Federal Court for judicial review — usually within 15 days for decisions made inside Canada and 60 days for those made abroad. The deadlines are unforgiving, so call quickly.
Two separate amounts. Government (IRCC) fees are set by regulation — for example about C$1,525 for an Express Entry principal applicant including the right-of-permanent-residence fee. Our legal fees are flat-rate, quoted in writing before you commit, and listed on our fees page. Legal fees attract 13% HST; government fees do not.
Begin properly
Your route to Canada deserves counsel, not guesswork.
A one-hour consultation with a lawyer — C$250, credited against your retainer if we act. You leave with routes, timelines and a written fee quote.