Olalere Law Office

About Olalere Law Office

Olalere Law Office is an Ottawa immigration law firm founded in 2004 by twin brothers Kehinde and Taiwo Olalere. The pair immigrated to Canada from Nigeria in 1993 at age eighteen, then worked their way through a joint degree in law and political science at Carleton University before earning law degrees at the University of Windsor. They were called to the Ontario Bar together the same year they opened the firm, and the practice has focused on Canadian immigration law ever since.

The firm's current focus is immigration appeals and judicial review, representing clients before Canada's immigration tribunals and the Federal Court when a sponsorship, study permit, or refugee claim has been refused. Kehinde Olalere spent about three years inside Canada's immigration department before returning to private practice, rising to manager of a regional Citizenship, Immigration and Settlement office and receiving a Deputy Minister's award in 2007. Taiwo Olalere has practiced immigration and refugee law since being called to the bar, appearing regularly before the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court. The firm serves clients fluently in English and Yoruba and, though based in Ottawa, represents people across Canada and abroad since much of this kind of work can be handled remotely.