Yanique Russell Law
1 lawyer · Peel Region, City of Toronto
One of 312 law firms listed in Brampton, and one of 129 handling Immigration Law.
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Yanique Russell Law is a Toronto area law firm founded by Yanique Russell, an internationally educated lawyer from Jamaica who holds a UK law degree. Russell completed two professional LLM programs at Osgoode Hall Law School, in Canadian common law in 2019 and international business law in 2020, then articled in Ontario with a retired deputy judge to satisfy the National Committee on Accreditation's requirements before being licensed by the Law Society of Ontario to practise law. The firm operates from two Greater Toronto Area offices, in Brampton and Scarborough, and also serves clients virtually.
The practice centers on newcomers and first-generation wealth builders, pairing immigration and settlement work with business law, wills and estates, and family law so a client's status, assets, and family arrangements can be planned together instead of in separate silos. Services span study and work permits, Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program applications, and spousal sponsorship on the immigration side, and incorporations, contracts, wills, powers of attorney, and family mediation and arbitration bundles on the civil side. Russell also holds a licence as a foreign worker recruiter and, before founding this firm, started a Jamaica based immigration services company and a student recruitment firm serving the Caribbean and Latin America.
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Milestones & recognition
- Yanique Russell holds a UK law degree and completed two professional LLM programs at Osgoode Hall Law School, in Canadian common law (2019) and international business law (2020), before being licensed by the Law Society of Ontario to practise law.
- In 2026 the inaugural Caribbean Investment Showcase, an event Russell founded through Passport to Wealth, sold out in Ontario and drew both the Caribbean diaspora and Canadian investors with no Caribbean heritage.
- The firm's family lawyer is the first deaf-blind graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School.
In the community
- Russell serves as a board member of the Pinball Clemons Foundation.
- Russell sits on the Planned Giving Advisory Committee of Humber River Health Foundation.
- Russell works as an application agent for Osgoode Professional Development, representing Latin America and the Caribbean and helping internationally trained lawyers navigate Canada's relicensing process.
- Through Passport to Wealth, Russell organizes investment showcases that bring legal, financial, tax, and investment professionals together for the Caribbean diaspora in Canada; the 2026 Ontario event sold out.
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Wheelchair accessible
Free parking
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In-person servicesWho handles what
Offices 2
The neighbourhood
The Brampton office sits in the city's downtown core at 1 Nelson Street West. Brampton has grown into one of Canada's most diverse cities, with roughly 60 percent of residents foreign-born and, as of the 2021 census, more than half the population of South Asian origin. A practice built around helping newcomers plan their immigration status, business, and estate together fits naturally into that setting.
The Scarborough office is on Finch Avenue East. In this part of Toronto, 56.6 percent of residents were foreign-born as of the 2016 census, and by 2021 about three quarters identified as members of a visible minority group, including one of the largest concentrations of Sri Lankan Tamils outside Sri Lanka. It gives the firm a second Greater Toronto Area base close to the diaspora communities its immigration and wealth planning work, including the Caribbean investment showcases Russell organizes under Passport to Wealth, already serves.
Frequently asked questions
- I'm a newcomer to Canada, can Yanique Russell Law help with more than just my visa?
- Yes. The firm pairs immigration and settlement work with wills and estates, business law, and family law, so a client's status, assets, and family plans can be handled together rather than by separate lawyers.
- Can the firm help me sponsor a spouse or apply for permanent residence?
- Yes. The firm handles Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program applications, spousal sponsorship, start-up visas, and other permanent residence pathways, along with status restoration and appeals.
- I'm starting a business in the GTA, can Yanique Russell Law incorporate it?
- Yes. The firm offers an incorporation service, drafts contracts from employment agreements to shareholder agreements, and prepares the annual minute book filings a corporation needs to stay compliant.
- Does the firm prepare wills and powers of attorney?
- Yes. The firm drafts wills and powers of attorney, handles probate and estate litigation, and offers a free tax efficient estate planning guide.
- Can Yanique Russell Law help with a separation or divorce?
- Yes. The firm prepares marriage contracts, separation agreements, and simple divorce applications, and offers family mediation and arbitration bundles to help parents work out parenting and support arrangements without going to court.
- Is the initial consultation free?
- For estate and family law matters, the firm offers a complimentary 15 minute consultation. Business and immigration consultations are booked for a fee, and appointments can be booked and paid online in one step.
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