Agape Law
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One of 2,276 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 331 handling Immigration Law.
About Agape Law
Agape Law helps people build a future in Canada, whether they're coming for a while or planning to stay for good, and it helps companies bring in skilled, specialized foreign workers to meet their staffing needs. The practice runs as a virtual office, so clients anywhere in the world can get immigration advice by video conference.
Andrea Valderrama, a co-founder, practises alongside Felix Chakirov. They work in association: each lawyer runs an independent practice and keeps a separate trust account. Valderrama covers the whole of Canadian immigration and citizenship law, from work, study and visitor permits to Immigration and Refugee Board hearings and Federal Court litigation. Chakirov has appeared for clients at the Federal Court of Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board, with a practice driven by human rights, including the rights of people who are detained or criminally inadmissible.
Valderrama was born in Colombia and earned an LL.B. at Trinity College, University of Dublin, with an exchange at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto that focused on Canadian refugee and immigration law and international human rights law. As an immigrant, Valderrama can relate first hand to clients working through Canada's immigration system, and belongs to the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and the Refugee Lawyers Association. Chakirov is an Osgoode Hall graduate who was called to the Ontario bar in 2017. Clients can work in Spanish with Valderrama and in Russian with Chakirov.
Agape Law keeps toll-free lines for people calling from jail, and Valderrama's newest number also takes WhatsApp messages.
Practice areas
Work, study and visits
Agape Law handles work permits backed by an LMIA as well as every LMIA-exempt category, along with study permits, and visitor visas for parents, holidaymakers and people travelling on business. It also helps companies recruit skilled foreign workers, and Felix Chakirov's practice takes in inter-company transfers and Express Entry.
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Permanent residence and citizenship
The firm prepares provincial nominee applications in every province, spousal and common-law partner sponsorships and other Family Class files, and applications by entrepreneurs and self-employed people. Humanitarian and compassionate applications and citizenship applications are part of the work too.
Refusals, removals and detention
When an application is refused or removal is on the table, Agape Law brings judicial review applications in the Federal Court, seeks stays of deportation and appeals removal orders based on criminal inadmissibility. It also handles detention review hearings, pre-removal risk assessments and temporary resident permits for people facing a criminal or other barrier to entering Canada.
Refugee hearings and appeals
Refugee hearings and refugee appeals are part of Felix Chakirov's practice, alongside stays of deportation and residency obligation matters, with appearances before the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada.
How Agape Law works
Agape Law takes its name from agape (said A-guh-peh), a Greco-Roman word for communal, brotherly and universal love, and the firm holds that people are bound together as brothers and sisters whatever their race, religion or country of origin. Its mission is to serve clients with empathy and compassion. The firm commits to handling each case personally from start to finish, acting promptly while taking a client's financial means into account, and to hearing out each client's concerns before shaping a solution around that person's needs.
Affiliations & connections
- Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers: Andrea Valderrama of Agape Law is a member of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers.
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Languages on the roster
- Russian, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
- Is Felix Chakirov at Agape Law listed with Legal Aid Ontario for refugee work?
- Agape Law's Felix Chakirov is listed by Legal Aid Ontario for refugee appellate and general matters.
- What does it mean that Agape Law's lawyers work in association?
- Agape Law's lawyers practise in association with one another, so each runs a separate practice and operates a separate trust account.
- I lost my permanent resident status over the residency obligation. Can Agape Law appeal?
- Agape Law takes on appeals of the loss of permanent resident status, whether the issue is the residency obligation or misrepresentation.
- Can I meet Agape Law's lawyers in Spanish or Russian?
- Agape Law's Andrea Valderrama can represent clients in Spanish, and Felix Chakirov can represent clients in Russian.
- Can I send Andrea Valderrama at Agape Law a WhatsApp message?
- Agape Law's Andrea Valderrama has a new number, 647-250-1355, that receives WhatsApp messages.
Where to find them
180 John St, Toronto, ON M5T 1X5
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