CanadaLeaf Immigration
2 lawyers · City of Toronto, Peel Region
One of 2,347 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 426 handling Immigration Law.
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CanadaLeaf Immigration is a Toronto immigration consultancy founded by Shandana Sohail, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant licensed by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (RCIC registration number R522365). The firm represents clients before Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board. It isn't a traditional law firm: Sohail works with an affiliated panel that includes a barrister and solicitor with a criminal and immigration background, a second barrister, solicitor and notary public who focuses on family law, a licensed paralegal and notary public, and an articling student.
Sohail holds an undergraduate degree in communication design along with two master's degrees in business administration, focused on strategy and marketing, and brings more than a decade of experience preparing immigration applications for clients from a wide range of countries and backgrounds. Sohail also teaches Canadian immigration law at CDI College's North York campus and sits on the training panel for the Immigration Learning and Information Center, helping train other licensed immigration consultants.
CanadaLeaf's head office is in CityPlace, the highrise condominium neighbourhood built on Toronto's former railway lands near the waterfront, with branch locations at 250 Yonge Street and 15 Fort York Boulevard in Toronto and a branch on Traders Boulevard in Mississauga. The firm says it takes calls around the clock and works with clients anywhere in the world on their applications and settlement in Canada.
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Milestones & recognition
- Founder Shandana Sohail is registered with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, the federal regulator for immigration consultants, under RCIC registration number R522365.
- Sohail teaches Canadian immigration law at CDI College's North York campus.
- Sohail is a panel member with the Immigration Learning and Information Center (IMLIN), training other licensed immigration consultants.
In the community
- The firm runs a low income family program for clients who qualify.
- It offers a support program for single mothers, with adjusted pricing and installment options.
- The firm places volunteers and interns, including college partnerships and placements for high school and university students.
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The neighbourhood
CanadaLeaf's head office on Brunel Court sits inside CityPlace, a dense cluster of condominium towers built on Toronto's former railway lands, the Canadian National Railway's old Spadina Street Yard, on the west side of downtown near the Rogers Centre and the Lake Ontario waterfront. Fort York Boulevard, where the firm keeps a second Toronto branch, is the neighbourhood's main thoroughfare and was laid out with room set aside for a future streetcar line.
A third Toronto branch, at 250 Yonge Street, puts the firm in the middle of the downtown core, while the Mississauga branch on Traders Boulevard reaches clients in Peel Region.
Frequently asked questions
- Can CanadaLeaf Immigration help with a work permit application?
- Yes. The firm handles open and closed work permits, dependent permits, and applications tied to a labour market impact assessment.
- My permanent residence application was refused. Can CanadaLeaf still help?
- The firm says it takes on challenging cases, including previously refused applications, appeal hearings before the Immigration and Refugee Board, and humanitarian and compassionate claims.
- Does CanadaLeaf handle Canadian citizenship applications?
- Yes. The firm assists with citizenship eligibility, proof of citizenship, and renouncing or resuming citizenship status.
- Can CanadaLeaf help me sponsor a spouse or family member?
- Yes, family sponsorship for spouses, children, parents, grandparents, and other relatives is one of the firm's core services.
- Is CanadaLeaf a law firm or an immigration consultancy?
- CanadaLeaf is led by a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, Shandana Sohail, who works alongside an affiliated panel that includes lawyers, a paralegal, and an articling student rather than operating as a conventional law firm.
- What are CanadaLeaf's office hours?
- The firm advertises availability 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for clients contacting it from anywhere in the world.
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