Jackman & Associates
4 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,347 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 426 handling Immigration Law.
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Accepts Legal AidAbout Jackman & Associates
Jackman & Associates is an immigration and refugee law firm based in Toronto, practising in association under Barbara Jackman Professional Corporation from an office on St. Clair Avenue West. Barbara Jackman founded the practice after graduating from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 1976 and being called to the Bar of Ontario in 1978. The firm today has four lawyers who together handle immigration and refugee work spanning judicial reviews in Federal Court, sponsorship applications and appeals, refugee claims and appeals, pre-removal risk assessment applications, national security and inadmissibility matters, citizenship applications, detention reviews, and criminal rehabilitation applications.
Jackman has appeared as party or intervener in a series of Supreme Court of Canada cases, from Singh v. Canada in 1985, which extended Charter protections to refugee claimants, to Canada v. Vavilov in 2019, which reset the standard courts use to review government decisions. Along with courtroom work, Jackman has taught immigration, refugee, and Charter law as a sessional instructor at Queen's University, the University of Toronto, and Osgoode Hall Law School, and has testified before House of Commons and Senate committees on immigration law reform. Jackman was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2019 and holds honorary doctor of laws degrees from the Law Society of Upper Canada, the University of Windsor, and the University of Ottawa.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- In 2019 Barbara Jackman was made a Member of the Order of Canada, recognized for championing the rights of immigrants and refugees and shaping human rights law in Canada.
- Jackman holds three honorary doctor of laws degrees, from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2007, the University of Windsor in 2010, and the University of Ottawa in 2016.
- Jackman received the Law Society Medal in 2003.
- Patricia Watts, the firm's senior law clerk, has worked at Jackman and Associates since 1985.
- One of the firm's associate lawyers worked with international human rights advocacy organizations in Johannesburg, South Africa and Kampala, Uganda, including work related to police brutality and illegal evictions and assistance to torture victims and condemned prisoners, before joining the firm in 2009.
In the community
- Jackman has testified before House of Commons and Senate Standing Committees on Citizenship and Immigration on immigration and refugee law reform.
- The firm places students in secondary-school co-op and college-level placements for paralegal, social work, and settlement and community work students, and takes on law student placements arranged through NGOs and law school programs, alongside hiring an articling student most years.
Fees & payment
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This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 1978–2012 · median 15 years in practice 3 of 4 lawyers
- Law schools
- Osgoode Hall Law School, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto Faculty of Law 3 of 4 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- Dari/Farsi, English, Spanish, Urdu
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Jackman & Associates works from St. Clair Avenue West in the Wychwood Heights area of midtown Toronto. The local business association describes the strip as the heart of the neighbourhood's multiculturalism and the arts, and notes its proximity to the Wychwood Barns arts and community hub. For a firm built around immigration and refugee law, that kind of neighbourhood is a fitting address.
The firm's own website lays out detailed transit directions to the office: roughly a 600 metre walk from St. Clair West subway station, a streetcar stop within a block, and a bus stop within two blocks. That level of detail can matter for clients who are newly arrived in Toronto and still getting their bearings in the city.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Jackman & Associates handle refugee claims and appeals?
- Yes. The firm's services page lists refugee claims and appeals, along with pre-removal risk assessment applications, among its immigration and refugee law services.
- Can Jackman & Associates help sponsor a family member to come to Canada?
- The firm's services include sponsorship applications and appeals.
- My immigration application was refused. Can the firm ask a court to review the decision?
- The firm's listed services include judicial reviews in Federal Court and deferral requests and stay motions, for challenging refused immigration and refugee decisions.
- I have a past criminal record and I'm inadmissible to Canada. Can Jackman & Associates help?
- The firm's services include criminal rehabilitation applications for people found inadmissible to Canada because of a past conviction, along with broader national security and inadmissibility matters.
- How big is Jackman & Associates and how long has the firm been practising?
- The firm has four lawyers, led by founder Barbara Jackman, who was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1978. The firm's senior law clerk has worked there since 1985.
- Does Jackman & Associates offer notary services?
- Yes, notary services are listed among the firm's services alongside its immigration and refugee law practice.
Where to find them
598 St. Clair Ave West, Toronto, ON M6C 1A6 · 416-653-9964
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