Landed Law
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,347 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 426 handling Immigration Law.
About Landed Law
Landed Law is a solo Toronto law firm that practices exclusively in Canadian refugee and immigration law. Celeste Shankland founded the firm and is its principal lawyer, working from an office on Madison Avenue in the city's Annex neighbourhood. The practice covers refugee claims and appeals, permanent and temporary residence applications, and citizenship matters, along with humanitarian and compassionate applications, family sponsorship, and judicial review at the Federal Court. Shankland regularly appears before all levels of the Immigration and Refugee Board and at the Federal Court of Canada.
Shankland was called to the Ontario bar in 2012 and entered refugee and immigration practice the following year, after working as a supervising lawyer at Project Genesis, a walk-in legal clinic in Montreal focused on tenancy and poverty law. Earlier work included the Refugee Rights Clinic in Cape Town, South Africa, and a legal advisor role at the National Centre Against Violence in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Shankland holds a Bachelor of Arts with honours from Concordia University, civil law and common law degrees from McGill University, and a post-graduate certificate in Refugee and Forced Migration Issues from York University. Shankland belongs to the Law Society of Ontario, the Refugee Lawyers' Association of Ontario, and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, speaks French, and works with law clerks and interpreters to serve clients in other languages.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Shankland was called to the Ontario bar in 2012 and began practising refugee and immigration law the following year.
- Shankland graduated from McGill University's law program with the highest standing in Human Rights Law throughout the program, alongside a post-graduate certificate in Refugee and Forced Migration Issues from York University.
- Shankland is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and sits on Legal Aid Ontario's Refugee and Immigration general and appellate panels, and is a member of the Refugee Lawyers' Association of Ontario and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers.
In the community
- Before founding Landed Law, Shankland was involved with a number of non-profit organizations in Canada, including Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), the HIV Legal Network, the Access Centres for Students with Disabilities at Concordia and McGill Universities, and several legal clinics in Montreal.
- Shankland founded and ran a charity ping pong tournament for five years, with proceeds benefiting local non-profit organizations.
- Shankland co-founded and co-chaired Place at the Table, a group of Torontonians who privately sponsored two large refugee families from Syria.
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Landed Law's office is a detached house at 41 Madison Avenue, completed in 1940 in the Neo-Tudor style, within the Madison Avenue Heritage Conservation District in Toronto's Annex. Like many of the older houses on the street, it now holds a professional office rather than a residence, with reception on the first floor. The Annex is one of Toronto's older, established residential neighbourhoods, and the firm's office sits a short walk from Spadina subway station, giving clients coming from elsewhere in the city an easy transit connection.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Landed Law handle refugee claims and appeals?
- Yes. Landed Law represents clients on refugee claims, Refugee Appeal Division appeals, cessation and vacation proceedings, pre-removal risk assessments, private refugee sponsorship, and applications for judicial review to the Federal Court.
- Can Landed Law help me sponsor a family member for permanent residence?
- Yes. The firm handles family sponsorship applications and appeals, family reunification applications, humanitarian and compassionate applications, permanent residence applications and card renewals, and admissibility hearings.
- I'm applying for Canadian citizenship. Can Landed Law help me prepare for the interview?
- Yes. Landed Law assists with citizenship applications, residency questionnaires, preparation for citizenship interviews, and citizenship appeals and revocations.
- Does Landed Law handle work permits, study permits, or visitor visas?
- Yes. The firm's temporary residence work covers visitor visas, work permits, study permits, temporary resident permits, and visa extensions and renewals.
- What languages does Landed Law work in?
- Shankland speaks French, and the firm works closely with law clerks, interpreters, and translators to provide services in a range of other languages.
- Is the office at 41 Madison Avenue accessible?
- The building has a small flight of stairs at the entrance and no ramp. Landed Law asks mobility-impaired clients to let the firm know in advance so it can arrange assistance.
Where to find them
41 Madison Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5R 2S2 · 416-847-3948
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