About Max Berger Professional Law Corporation

Max Berger Professional Law Corporation is a Toronto immigration law firm that has practised Canadian immigration law exclusively since 1987. The firm is headquartered on Bay Street in Toronto and also keeps a Montreal office in the Aldred Building in Old Montreal, close to the Immigration and Refugee Board, plus a Miami Beach office for clients moving between the United States and Canada. The name comes from founder Max Berger, a native of Winnipeg who studied at the University of Manitoba and York University before graduating from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto.

The firm's work spans the full range of Canadian immigration matters: permanent residence routes including Express Entry, family sponsorship and the Provincial Nominee Program, temporary residence applications such as study and work permits, and enforcement and appeal work including admissibility hearings, detention reviews, deportation and sponsorship appeals, and Federal Court judicial review. Berger has appeared before the Immigration and Refugee Board since it was created in 1989 and has represented clients before the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada. Berger also serves as co-president of the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association and is regularly quoted on immigration policy in the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and on CBC and CTV.

Practice areas

In the community

  • Berger is co-president of the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association.
  • Berger is quoted regularly in national media on immigration policy, including recent Globe and Mail and Toronto Star coverage of asylum and enforcement issues, and has appeared on CBC and CTV to discuss refugee and immigration cases.

Good to know

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Fees & payment

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Who handles what

Offices 2

1033 Bay Street, Suite 207, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3A5, Canada

507 Place D'Armes, Aldred Building, Suite 1200, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2W8

The neighbourhood

The firm's Toronto office sits at 1033 Bay Street. The firm's own site notes the location is a five minute walk from either the Bay or Wellesley subway station, useful for clients coming downtown for a consultation before or after a hearing.

The Montreal office is in the Aldred Building on Place D'Armes in Old Montreal. The firm's site points out this location is just minutes from the Immigration and Refugee Board, which matters for a practice built around appearing at IRB hearings.

Frequently asked questions

Does Max Berger Professional Law Corporation handle refugee claims and appeals?
Yes. The firm's practice includes refugee claims, refugee appeals, Pre-Removal Risk Assessments and related Federal Court judicial review work.
Can Max Berger help with a family sponsorship application?
Yes. Family sponsorship is one of the firm's permanent residence services, alongside Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program applications.
I'm facing a deportation or admissibility hearing. Can this firm represent me?
Yes. The firm handles enforcement matters including admissibility hearings, detention reviews, stay motions and deportation appeals.
Does the firm only practise immigration law?
Yes. Max Berger Professional Law Corporation has practised Canadian immigration law exclusively since 1987 and does not take on other areas of law.
Where are the firm's offices located?
The firm is based in Toronto at 1033 Bay Street, with a Montreal office in Old Montreal's Aldred Building and a Miami Beach office on Lincoln Road.
Does the firm offer a free assessment before I commit to a consultation?
The firm's website offers a free assessment option for prospective clients to have their situation reviewed before booking a paid consultation.

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