GoldenGate Lawyers
2 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 121 law firms listed in Scarborough, and one of 53 handling Immigration Law.
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GoldenGate Lawyers is a small firm in Scarborough, run by founders Zia Ur-Rehman Ahmed and Qudsia Zia. The firm's own site describes over 20 years of combined legal experience between the two, split across immigration and refugee law, real estate, criminal defence, and notary and commissioner services. It's a general-practice setup built to serve a mix of individuals, families, professionals, and businesses rather than one narrow niche.
Language access is a stated part of how the firm works. It offers services in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu, which fits the diverse communities it serves across the Greater Toronto Area. On the immigration side, the practice covers a wide range, from Express Entry and provincial nominee applications to spousal and family sponsorship, work and study permits, and refugee claims and appeals through the Immigration and Refugee Board and Federal Court. The notary practice is broad too, handling everything from powers of attorney and statutory declarations to vehicle ownership transfers and certified true copies. The firm belongs to the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association, alongside its Law Society of Ontario licensing.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Woman-owned
LGBTQ+ friendly
Free parking
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This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Languages on the roster
- English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
GoldenGate Lawyers' office sits in a retail plaza at Lebovic Avenue near Eglinton Avenue East and Warden Avenue, part of what's known locally as the Eglinton Town Centre. That stretch of Eglinton, running roughly from Pharmacy Avenue to Birchmount Road, is the historic Golden Mile, a corridor that grew up as one of Canada's first planned industrial parks after the Second World War and later shifted into big-box retail as manufacturers moved out. The area is now the subject of the city's Golden Mile Secondary Plan, adopted to guide new mixed-use development as the Eglinton Crosstown LRT comes through the corridor.
For a firm doing real estate and immigration work, being in a neighbourhood mid-transition from industrial and retail land to higher-density housing is a reasonably practical fit, since redevelopment tends to bring a steady stream of property and title questions along with it.
Frequently asked questions
- Does GoldenGate Lawyers help with refugee claims and appeals?
- Yes. The firm handles refugee protection claims before the Immigration and Refugee Board, Refugee Appeal Division appeals, Federal Court judicial reviews, pre removal risk assessments, and humanitarian and compassionate applications, including claims involving gender based persecution or vulnerable claimants.
- Can GoldenGate Lawyers help me sponsor a spouse or family member to come to Canada?
- Yes. The firm's immigration practice covers spousal and common law sponsorship as well as parent, grandparent, and dependent child sponsorship, for both inland and outland applications.
- I'm buying or selling a home in the Toronto area, can this firm handle the closing?
- Yes. GoldenGate Lawyers acts on residential and commercial real estate transactions, including purchases, sales, condo deals, mortgage refinancing, and title searches.
- I've been charged with a criminal offence, does the firm do criminal defence?
- Yes. The firm represents clients on matters ranging from assault and domestic violence charges to drug offences, bail hearings, and appeals, and its criminal defence work includes challenging the admissibility of evidence and negotiations with the Crown.
- Does GoldenGate Lawyers offer notary and commissioner of oaths services?
- Yes, including affidavits, statutory declarations, powers of attorney, certified true copies, and vehicle ownership transfers, at its Scarborough office by appointment.
- What languages does the firm serve clients in?
- The firm says it offers services in English, Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.
Where to find them
209-69 Lebovic Ave, Scarborough, ON, M1L 0H2 · 416-846-3949
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