Silcoff Shacter
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One of 2,276 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 331 handling Immigration Law.
Accepts Legal Aid
5 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,276 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 331 handling Immigration Law.
Accepts Legal AidSilcoff Shacter is a Toronto immigration and refugee law firm led by partners Maureen Silcoff and Ronald Shacter. Silcoff was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1988 and has practiced refugee and immigration law since then, including five years as a decision maker at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Shacter holds a law degree from the University of Sherbrooke and a Master of Social Work from Fordham University, and worked as a staff immigration lawyer at Parkdale Community Legal Services from 1990 to 1997. Both are members of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, and Silcoff served as the organization's president from 2019 to 2021.
The firm's five lawyers handle the full range of immigration and refugee work: work permits, study permits, sponsorships, citizenship applications, and refugee claims, along with litigation before the Immigration and Refugee Board, the Federal Court, and higher courts, including public interest interventions and challenges to government policy. It conducts legal work in English and French, arranges interpreters for most other languages, and accepts legal aid certificates. In 2025, The Globe and Mail's Report on Business ranked Silcoff Shacter first among Canada's immigration law firms in its Canada's Best Lawyers rankings.
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Legal aid951 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2L7
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