Given the government's focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, they have postponed the launch of the 2020 parental sponsorship program. It's...

A message to our clients: In this rapidly changing environment, we are trying to balance access to services for clients with government...

Find out what Canadian immigration law is doing about Coronavirus outbreak, has the power to do, and should do about this spreading threat.

Express Entry is not an immigration category but an inventory management program. It was developed by Canada to manage the high demand...

The IRB has recently published a report on April 30, 2019 on The Situation of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Nigeria that involves a...

In Canada, persons living with HIV who face stigma and discrimination amounting to persecution can make a refugee claim. Often the level...

"Adrienne Smith, a Toronto-based immigration lawyer, was in Ottawa to testify on a section of Canada’s immigration act that is...

We are proud to see that Toronto joins Madrid and Amsterdam as the top three LGBT-friendly cities worldwide. "Which is the world's most...

Michael will be speaking at the Ontario Bar Association's Institute 2019 program regarding recent changes in medical inadmissibility....

New report from World Refugee Council highlights Canada as a world leader in refugee policies: "New report from World Refugee Council...

Michael Battista presented with Betsy Kane from Capelle Kane Immigration Lawyers at today’s annual Law Society of Ontario Summit

Michael and Adrienne appeared at the Supreme Court of Canada today on behalf of EGALE. Michael argued that the conditions of immigration...

Happening now! Pablo Irribarra presents at the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers conference.

Immigration obstacles can also complicate international surrogacy arrangements in Canada. We have helped clients overcome those...

This will force many same-sex couples to choose between their job and their relationship. The reality is that same sex-marriage is...

Michael returns to Toronto today after a presentation to Federal Court judges at the Canadian National Judicial Institute....

"How can you tell if a refugee is gay?" is one of the most common questions we see in our practice. This article from The Economist...

Same course, new venue! Michael is excited to begin teaching at the newly created Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.