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Founding Chair Michael Battista celebrates designation of Rainbow Railroad as a referral partner

In his capacity as Founding Chair of Rainbow Railroad, Michael Battista met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Immigration Minister Sean...

Faster Reunification in Canada for Sponsored Spouses and Partners!

Family reunification in Canada has been given a giant boost thanks to changes made last week by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship...

Fixing delayed immigration applications / Cómo actuar ante solicitudes migratorias demoradas

Watch as Michael Battista joins Associate Lawyer Nicholas Woodward and Senior Paralegal Monica Diaz to discuss fixing delayed immigration...

Canadian Lawyer 2023 5-Star Pro Bono Firm

Our Team at Battista Migration Law Group is honoured to be chosen as one of Canadian Lawyers' Best Pro Bono Law Firms in Canada 2023!...

How will the PSAC strike affect my immigration/refugee application?

On Wednesday April 19th, 159,000 federal public servants hit the picket lines in one of the largest strikes in Canada’s history. The...

CTV News: 130K people have signed e-petition asking Canada to allow trans people to claim asylum

Originally posted on CTV News Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks after participating in a ceremony raising the pride...

CBC News: Faith in Canadian visitor visa system thin

As twice-rejected South African orphan launches federal challenge Originally Posted on CBC News Lisa Pyne-Mercier and her great-niece,...

Vivi'r Community Appreciation Award

We are honored and humbled to be recognized by Vivi'r as we advocate for LGBTQ+ Latinx immigrants and refugees in our community. We also...

Watch: Michael Battista on CTV Regarding Older Children Arriving in Canada and Quarantine

Michael Battista was interviewed by CTV on Monday, March 1, 2021 to discuss whether older children arriving to Canada have to stay in...

Egale National COVID-19 LGBTQI Immigration Webinar

Watch Michael Battista share his expertise during Egale's National COVID-19 LGBTQI Immigration Webinar here.

Video - "Making citizenship more inclusive"

Michael Battista on recent changes to the Canadian citizenship process for children born abroad: Watch Michael's interview with CTV News...

Federal court piloting pro-bono services

“There's still a great deal of uncertainty. The court’s very concerned about the potential for dramatic increase in unrepresented...

Pride to survive: Queer refugees look to Toronto for a lifeline

Originally Posted on NOW Toronto: https://nowtoronto.com/news/queer-refugees-legal-aid-ontario/ On January 11, Dennis Wamala took a taxi...

Battista Migration Law Group Specializes In Helping LGBTQ & HIV+ Communities (Press Release)

The Toronto immigration law firm specializes in assisting the HIV+ and LGBTQ communities. The Canadian firm represents clients from every...

Toronto Immigration Lawyer Explains Why She Believes Canada’s Immigration Law is Discriminatory

Adrienne Smith, a former analyst at Immigration Canada and now an immigration lawyer, explains why she thinks Canada’s immigration law...

SCC rules immigration detainees can apply to provincial superior courts for habeas corpus

"Michael Battista of Toronto’s Battista Migration Law Group, co-counsel with Adrienne Smith for the intervener Egale Canada Human Rights...

Limiting Access to Refugee Protection in Canada

"The Canadian government has introduced a bill in Parliament which expands the basis upon which people seeking refuge can be denied...

International student arrested, facing deportation for working too many hours

" “I’ve never seen a case where an OPP officer takes it upon themselves to do their own immigration investigation into whether someone is...

Video - Speaking before a Parliamentary Committee

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

A wide variety of psychological and physical abuse

"Michael Battista, a Toronto-based immigration lawyer who specializes in LGBTQ claimants, notes that the detention system is especially...

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