Federal spousal, common-law, and family sponsorship for clients across Alberta — from Calgary to Grande Prairie. Handled remotely and personally, with the same posted flat fees as everywhere else in Canada.
Federal immigration matters — spousal sponsorship, permanent residence, work permits, IRCC applications, IRB proceedings, and CBSA matters — fall under federal jurisdiction. Any Canadian-licensed lawyer, from any province, may represent clients in these matters throughout the country. As a member of the Barreau du Québec since 2006 with a federal immigration practice, I regularly represent clients across every Canadian province and territory.
The Alberta clients who reach out to me are usually dealing with more than a routine application. Often they came to Alberta for work — energy, trades, healthcare — married a partner from abroad, and now need to bring them here without anything going wrong. Sometimes there's a wrinkle: a past refusal, a common-law relationship that's hard to document, a prior temporary-status issue that needs to be addressed head-on. Those are the files where having a lawyer, rather than a form service, actually changes the outcome.
My approach is to understand your specific situation before promising anything, then prepare the application so it holds up the first time. A refused sponsorship isn't just a setback — it's more months apart and a harder file the second time around. If you're coming to me after a refusal, I'll read the reasons carefully and give you a straight answer about whether to appeal, seek review, or re-apply.
Alberta clients tend to care about two things in particular. One is knowing the cost up front — I work on posted flat fees, confirmed in writing before I start, so there's no meter running. The other is that the person handling their file is the lawyer they hired, start to finish — no handoff to a junior or a paralegal. Everything is done remotely, so a client in Calgary, Edmonton, or anywhere in the province is handled exactly the same way:
Your spouse is in Canada and wants to stay. Includes spousal open work permit strategy. Learn more →
Your spouse is abroad, or you want IAD appeal rights preserved. Learn more →
Twelve months of continuous cohabitation qualifies you for common-law sponsorship. Learn more →
IAD appeal, Federal Court judicial review, or strategic reapplication. Learn more →
Yes. Federal immigration jurisdiction is Canada-wide. Under section 91 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, any member in good standing of a provincial law society may represent clients before IRCC, the IRB, and CBSA anywhere in Canada. I have been a member of the Barreau du Québec since 2006.
No. The entire process — from consultation through filing to final approval — is handled remotely. Documents move through a secure portal or courier. Consultations happen by phone or video.
Yes. Flat fees are the same regardless of the client's province of residence. Government fees (which are federal) are also the same. There is no Alberta surcharge and no travel fee.
Most spousal sponsorship files are 100% paper — no hearings, no in-person appointments beyond the IRCC-mandated ones the sponsored spouse attends (medical, biometrics, occasional interview). Where in-person representation before the IAD in Toronto or Vancouver is genuinely necessary, arrangements can be made — most IAD hearings are now conducted virtually in any case.
A free 15-minute consultation is the simplest way to know whether this practice fits your file. Book online, or call directly at 514-961-6222.
