About

Past Board members

Term Served: 2022-23
Co-President

Ravi Jain (He/Him/Il)

Ravi has over 22 years of practice experience and is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Immigration Law. 

He has addressed committees in both the Canadian Senate and Canada’s House of Commons on several occasions. Ravi received the Diamond Jubilee Medal by command of Her Majesty the Queen and was recently selected by Best Lawyers as Lawyer of the Year. He was a Past National Chair of the CBA Immigration Section and has been active with the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) as a Board Member and is currently the Immigration Section Co-Chair for SABA North America. He co-founded CILA.

Term Served: 2022-23
Director

marina sedai (sHe/her/elle)

Marina has been practising exclusively immigration and citizenship law since 2005. Her clients are employers, families, and individual workers, students, and visitors.  She represents on a wide range of immigration and citizenship applications.

She is a frequent public speaker locally, nationally, and internationally. In addition, Marina has taught immigration law and served as an immigration law expert for Canadian and foreign courts. She has received recognition from Who’s Who Legal, Best Lawyers, Three Best Rated, and Lexpert. Marina obtained her LL.B from the University of British Columbia and Bachelor’s Degree from Simon Fraser University.

Term Served: 2022-23
director

Maxime Grenier-Labrecque (She/Her/Elle)

Maxime is an experienced immigration lawyer with over 5 years of practice. She currently provides immigration services to various Canadian organizations and individuals.

Maxime is an avid cyclist who enjoys long rides. She graduated from the University of Ottawa with a joint JD – LL.L, Cum laude. She also holds a BA in Political Science, International Relations from UQAM.

TERM SERVED: 2022-23
Director

Betsy Kane (She/Her/Elle)

Betsy has been practicing Canadian immigration law since 1994. Her initial training was with Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (formerly CIC) in Ottawa.

Betsy is certified as an immigration law specialist by the Law Society of Ontario. She has been recognized as a leading practitioner by Lexpert, Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal, and Chambers and Partners. Betsy has worked in the field of Canadian immigration in Ottawa, Ontario for over 31 years.