{"id":5331,"date":"2023-11-28T13:08:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cila.kldwebsites.com\/?page_id=5331"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:24:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:24:48","slug":"past-board-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cila.co\/fr\/about\/past-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Board Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5331\" class=\"elementor elementor-5331\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3be8a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3be8a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9390cf6\" data-id=\"9390cf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed52c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed52c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Board members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-03df218 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03df218\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ef7957\" data-id=\"9ef7957\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5886fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5886fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0003_ravi-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0003_ravi-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0003_ravi-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0003_ravi-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0003_ravi-8x12.jpg 8w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0003_ravi-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0003_ravi.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d0b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6d0b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Term Served: 2022-23<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00cf93f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00cf93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Co-President<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1b521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af1b521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ravi Jain (He\/Him\/Il)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a4352 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38a4352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ravi has over 22 years of practice experience and is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Immigration Law.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf3869 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"dcf3869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2310\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2310\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2310\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4558c50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4558c50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710731d text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"710731d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He has addressed committees in both the Canadian Senate and Canada\u2019s 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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e309be\" data-id=\"5e309be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcb24a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fcb24a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MLS-Burgundy-685x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6543\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MLS-Burgundy-685x1024.jpg 685w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MLS-Burgundy-201x300.jpg 201w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MLS-Burgundy-768x1148.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MLS-Burgundy-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MLS-Burgundy-8x12.jpg 8w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MLS-Burgundy-600x896.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/MLS-Burgundy.jpg 1285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ab1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1ab1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Term Served: 2022-23<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954d26b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"954d26b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986cb79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"986cb79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">marina sedai (sHe\/her\/elle)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be35f96 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be35f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marina has been practising exclusively immigration and citizenship law since 2005. Her clients are employers, families, and individual workers, students, and visitors.\u00a0 She represents on a wide range of immigration and citizenship applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed8583 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"2ed8583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4910\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4910\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4910\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e295e6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e295e6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5431973 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5431973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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&#8217;s Who Legal, Best Lawyers, Three Best Rated, and Lexpert. Marina obtained her LL.B from the University of British Columbia and Bachelor&#8217;s Degree from Simon Fraser University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89e7163\" data-id=\"89e7163\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03de4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c03de4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0005_Maxime-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3799\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0005_Maxime-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0005_Maxime-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0005_Maxime-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0005_Maxime-8x12.jpg 8w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0005_Maxime-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0005_Maxime.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b200cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b200cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Term Served: 2022-23<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3519448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3519448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ce912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16ce912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maxime Grenier-Labrecque (She\/Her\/Elle)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb9c9f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfb9c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maxime is an experienced immigration lawyer with over 5 years of practice. She currently provides immigration services to various Canadian organizations and individuals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848ece4 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"848ece4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1380\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1380\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1380\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219410c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"219410c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c4b6c text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c4b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maxime is an avid cyclist who enjoys long rides. She graduated from the University of Ottawa with a joint JD &#8211; LL.L, Cum laude. She also holds a BA in Political Science, International Relations from UQAM.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b4a6e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b4a6e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7df2711\" data-id=\"7df2711\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafba5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eafba5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0010_Betsy-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3804\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0010_Betsy-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0010_Betsy-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0010_Betsy-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0010_Betsy-8x12.jpg 8w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0010_Betsy-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0010_Betsy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1479a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1479a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2022-23<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffebfd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffebfd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ae308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09ae308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Betsy Kane (She\/Her\/Elle)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21630d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c21630d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Betsy has been practicing Canadian immigration law since 1994. Her initial training was with Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (formerly CIC) in Ottawa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beef4b1 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"beef4b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2000\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2000\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a01c33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a01c33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb3073 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fb3073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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\u2019s Who Legal, and Chambers and Partners. Betsy has worked in the field of Canadian immigration in Ottawa, Ontario for over 31 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41f8cac\" data-id=\"41f8cac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b491336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b491336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0004_randy-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0004_randy-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0004_randy-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0004_randy-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0004_randy-8x12.jpg 8w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0004_randy-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0004_randy.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527fb94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"527fb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2022-24<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c7aba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32c7aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160692e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"160692e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Randolph Hahn (He\/Him\/Il)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f913c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6f913c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Randy is a partner with Garson Immigration Law. He has a wide-ranging practice that includes matters pertaining to the transfer of personnel, matters of inadmissibility, and immigration-related litigation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8139a7 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"e8139a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2430\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2430\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2430\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518d58f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"518d58f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1254d55 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1254d55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He has served as the Associate Editor of the Immigration Law Reporter for several years and is the co editor of the publication, A Practical Guide to Provincial Nominee Programs in Canadian Immigration Law. Randy is a former Chair of the Citizenship and Immigration Section of the Ontario Bar Association.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa7e578\" data-id=\"fa7e578\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f739e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f739e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0002_samuel-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0002_samuel-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0002_samuel-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0002_samuel-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0002_samuel-8x12.jpg 8w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0002_samuel-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0002_samuel.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362f138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"362f138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2022-24<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c21be6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c21be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535ff2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"535ff2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Samuel Escobar (He\/Him\/Il)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6e34c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f6e34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Samuel Escobar is a trained Immigration Lawyer, graduating from the University of Ottawa\u2019s Faculty of Law and subsequently called to the bar in Ontario.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623e621 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"623e621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1030\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1030\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1030\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e436ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e436ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5db1c text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb5db1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Samuel advises clients in both English and Spanish on matters related to economic immigration for temporary and permanent residence, including but not limited to Express Entry, Provincial Nominee Programs, and Work Permits. Samuel, driven by his family\u2019s Immigration journey, dedicated himself to becoming an Immigration lawyer, committed to helping other families and their children navigate the Canadian immigration system and overcome the challenges at each stage of the process. Throughout his academic and professional career, Samuel has consistently immersed himself in Immigration law endeavors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b640821 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b640821\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5305eff\" data-id=\"5305eff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9762860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9762860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0000_vance-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0000_vance-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0000_vance-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0000_vance-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0000_vance-8x12.jpg 8w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0000_vance-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/lawyer-_0000s_0000_vance.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b39dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28b39dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2022-25<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936e545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"936e545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">co-president<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87f0a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a87f0a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vance Langford (he\/Him\/il)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f71bb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f71bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vance has been practicing immigration law for 25 years. His education includes a B.A. in International Relations and LL.B. from University of British Columbia.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac290bc text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ac290bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1800\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1800\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1800\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-999ddfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"999ddfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b6c52 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5b6c52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During law school, Vance worked as an Immigration Officer at the Peace Arch \/ Pacific Highway and did the clinical program in immigration law with the Legal Aid Society in downtown Vancouver. After law school, Vance completed an LL.M. at the University of Dundee, Scotland, and worked at the United Nations in New York. Vance has been a strong advocate for immigration lawyers in Canada, serving as a Past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association, National Immigration Law Section. He also practices corporate and commercial law and has extensive experience with private and public finance and governance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0451124\" data-id=\"0451124\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-551a042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"551a042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BSMLG-headshots-KTCHN-Productoins-11-HIRES-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11172\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BSMLG-headshots-KTCHN-Productoins-11-HIRES-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BSMLG-headshots-KTCHN-Productoins-11-HIRES-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BSMLG-headshots-KTCHN-Productoins-11-HIRES-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BSMLG-headshots-KTCHN-Productoins-11-HIRES-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BSMLG-headshots-KTCHN-Productoins-11-HIRES-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BSMLG-headshots-KTCHN-Productoins-11-HIRES-e1734630002634.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4859754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4859754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2024-25<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f006e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f006e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b47ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43b47ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicholas Woodward (he\/Him\/il)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5a51d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b5a51d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having lived on three continents, Nicholas brings his diverse personal and professional background in the work he does for his clients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780318c text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"780318c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1250\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1250\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1250\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4983fed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4983fed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0973ec7 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0973ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">His practice focuses on helping families, businesses, and individuals, including members of the LGBTQIA+ community and those living with HIV, navigate the complexities of Canada\u2019s immigration and refugee systems. Nicholas is fluently bilingual in English and French. He holds a law degree (Juris Doctor), and an Honours Bachelor of Arts, both from the University of Ottawa. After law school, Nicholas clerked at the Federal Court with the Honourable Justice Elizabeth Walker.<\/span>\u200b<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Nicholas works on a wide range of immigration and refugee files, including litigation and economic matters. His clients include refugee claimants, students, businesses, and individuals seeking pathways to permanent residence in Canada. With respect to the litigation side of his practice, Nicholas regularly represents clients before both the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court.<\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">An adjunct faculty member at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Nicholas co-teaches Canadian Migration Law and also coaches the law school\u2019s Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Law moot team. He also volunteers his time by providing regular legal advice to community members at both the 519 and HQ Toronto.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f77ef41\" data-id=\"f77ef41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1736ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1736ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9491\" alt=\"Jae-Yeon Lim\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour-500x500.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jae-Yeon_Lim_colour.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a1d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92a1d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2024-25<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb058f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcb058f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e9ca20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e9ca20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">jae-yeon lim (She\/Her\/elle)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a83d21 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a83d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jae-Yeon Lim (\u201cJae\u201d) practices corporate immigration law at Harris &amp; Company LLP in Vancouver. Jae has been recognized by Chambers and Partners (2024) as one of the leading immigration lawyers nationwide, under the \u201cAssociate to Watch\u201d category.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82d802e text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"82d802e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1370\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1370\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1370\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2df89f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2df89f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0fdf3 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb0fdf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x_MsoBodyText\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Passionate about being part of and contributing to and empowering a collaborative legal professional community, Jae enjoys volunteering. Jae has been an active member of the Canadian Bar Association\u2019s National Immigration Section, previously volunteered as a Senior CPD Coordinator, responsible for organizing the CBA Immigration Law Section\u2019s Brown Bag Webinars and received a Volunteer Contribution Award in recognition of her leadership in putting together quality learning materials for lawyers including substantive topics on immigration law practice as well as on important issues such as anti-racism, 2SLGBTQI+ and mental health. Outside of law, she has been appointed by KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) as a Global Regional Consultant, assisting in the overseas expansion of Korea\u2019s small and medium enterprises. Additionally, she serves as Vice President of the Canada Korea Business Association.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Jae received her bachelor\u2019s degree with specialization in French language and literature and a minor in political science with high distinction, as well as her law degree from the Faculty of Law at McGill. Fluent in English, French, and Korean, Jae recounted her early experience as an immigrant child in her bilingual book (English and Korean), \u201cInside Out, Upside Down: A Journey Across Cultural Borders\u201d (ISBN: 8977122384).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28e39d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28e39d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-346ec5e\" data-id=\"346ec5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec6fce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec6fce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14003\" alt=\"Nicolas looking into the camera and smiling.\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-500x500.png 500w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-600x600.png 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64fb9c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64fb9c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2022-25<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f06456f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f06456f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a11dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a11dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nicolas Simard-Lafontaine (He\/Him\/Il)\n\u200b<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbee5b8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbee5b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nicolas is the founding partner at Galileo Partners, a Montreal based immigration and international recruitment law firm.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5a8e3 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"ac5a8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1800\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1800\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1800\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4896282 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4896282\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f0ed7 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54f0ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since his admission to the Quebec Bar, he practices exclusively in business immigration, representing major business clients in civil engineering, construction, manufacturing, and technology sectors. Nicolas holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) from HEC Montr\u00e9al and a Bachelor of Civil Law (L.L.B.) from the Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke. He is recognized as a leading practitioner in business immigration by Chambers &amp; Partners, Lexpert, and Who\u2019s Who Legal. In addition, he served as Co-President of CILA during the 2022-23 term.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fb7a38\" data-id=\"4fb7a38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c11a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6c11a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14010\" alt=\"Jonathan looking at the camera and smiling.\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-500x500.png 500w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-600x600.png 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1682c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1682c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2022-25<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa5edf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa5edf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3276069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3276069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">jonathan leebosh(he\/Him\/il)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce33d90 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce33d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jonathan has been practicing immigration law in Canada for 25 years. Originally from Montreal, he started his legal career in Toronto and has gradually moved west, currently residing in Vancouver.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c7acb text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"40c7acb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6790\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6790\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6790\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be869e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be869e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d1ae6 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1d1ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since moving west, he is still in search of a decent bagel. Jonathan leads the immigration practice at EY Law&#8217;s Vancouver office and has been a regular speaker and writer on various issues impacting immigration law. Although now focused primarily on corporate immigration law, Jonathan started his legal career focusing on all types of cases before the IRB. Prior to becoming a lawyer, he spent several years working in the field with the UNHCR. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts (History) from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws from Queen\u2019s University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6bfdf3\" data-id=\"f6bfdf3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd54ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bd54ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14005\" alt=\"Ho Sung looking at the camera and smiling.\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-500x500.png 500w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-600x600.png 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae358c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae358c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2022-25<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fcf1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fcf1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc92e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc92e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ho-Sung Kim (he\/him\/il)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9e22f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd9e22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ho Sung has 15 years of experience in Immigration Law and has been a member of the Board of Directors of Association qu\u00e9becoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l\u2019immigration (AQAADI) from 2014 to 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ecf857 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"6ecf857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1160\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1160\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1160\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef3280 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ef3280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2387c47 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2387c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He specializes in economic immigration, both temporary and permanent. He was born in South Korea and immigrated to Montreal, QC, Canada in 1992. He holds a Bachelor in Computer Science (B.A) from McGill University and Bachelor of Law from Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6afec6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6afec6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d551e3\" data-id=\"9d551e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e42f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e42f24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14018\" alt=\"C\u00e9dric looking at the camera and smiling.\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13-500x500.png 500w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13-600x600.png 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/13.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e70dbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e70dbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2025-26<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6a9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c6a9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91192bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91192bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">C\u00e9dric Marin (He\/Him\/Il)\n\u200b<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c8d1a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09c8d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>C\u00e9dric Marin is a bilingual immigration lawyer and founder of Marin Immigration Law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d5d4f text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"f5d5d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2570\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2570\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Read <span class=\"read-more\">More<\/span><span class=\"read-less\">Less<\/span> <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2570\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0443c1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0443c1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfe5b5 text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dfe5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>He has served as a law clerk at the Federal Court of Canada, a decision-maker at the Immigration and Refugee Board, and a resettlement expert with the UNHCR in Tunisia and Lebanon. He also developed immigration technology and was an approved participant in the Law Society of Ontario\u2019s Access to Innovation Program. C\u00e9dric holds LL.L., J.D., and LL.M. degrees from the University of Ottawa and is licensed by the Law Society of Ontario.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0abfac7\" data-id=\"0abfac7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eeb51f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eeb51f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"892\" src=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Khatidja--918x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13472\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Khatidja--918x1024.jpg 918w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Khatidja--269x300.jpg 269w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Khatidja--768x857.jpg 768w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Khatidja--1377x1536.jpg 1377w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Khatidja--600x669.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cila.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Khatidja-.jpg 1721w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58823e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58823e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-secondary )\">TERM SERVED: 2025-26<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b892e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64b892e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a89a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32a89a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Khatidja Moloo-Alam (She\/Her\/Elle)\n\u200b<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9287f07 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9287f07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Khatidja has been practicing immigration law since 2009, after graduating from Peter A. Allard Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia. <\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6454f3f text-expander elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"6454f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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