Leading Immigration Lawyers
Guberman // Appleby Immigration Lawyers are equipped to handle all varieties of Canadian and US immigration matters. We are creative. We are modern. We are the now and the future of immigration law.
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Canada Immigration Lawyer Toronto & US Immigration Lawyer Toronto
// Based in Toronto, Canada // Available Everywhere // Serving the World
// Comprehensive Immigration Services
Serving a range of industries and helping businesses of all sizes, professionals, individuals, families, law firms, and professional services firms, our focus is Canada and U.S. immigration law.
Working with clients from around the world, we seamlessly meet all of your immigration needs, be it work permits, permanent residence, family sponsorship, inadmissibility, start-ups, study permits, visitor entries, compliance, and strategic planning.
Whether you’re working with a Toronto immigration lawyer to apply for the provincial nominee program, or navigating a super visa application for a parent or grandparent, we’re here to help.
Guberman // Appleby Immigration Lawyers—your trusted Canadian and U.S. immigration lawyers—is the solution for your cross-border journey.
We provide guidance on everything from PR card renewals, study permit applications, and labour market impact assessment applications, to complex inadmissibility and compliance issues.
Canada Immigration Lawyer Toronto & US Immigration Lawyer Toronto
// Based in Toronto, Canada // Available Everywhere // Serving the World
// Comprehensive Immigration Services
Serving a range of industries and helping businesses of all sizes, professionals, individuals, families, law firms, and professional services firms, our focus is Canada and U.S. immigration law.
Working with clients from around the world, we seamlessly meet all of your immigration needs, be it work permits, permanent residence, family sponsorship, inadmissibility, start-ups, study permits, visitor entries, compliance, and strategic planning.
Whether you’re working with a Toronto immigration lawyer to apply for the provincial nominee program, or navigating a super visa application for a parent or grandparent, we’re here to help.
Guberman // Appleby Immigration Lawyers—your trusted Canadian and U.S. immigration lawyers—is the solution for your cross-border journey.
We provide guidance on everything from PR card renewals, study permit applications, and labour market impact assessment applications, to complex inadmissibility and compliance issues.
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// Our Experience & Approach
With over 70 years of combined experience, our expert lawyers come from both boutique and big firm backgrounds, ultimately creating a niche and focused environment knowing that it provides clients with optimal results.
We emphasize exceptional, bespoke, and responsive service. Every file is a person, not a folder, number, or cog.
We understand our clients, their businesses, their goals, and their families. Based in Toronto, Canada, our reach is worldwide.
Areas of Expertise // Canadian and US Immigration Lawyers
Serving a range of industries and helping businesses of all sizes, professionals, individuals, and families, our focus is Canada and US immigration law. Our Canadian immigration lawyers and US immigration lawyers have worked with clients from around the world; whatever your immigration needs, we can help.
// Canadian Immigration Services
Our immigration law firm offers the following Canadian Immigration services:
Work Permits:
Inadmissibility Matters:
- Temporary Resident Permit
- Rehabilitation
- Deemed Rehabilitation
// US Immigration Services
Our immigration law firm offers the following US Immigration services:
Work Authorization:
Inadmissibility Matters:
- US Waviers
// Industries We Work With
We have achieved extraordinary results for clients in manufacturing, retail, design, technology, consulting, film, television, theatre, wealth management, family-held business, fashion, insurance, health care, engineering, finance, investment, social media, athletics, mining, gaming, public speaking, advertising, hospitality, and many other sectors.
We are proud of our longstanding relationships with our clients, many of whom have retained us for decades. Clients return to us again and again for assistance with ongoing immigration needs.
// A Unique, Client-Centred Philosophy
Guberman // Appleby Immigration Lawyers recognizes that every immigration situation requires a unique approach.
We have the patience, the passion, and the persistence to solve challenging legal problems by applying our knowledge to achieve positive outcomes, whether it is cross-border or international immigration.
// Our Track Record of Results
Over the years, we have worked on more cases than we can count. From the straightforward to complex, there is always something that stands out about each case.
We have success in:
- Reuniting spouses from around the world
- Enabling startup and established technology companies to access the best and the brightest global talent for their operations in Canada and the US
- Helping entrepreneurs and companies scale their businesses in Canada and the US
- Facilitating the international movement of executive and specialized knowledge individuals to work locations in Canada and the US
- Leveraging various international treaties and agreements to help companies and individuals obtain work permits in Canada and the US
- Solving issues pertaining to residency obligations in Canada and the US and obtaining citizenship
- Evaluating the company’s current temporary foreign worker compliments and developed compliance programs and reviews
- Establishing immigration policies for clients to put into practice
- Obtaining permission for actors, directors, influencers and many other creatives to work in Canada and the US
- Advising with respect to thousands of complex cross-border immigration matters, including travel restrictions, quarantine and vaccination requirements
- Identifying potential immigration consequences of mergers and acquisitions
- Strategizing unique immigration situations to a successful conclusion
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Citizenship and Immigration Section, Ontario Bar Association (OBA)
Citizenship and Immigration Section, Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association (CILA)
// Awards & Recognitions
Over the years, we have been repeatedly and continually recognized as leaders in corporate immigration law, as well as frequently included on top immigration law boutique lists as selected by Canadian Lawyer Magazine.
According to the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, the official research partner of the International Bar Association, Joel has been variously cited as “…the leading lawyer in Canada for corporate immigration matters” and, internationally, one of the “…most highly regarded individuals.” He has been listed in that publication for over 20 years running. Most recently, he has been called “…a stellar practitioner who stands out for his experience handling international business-related immigration matters.” Joel is also consistently named in Best Lawyers, Lexpert, and is ranked in Chambers Global as an “Eminent Practitioner” who “…provides corporate immigration to a wide array of clients.”
Lainie Michelle is recognized as a National and Global Leader in Corporate Immigration by Who’s Who Legal. She is renowned for being “the number one power house in Ontario” for port of entry matters. She is also recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for her work in immigration law.
// Expert Immigration Talks
Opportunities for Foreign Academics in Canada: Insights from Recent U.S. Immigration Shifts
Published: Apr 29, 2025
Immigration in the News: Ottawa Urged to Issue Travel Warnings as US Refuses Entry to Some
Published: Mar 31, 2025
Canadians working in the US risk detention if they travel, warn lawyers
Published: Mar 28, 2025
// Latest Immigration News
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