Grace Allen, Immigration Lawyer

10/24/2025

We are so thrilled to offer an enormous congratulations to Sara Espinal for passing the New York bar exam!!!! We are so proud of you and we are looking forward to assisting clients with American immigration inquiries in the future.

03/04/2025

CILA has released a major new report entitled The State of Immigration Fraud in Canada. Click here to read the report Media are invited to contact CILA at: [email protected] March is the Government of Canada’s Fraud Prevention Month. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shares inform...

02/12/2025

So thrilled to receive the Consumer Choice Award for business excellence in Immigration Law 2025!

01/21/2025

Exciting News! We're honored to be recognized as a 2025 Halifax Region Consumer Choice Award Winner in the legal services category! We are grateful to all our clients. Your trust and support are invaluable to us. We have the privilege of providing top-quality, honest, transparent and compassiona...

12/06/2024

In the month since the US election, we've been swamped with calls from US Nationals looking to relocate. Our clerk Caleb wrote this excellent summary of what moving to Canada really looks like! Take a look, and if you have questions about your particular situation, book in for a chat!

With the results of the most recent United States election, there has been a surge of inquiries from concerned Americans and US Temporary Residents about their options for immigrating to Canada. Moving to Canada is not possible for everyone, but could be a viable option for some. Please see below fo

05/01/2024

So proud of our incoming clerk! Congrats Caleb!

Congratulations to the Schulich School of Law’s Class of 2024! In the coming weeks, we’ll feature Q&As with graduating law students who will reflect on their time at Weldon.

01/23/2024

Have questions about recent changes to Canada's international student programs? Book in for a consultation to discuss how you may be impacted going forward.

International students enrich our communities and are a critical part of Canada’s social, cultural and economic fabric. In recent years, the integrity of the international student system has been threatened. Some institutions have significantly increased their intakes to drive revenues, and more s...

01/23/2024

Do you have a Canadian parent? Were you born outside Canada? Had you previously been barred from obtaining Canadian citizenship? Looks like changes are in the works for our First Generation limit on Canadian citizenship by descent.

The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement:

01/16/2024

Breaking almost four years' radio silence (we've been busy!!) to share this article about our incoming clerk, Caleb MacDonald's trip to Ukraine this winter. We're proud to have you!

It is not every day an air raid siren goes off in the lead up to a presentation, but that is exactly what happened to Schulich Law 3L student Caleb MacDonald while at the ‘Stand Tall for the Rule of Law’ Summit in Ukraine in early December of 2023.

05/15/2020

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, IRCC has loosened the impact of distance learning on post graduate work permits. Before the pandemic, students who completed portions of their studies remotely in some cases would forfeit their entitlement to post graduate work permits altogether.&am

04/23/2020

Check out my latest blog post!

Disclaimer: this blog is intended as information, not advice. Please do get in touch if you have questions about your particular application and status in Canada! Canada’s immigration laws allow any eligible citizen or permanent resident to sponsor their foreign national spouse or common-law partn...