About the Initiative

Lawyers in the CBA Immigration Law Section are spearheading an initiative to provide services, without charge, to individuals affected by the crisis in Afghanistan. These services include legal consultations and advice for those seeking to take advantage of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s facilitative initiatives and programs to bring eligible Afghani nationals to Canada. These special measures are detailed on the IRCC website.

VOLUNTEER IMMIGRATION LAWYERS:

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Volunteer lawyers (*services available in Farsi/Dari/Pashto)
  • Arvin Afzali
    Auxilium Law Professional Corporation
    Toronto, ON
    * Can offer services in Dari/Farsi
  • Robert Israel Blanshay
    Blanshay Law
    Toronto, ON
  • Thiago Buchert
    Lee Cohen & Associates
    Halifax, NS
  • Arghavan Gerami
    Gerami Law Professional Corporation
    Ottawa, ON
    * Can offer services in Farsi
  • Sheela Gupta
    Mosaic Immigration Law
    Niagara Falls, ON
  • Kamaljit K. Lehal
    Lehal Law Corporation
    Delta, BC
  • Farooq Rafiq
    Rafiq Law Office
    Milton, ON
  • Prabhpreet Sangh
    Lehal Law Corporation
    Delta, BC
  • Ramneek Kaur Sidhu
    Elgin Cannon & Associates
    Vancouver, BC
  • Bjorna Shkurti
    Caron & Partners LLP Calgary, AB
  • Qimat Zafar
    Stewart Sharma Harsanyi
    Calgary, AB
    * Can moderately speak Dari

Please note that some restrictions will apply. The services offered do not extend to other immigration applications, such as regarding those who are not affected by the current crisis in Afghanistan. Lawyers themselves will determine whether they would offer a free service, on a case-by-case basis. Clients should make their best efforts to fill out forms and prepare other documents on their own before seeking to consult one of the volunteer lawyers.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

CBA volunteer immigration lawyers will only be able to offer pro bono assistance to individuals who have an application in process with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or who have received an invitation from the Government of Canada. Please indicate in the Intake Form if you have an application in process or if you have received an invitation. If you do not have an application in process or have not received an invitation, you will not receive a response.

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Disclaimer

The advice offered is provided on a volunteer basis by the lawyers listed above. The CBA, its officers or employees do not take any responsibility for the advice given as part of this project. For more information about this Disclaimer, please click on the link on the bottom of the page. By accessing, reading, and making use of this page, you agree, on your own behalf and on behalf of any entity on whose behalf you may be acting, to be bound by this Disclaimer. If you do not wish to be bound by this Disclaimer, you should not use this page or any of the contents thereof.