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John Edwards is a licensed immigration consultant and has been since 2006. He is currently a member in good standing with the College of Immigration & Citizenship Consultants (CICC). He has a BSc. from the University of Guelph and worked in the environmental sciences field for approximately 10 years.

 

Mr. Edwards is a current member of the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants and was a Policy and Lobbying Director with CAPIC for a brief time. Mr. Edwards is proud to say that he had the privilege of working along with and under the guidance of Cecil L. Rotenberg Q.C. (deceased), who was known as the “grandfather” or “dean” of Canadian Immigration law, for several years gaining valuable experience in dealing with complicated immigration matters.

 

In addition to being a licensed immigration consultant, Mr. Edwards is a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario as a licensed paralegal. His representation includes clients in the temporary resident classes as well as permanent residence applications. Over the years, he has successfully represented clients before the IRB at the Immigration Division, RPD, and IAD. Currently, Mr. Edwards focuses his efforts on assisting clients with Humanitarian and Compassionate applications, Immigration appeals, and with in-Canada and overseas applicants dealing with inadmissibility issues. He also enjoys teaching and has taught immigration consultancy students at two private colleges in Toronto as well as paralegal diploma courses at a private college in Hamilton, Ontario.