CICC Code of Professional Conduct: Disciplinary Proceedings, 2024-25

Cindy Ramkissoon-Shears- RCIC has been a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant since the establishment of the regulatory body in 2004. She is partnered with her father at their firm Immigration Matters, a family-owned business in Toronto, Ontario. In addition to her professional duties, Mrs. Ramkissoon-Shears was privileged to be part of the first online Certificate Program with CSIC (Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants) e-Academy as a course author in 2009. She was responsible for authoring the “Temporary Residence in Canada” portion of their program and was an instructor for that course until February 2012. Subsequently, Mrs. Ramkissoon-Shears began working with Ashton College located in Vancouver, British Columbia in the same capacity as an Online Instructor, assisting those interested in becoming Regulated Immigration Consultants of Canada. In addition to her instructional duties, Mrs. Ramkissoon-Shears has been full-time employed with Immigration Matters for over the last decade. She has learned the family business from the ground up. Mrs. Ramkissoon-Shears is responsible for its day-to-day management, marketing prospective clients, and dealing with a client’s Canadian Immigration issues, as well as keeping abreast of any changes in Canadian Immigration law.