Congratulations Nathan Po!

McCuaig Desrochers LLP is excited to announce that Nathan Po, one of our partners, has been recognized twice, in both the 2023 Lexpert Legal Directory as a leading practitioner in immigration law, and in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada in the field of immigration law. Best Lawyers™ compiles its lists of outstanding lawyers by conducting thousands of peer reviewed surveys. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the one of the foremost

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Congratulations Justin Kingston!

Congratulations to Justin Kingston for being appointed as new President of Fédération des associations de juristes d’expression française de common law (FAJEF). FAJEF is a national organization with the goal to defend and promote access to justice in French in provinces and territories with an English-speaking majority across Canada. See: https://fajef.ca/english-information/

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Office Closure Notice

Our offices will be closed as of 4:30 pm on Friday, December 23rd, 2022, for the winter holiday, and will reopen 8:30 am on Monday, January 2nd, 2023.

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Welcome Breanna Case

McCuaig Desrochers LLP is pleased to welcome Breanna Case as an articling student. Breanna received her Juris Doctor from University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law in 2022. While in law school, she volunteered as Dayleader on the Family and Civil Law Project with Student Legal Services where she assisted low-income individuals with their legal matters in Provincial Court. She also served on the Women’s Law Forum and the Edmonton branch of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) where she

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2022 Community Involvement

In 1995 (the 100th anniversary of our firm’s establishment), the partners of McCuaig Desrochers LLP  endowed a charitable fund through the Edmonton Community Foundation grant program. The partners of our firm have administered this charitable fund since that time, directing donations to different worthy organizations every year. This year, McCuaig Desrochers LLP has directed that its Edmonton Community Foundation fund proceeds be donated to the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, which we feel is a very deserving organization doing very important

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Congratulations Olivia!

We are proud to announce that Olivia Wang has been Admitted to the Bar and welcome her as an Associate with the firm.  Please see Olivia’s full bio here.

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Congratulations Monika!

We are proud to announce that Monika Sharma has been Admitted to the Bar and welcome her as an Associate with the firm.  Please see Monika’s full bio here.

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New Canadian Immigration Streams for Ukrainians

As of February 24, 2022, Russia has launched a military attack against Ukraine and its people.  The Canadian government has implemented new measures to help the people of Ukraine affected by this attack. The Canadian government has expressed a commitment to prioritizing applications from people living in Ukraine for Canadian permanent residence, proof of citizenship, temporary residence and citizenship grant for adoption. Additionally, they are attempting to urgently process passports and travel documents for Canadians living in Ukraine, to allow

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