Mike Simons will once again be speaking about estate planning at the Edmonton Community Foundation Wills Week on Wednesday October 4, 2017 at the Terwillegar Rec Centre at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit here.
McCuaig Desrochers LLP is pleased to welcome Andria Huculak as an articling student. Throughout her articling year Andria will gain experience in a variety of areas of law. Andria received her Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from the University of Alberta in 2013, majoring in both History and Anthropology. She recently moved back to Edmonton, her hometown, after spending four years in Winnipeg where she completed her Juris Doctor at the University of Manitoba in 2017. While in law school, Andria volunteered at the
We are proud to announce that Jeffrey A. Arsenault has been Admitted to the Bar and welcome him as an Associate with the firm. Please see Jeff’s full bio here.
We are proud to announce that Cory M. Dawson has been Admitted to the Bar and welcome him as an Associate with the firm. Please see Cory’s full bio here.
On June 19, 2017, the federal government passed Bill C-6, changing the rules for obtaining and keeping Canadian Citizenship. This bill has been a hot-button political issue, because it removes the citizenship system brought in by the previous Conservative government, in which dual citizens could have their citizenship revoked for some serious criminal offences. However, for most immigrants to Canada, the other changes contained in the bill will be more important. They will mean fewer hurdles on the pathway to
Congratulations to Chris Dawson on his new role as Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Real Property Law- Northern Alberta Section.
“Please, can you help us bring over our daughter?” the couple asks. They hand me a photo of the three of them together—parents and young daughter, all grinning for the camera. They hand me the adoption certificate from the country overseas that makes her legally their daughter. They tell me about the regular visits, the Skype calls, the repeated questions from their daughter wondering why she cannot come and live with Mommy and Daddy yet. And finally, they hand me
Le 31 mars 2017, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé quelques changements dans le cadre du système Entrée express qui avantageront certains francophones et francophiles qualifiés. Les changements entreront en vigueur le 6 juin 2017. Le système Entrée express est un programme fédéral qui gère les demandes de résidence permanente pour les programmes d’immigration économiques au Canada, tels la catégorie de l’expérience canadienne, le Programme des travailleurs qualifiés (fédéral), le Programme des travailleurs de métiers spécialisés (fédéral) et une partie du
On March 14 (Calgary) and March 23, 2017 (Edmonton), Megan Dawson, from our immigration practice group, will be presenting at the Legal Education Society of Alberta’s seminar titled “Immigration Fundamentals”. This is a great learning opportunity for lawyers to attend who are not familiar with immigration law. For more information, please see the LESA brochure here.
McCuaig Desrochers LLP is pleased to announce that Anna Priemaza and Justin Kingston have joined the partnership as of January 1, 2017.
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