Not a directory. Not a lead-generation platform. A working relationship, built to last.
An invitation-only consortium for lawyers and paralegals in good standing with the LSO or Law Society of Alberta. Co-counsel partnerships, structured referral agreements, CPD, mentorship, and the full weight of Lexaltico’s practice across Ontario and Alberta behind yours. Now with a mobile app, instant QR referrals, and a private community feed.
The GTA legal market is large. Genuine partnerships are rare.
Toronto, the GTA, and Alberta are home to thousands of lawyers and paralegals working across every practice area. Most have no reliable mechanism for sending work to counsel they actually know and trust, and no mechanism to receive it in return.
Referral relationships in Ontario and Alberta law tend to be ad hoc, informal, and undocumented. Many referrals are never made because there is no established relationship to rely on. Boutique and sole practitioner practices are effectively excluded from the volume of work that moves through larger firms’ informal networks.
Every benefit is operational, documented, and active from day one of membership.
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member benefits
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Two-Way Referral Network
Lexaltico refers clients whose matters fall outside our primary practice areas, and members refer clients to us. Both directions governed by written LSO-compliant agreements. A genuine two-way partnership. No handshake deals. No awkward conversations.
LSO Compliant
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Co-Counsel & Class Actions
When Lexaltico handles complex files that benefit from additional counsel, class actions, multi-party litigation, overflow capacity, members receive first access before any outside counsel is considered. Formal co-counsel agreements govern every arrangement.
First-Access Privilege
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CPD & Knowledge Sessions
Members-only sessions led by Lexaltico senior counsel and invited external lawyers. Practice area updates, legislative changes, emerging case law, delivered with CPD accreditation value and genuine practical depth. Not corporate webinar filler.
CPD Accredited
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Structured Mentorship
Junior members are paired with senior Lexaltico counsel. A structured arrangement, defined cadence, specific goals, access to practice contexts a junior lawyer would not otherwise reach. Formal, not a favour.
Formal Programme
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Exclusive Member Events
Priority invitations to Lexaltico-hosted events not advertised publicly, private dinners, practice roundtables, and client network events. Members receive access before any capacity becomes externally available, if it ever does.
Invitation Only
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Written LSO-Compliant Agreements
Every referral arrangement and co-counsel engagement is documented in writing before the first matter is transferred. Fully compliant with Law Society of Ontario rules. No ambiguity.
Fully Documented
ON · AB
Ontario & Alberta
LSO and LSA members welcome. Written referral agreements, both directions, fully documented
2-Way
Referral Flow
Lexaltico refers out to members. Members refer in to Lexaltico. A real two-way relationship.
CPD
Accredited Sessions
Members-only legal updates with verified CPD value
1st
Co-Counsel Access
Members are first call on complex Lexaltico files
The Platform
Built for How Lawyers Actually Work.
LexKonnect isn't just a directory. It's a secure, mobile-first platform designed to make referrals effortless, community engagement natural, and your practice more connected.
Mobile App
Install LexKonnect on your iPhone or Android, no app store needed. Opens instantly with its own home screen icon, full-screen interface, and push notifications for new referrals.
Instant QR Referrals
Sitting across from a client? One tap shows your personal QR code. They scan with their phone camera and land on your referral form. The whole exchange takes three seconds.
Refer in 60 Seconds
Quick referral mode: client name, phone, and practice area, that's it. Submit in under a minute. Detailed mode available when you need it, but you're never slowed down when you don't.
The Brief, Community Feed
A private community feed for LexKonnect members. Share legal news, ask questions, celebrate wins, and read insights, powered by auto-synced content from Lexaltico's blog.
Invite Colleagues
Grow the network by inviting trusted colleagues. Each member gets a unique invite link, track who you've referred, who's joined, and who's actively participating.
Enterprise Security
AES-256 encryption, two-factor authentication, automatic session timeouts, and full audit logging. Your client data is handled with the same care you give it in your own practice.
The Process
From Application to Active Partner.
Reviewed personally by a senior Lexaltico lawyer. No automated screening. No algorithm. Rolling intake, apply any time.
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Submit Your Application
Five minutes. Tell us about your practice, your LSO standing, and what you are looking for from the consortium. We respond within five business days.
Rolling intake, apply any time
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Introductory Call
A call with a senior Lexaltico lawyer within two weeks. Two-way conversation. We are assessing fit, and so should you be. No hard sell. No pitch deck. Straight talk about what the partnership looks like in practice.
Scheduled within 2 weeks of submission
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Agreement & Onboarding
Accepted members sign a membership agreement setting out co-counsel terms, confidentiality obligations, and conduct standards. Introduction to the current member network and portal access included.
LSO-compliant written agreement before activation
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Active Partnership
You are in the network. Referrals flow both directions. Co-counsel opportunities come to you first. CPD sessions, events, and mentorship access begin immediately upon membership activation.
All six benefits active from day one
Not Just for Lawyers
This Is Also About Your Clients.
A client calls a lawyer they trust. That lawyer doesn’t handle what they need. Without a network, the client gets a cold name on a website and a tense phone call to a stranger.
LexKonnect changes that outcome. The client gets a warm referral, to someone already vetted, already known, through a lawyer they already trust.
LSO Rule 3.2-5
A lawyer must refer clients to the lawyer or practitioner most able to serve their needs. LexKonnect is how you know who that is, before the client ever calls.
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Client calls their trusted lawyer
They have a family law issue, an immigration problem, an employment dispute. They call the lawyer they know, who doesn’t practise in that area. Without a network, this is where the relationship ends and client anxiety begins.
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The lawyer has a vetted network to draw from
As a LexKonnect member, they can refer the client to one or more members who handle exactly that area, lawyers they know personally, whose work they trust, with whom they have a documented referral agreement already in place. The referral can go to any member in the network, not just Lexaltico, whoever is genuinely best placed for that client’s matter.
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Client arrives already known, not already stressed
The receiving lawyer gets a client who has been introduced through a trusted channel, with context already shared. The referring lawyer maintains the relationship and their reputation. The client gets the right lawyer through the right door, not a cold search at their most anxious moment.
On giving clients options
LSO best practice, and good client service, is to give a client more than one referral option where possible, so they can choose the lawyer best suited to them. Within LexKonnect, a referring member can name two or three members practising in the relevant area. The client chooses. The arrangement is the same regardless of which member they retain. No pressure on the client, no awkward single-option handoff.
Who Can Apply
The Consortium Is Selective. It Is Meant to Be.
OntarioAlberta
Open to lawyers and paralegals in good standing with the LSO or Law Society of Alberta. Membership is by application and introductory call, not automatic.
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Category One
Lawyers
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Members in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario or the Law Society of Alberta
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Practising in family law, employment, immigration, real estate, business law, criminal defence, or estate litigation
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Sole practitioners, boutique firm lawyers, and mid-size firm lawyers all eligible, in Ontario and Alberta
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Called within the last three years are eligible for the mentorship-track application
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Willingness to enter into a written LSO/LSA-compliant referral agreement as a condition of membership
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No outstanding Law Society proceedings or disciplinary history within the past five years
Note
Articling students and law clerks are not eligible for full membership but may attend CPD sessions as guests of an existing member upon prior approval.
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Category Two
Paralegals
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Licensed paralegals in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
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Practising in Small Claims Court, Provincial Offences, Landlord and Tenant Board, or Tribunal matters
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Sole practitioners and small paralegal firms both eligible
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Willingness to enter into written LSO-compliant referral agreements
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No outstanding Law Society proceedings or disciplinary history within the past five years
Full Members. Not a Sub-Category
Lexaltico receives regular enquiries falling within paralegal jurisdiction across Ontario. We want to refer those clients to trusted paralegals in our network and receive comparable referrals in return. The benefits, agreements, and co-counsel access are identical to those of lawyer members.
Alberta paralegal applicants are reviewed case-by-case based on practice area overlap.
From the Network
What Members Say About It.
★★★★★
”Solid referral network. Two quality referrals in my first quarter, both clients were a great fit for my practice.”
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M. O., Employment Lawyer
Member · Toronto
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”The CPD sessions alone are worth it. Clear, practical, and directly relevant to my practice areas.”
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S. B., Family Lawyer
Member · Mississauga
★★★★★
”The mentorship pairing gave me access to senior counsel I could actually call, that made a real difference early in my career.”
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A. F., Immigration Lawyer
Member · North York
Common Questions
Before You Apply.
If your question isn’t answered here, reach out directly. We respond to all LexKonnect enquiries within two business days.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. No cohort intake. Apply at any time.
Yes. LexKonnect works as an installable app on both iPhone and Android, no app store needed. Open the portal in your phone's browser, tap "Add to Home Screen," and it runs like a native app with its own icon, full-screen interface, and instant access to your QR code for client referrals on the go.
Can I join if I practise outside the GTA? +
Yes. LexKonnect is open to lawyers and paralegals across Ontario and Alberta. The referral network is most active in the GTA, Toronto, Mississauga, North York, Oakville, Brampton, Vaughan, but members in Ottawa, Hamilton, London, Windsor, and other Ontario centres have received referrals from Lexaltico clients in their areas. Lexaltico is also licensed to practise in Alberta, and Alberta-based members participate in the same referral structure, CPD sessions, and co-counsel access as Ontario members.
How selective is the application process? +
Genuinely selective. We decline applications, particularly where there is a practice area overlap creating a conflict of interest with Lexaltico’s clients, where the applicant cannot commit to LSO-compliant documentation, or where the introductory call reveals misaligned expectations. The process is not adversarial, but it is real.
What is the time commitment? +
No minimum activity requirement. You are not obligated to attend every CPD session or event. The referral relationship operates when it is relevant. The mentorship programme has a more defined structure for those who opt in: typically one call per month and a file review cadence agreed between mentor and mentee.
Does joining conflict with my firm’s policies? +
Most firms allow individual lawyers to participate in referral networks. Review your partnership or employment agreement before applying. Sole practitioners face no such issue. Contact us before applying if you are uncertain. We are happy to discuss how the agreement structure works for your specific situation.
How does this actually help my clients? +
When a client calls you about a matter outside your practice area, LexKonnect means you can refer them to a lawyer you actually know, not a cold name from a directory. You can give the client one, two, or three names from the network who handle their specific issue, let them choose, and know the introduction is warm and the lawyer on the other end is vetted. The LSO requires you to refer clients to the lawyer most able to serve their needs (Rule 3.2-5). LexKonnect is how you know, in advance, who that is. Your client arrives at the right lawyer through a trusted channel instead of arriving stressed and anonymous. That outcome reflects well on you too.
Request an Invitation
Ready to Build Something Real?
Applications take approximately five minutes. We review every submission personally and respond within five business days.
No automated screening. No algorithm. We read what you write and respond as colleagues.
LSO-compliant written agreement on acceptance
Reviewed personally by a senior Lexaltico lawyer
Introductory call scheduled within two weeks
Open to lawyers and paralegals in Ontario and Alberta
Mobile app + instant QR referrals, manage your network from anywhere, anytime
All six benefits active from day one of membership
When a client calls you about something outside your practice, you can refer them to one or more members who handle it, lawyers you know, not a cold directory listing. The client arrives at the right lawyer through a trusted channel. Read more →
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Law Society of Alberta
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Immigration Regulatory Body: CICC
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Initial Assessment
The complimentary 15-minute initial assessment is a brief introductory conversation. It does not include a review of your documents and does not constitute legal advice. Lexaltico LLP charges a fee for substantive consultations, including civil litigation, criminal defence and immigration matters; the firm may waive that fee at its discretion. Any fee is disclosed in advance and credited in full toward your account if you retain the firm. Documents are reviewed and advice given only at a paid consultation or once the firm has been retained. No solicitor-client relationship arises, and no duty of confidentiality applies, until confirmed in writing.
Referral Fees: LexKonnect
All referral fee arrangements comply with Rule 3.6-6 of the LSO Rules of Professional Conduct. Fees are disclosed to and consented to by the client. No arrangement impairs independent professional judgment.
Limitation Periods
Failure to commence proceedings within applicable limitation periods may permanently bar your claim. In Ontario, the general limitation period is two (2) years from discovery under the Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B. Seek legal advice promptly.
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Our Telephone Line
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Reviews and Testimonials
Reviews shown on this site are written by third parties and published on platforms we do not control. Each describes one person’s experience of one matter. They are not a promise, a prediction or a guarantee about any other matter, and they should not be read as a statement about the quality of legal services generally. Every case turns on its own facts.
Links to Other Websites
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Accessibility
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Lawyers, Paralegals and Consultants
Not everyone at the firm is a lawyer. Licensed paralegals in Ontario may act only within the scope permitted by the Law Society of Ontario, which does not include most family, estate or criminal matters. Immigration consulting may be provided by Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants, who are not lawyers. Each page and each biography states which applies. Ask us at the outset who will handle your matter and under which licence.
Languages
We serve clients in a number of languages. Every page of this site is written and published in English. Where a document, a summary or a conversation is provided in another language, the English version governs in the event of any difference. If you need an interpreter, tell us when you book and we will arrange one.
Lexaltico LLP
Legal Notices
How Lexaltico LLP handles personal information, under PIPEDA and Ontario law.
What we collect
What you give us
When you use a form on this site, email us or telephone us, we collect what you choose to send:
your name, email address, telephone number and a description of the situation. Nothing on this
site requires you to give more than that.
What is collected automatically
We collect non identifying technical information when you browse: IP address, browser type, pages
viewed and time spent. It is used to understand how the site is used and to improve it. It is not
used to identify you.
What we do not collect here
We do not collect sensitive personal information through this website. Detailed personal and legal
information is collected only after a solicitor client relationship exists, through the channels
set up for that purpose.
How we use it
Purpose
What you send is used to reply to you, to run a conflict check, to assess whether the firm can
assist, and, if a retainer follows, to carry out the work.
Marketing
We do not use your personal information for marketing without your express consent, and we
do not sell, rent or trade it. If you consent to receive anything from us, every message
carries a way to stop, as required by Canada’s Anti Spam Legislation.
Sharing and disclosure
Privilege
Information given to us in the course of a legal matter is protected by solicitor client
privilege. We do not disclose privileged information without your consent, except where the law or
a court order requires it.
Service providers
Non privileged contact information may be shared with the providers who help us run the firm and
this website, and with people engaged on your matter such as translators, agents and court
reporters. All of them are under confidentiality obligations.
Processing outside Canada
Information submitted through a form travels through third party services in order to reach us by
email, and may be processed or stored outside Canada, where it can be subject to
the laws of that place. Submitting a form is your consent to that transfer. If you would rather
not, telephone us instead.
Cookies and measurement
What is set, and when
This site uses cookies to understand how it is used. Advertising cookies are set only if you press
Accept. If you press Decline, measurement is switched off for you entirely, nothing further
is sent, and anything already stored on your device is cleared. The site works either
way.
You can change your answer at any time by clearing this site’s cookies in your browser, which
brings the question back.
Your rights, and how long we keep things
Your rights under PIPEDA
Under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act,
S.C. 2000, c. 5 you may ask what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct
anything inaccurate, and withdraw consent to our use of it, subject to legal and contractual
limits. We reply within thirty days or explain why we need longer.
Retention
Client files are kept for the period the law and the Law Society require, ordinarily
seven years after a matter closes, which reflects limitation periods and the
possibility of later proceedings. After that they are securely destroyed or anonymised. You may
ask for earlier deletion, subject to those obligations.
Enquiries that do not become files
If you contact us and no retainer follows, what you sent is retained only as long as our conflict
records require, then destroyed.
If you are not satisfied with our answer you may complain to the Office of the Privacy
Commissioner of Canada.
Short, and written to be read rather than scrolled past.
The four things that matter most
Nothing on this site is legal advice, however specific it looks.
Using the site or sending a form does not make us your lawyers.
Do not send confidential information before a retainer is signed.
Past results depend on their own facts and do not predict yours.
What this site is
Information, not advice
This site publishes several hundred pages about Ontario law. They are written carefully, they cite
statutes and cases by name, and they are reviewed. None of that makes them advice about your
matter. Law is applied to facts, and we do not know yours.
The difference is practical rather than technical. A page explaining that spousal support is
usually indefinite after a twenty year marriage is accurate as a general statement and may be
wrong about you, because of a domestic contract you signed, a period of separation you have
forgotten, or an income that is not what a tax return says it is.
Law also changes. Pages carry a review date where one is relevant. A page reviewed last year may
not reflect an amendment made since, and a page about a subject currently before an appellate
court may be overtaken between your reading it and your acting on it.
When we become your lawyers
Three things must happen first
A conflict check must be completed. We act for a great many people and
businesses, and we cannot act against a current client or use what we learned from a former one.
That check happens before anything else and occasionally means we have to decline.
We must confirm in writing that we are prepared to act. Not every matter is one we
can take, and saying so early is better than taking a file we cannot properly serve.
A retainer agreement must be signed. It sets out what we are doing, what we are
not doing, who is responsible for what, and how fees work. Until it is signed no relationship
exists, whatever has been discussed.
Confidentiality before a retainer
Why you should not send us documents yet
Information sent through a form, or by email, before a retainer is signed is not covered by
solicitor client privilege. That is not a policy we chose. It follows from there being no
solicitor client relationship for the privilege to attach to.
It can also create a problem for you. If you send us detailed information about a dispute and we
are later approached by the other side, what you sent may affect whether we can act for either of
you.
So tell us the shape of the problem and leave out the detail: the area of law, roughly when it
arose, and whether anything is urgent. That is enough for us to say whether we can help. The
documents come after the retainer.
Results, testimonials and reviews
What they do and do not tell you
Case results described anywhere on this site are real and are described accurately, and they are
specific to their own facts. A settlement at three times the original offer happened because of
that employer, that contract and that person’s history. It says nothing about what your
matter is worth.
Client reviews are the views of the people who wrote them. We do not offer anything in return for
a review, we do not write them, and we do not ask only the clients we expect to be positive.
Calculators on this site produce estimates from the figures you enter. They apply published
formulas and they cannot know about the facts that most often change the answer.
Copyright, links and governing law
Copyright
The content of this site belongs to Lexaltico LLP or its licensors. You are welcome to read it,
print it and quote it with attribution. You may not republish it as your own.
Links
We link to statutes, regulations, court decisions and government pages because a reader should be
able to check us. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for them, and a link is
not an endorsement.
Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent the law permits, Lexaltico LLP is not liable for any loss arising from your
use of, or reliance on, anything published on this website.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the law of Ontario and the federal law of Canada that applies in
Ontario. Lawyers and licensed professionals at the firm are regulated by the Law Society of
Ontario, and marketing on this site is intended to comply with the
Rules of Professional Conduct.
Every limit on what this website tells you, and every thing it does not do, in one
place rather than in small print at the bottom of each page.
Before you rely on anything here
Four limits, and they matter in this order.
Not legal advice
Everything published on this website is general information. It is not legal
advice, it does not take account of the facts of any particular situation, and reading it does not
create a solicitor client relationship. Do not act, or decide not to act, on anything here without
speaking to a lawyer licensed in your jurisdiction about your own circumstances.
Jurisdiction
These pages describe the law of Ontario, and of Alberta only
where a page says so expressly. They do not describe the law of any other province, territory or
country. Law that looks similar across jurisdictions frequently is not.
Currency of the law
Each page states the law as at the review date shown on it. Legislation is amended and case law
develops. A page accurate when written may no longer be.
Generality
These pages describe how a rule usually works. That is not the same as how it applies to your
facts. The exceptions are where most real matters live, and a page written for a general reader
cannot tell you whether you are inside a rule or inside its exception.
If you contact us
If you are in danger
If you or a child are in immediate danger, call 911.
This website is not an emergency service. Enquiries sent through a form here are read during
business hours and a reply may take up to one business day.
Using this website, submitting a form, sending an email or speaking to us on the telephone does
not make us your lawyers. That relationship arises only when the firm has
confirmed in writing that it has agreed to act, a conflict search has been completed, and a
retainer has been signed.
Confidentiality of enquiries
Do not send confidential or sensitive information through this website or by email until we have
confirmed in writing that we can act for you. Information sent before that point is
not treated as confidential and may prevent us from acting for you, or for
someone else, in a connected matter.
Response times
We aim to reply within one business day. Contacting us does not guarantee a reply within any
particular period, does not oblige the firm to act, and does not stop, extend or satisfy
any limitation period, filing date or court deadline.
Our telephone line
Our line is answered 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Outside office hours calls are taken
by our intake service, who record your details and pass them to the firm. A lawyer responds during
the next business day, or sooner if the matter is urgent. Answering the telephone is not the same
as giving legal advice, and no relationship arises from that call.
Who we are and how we are regulated
Law Society of Ontario
Lexaltico LLP is regulated by the Law Society of Ontario under the
Law Society Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.8. All lawyers practising in
Ontario through the firm are members in good standing.
Law Society of Alberta
Alberta matters are handled by lawyers licensed with, and in good standing with, the
Law Society of Alberta. A lawyer licensed in Ontario is not thereby licensed in
Alberta, and the reverse is also true.
Immigration regulation
Immigration consulting is provided by Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants
in good standing with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants under the
College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act, S.C. 2019, c. 29,
s. 292.
Lawyers, paralegals and consultants
Not everyone at the firm is a lawyer.
Licensed paralegals in Ontario may act only within the scope the Law Society
permits, which does not include most family, estate or criminal matters.
Immigration consultants are regulated by the College, not by a law society,
and are not lawyers.
Law clerks and managers support files but do not give legal advice.
Each page and biography states which applies. Ask at the outset who will handle your matter and
under which licence.
Languages
We serve clients in thirteen languages. Every page of this website is written and published in
English. Where anything is provided in another language, the English
version governs in the event of a difference. If you need an interpreter, tell us when
you book and we will arrange one.
Fees
The initial assessment
The complimentary 15 minute initial assessment is a brief introductory
conversation. It does not include a review of your documents and does not constitute
legal advice.
The firm charges a fee for substantive consultations, including in civil litigation,
criminal defence and immigration matters. The firm may waive that fee at its discretion.
Any fee is disclosed in advance and credited in full toward your account if you retain the
firm.
Referral fees
All referral fee arrangements, including through LexKonnect, comply with
Rule 3.6-6 of the Law Society of Ontario’s
Rules of Professional Conduct. Fees are disclosed to and consented
to by the client, and no arrangement impairs the independent professional judgment of any lawyer
at the firm.
What is published on this site
Calculators and estimators
They produce estimates from what you type and cannot know the rest. They do not
account for the terms of your contract, statutory exceptions, or the discretion a court will
apply. Do not make a decision on a number produced by a calculator.
Past results
Any outcome described happened on its own facts, before its own decision maker,
under the law as it stood at the time. Past results do not predict or guarantee the result of any
other case.
Reviews and testimonials
Reviews shown here are written by third parties and published on platforms we do not control. Each
describes one person’s experience of one matter. They are not a promise, a
prediction or a guarantee about any other matter.
Links to other websites
This site links to regulators, courts, government sources, professional associations and social
platforms, all operated by others. We do not control them, we are not responsible for
their content or accuracy, and a link is not an endorsement.
Other notices
Limitation periods
Failure to start a proceeding within the applicable limitation period may permanently bar
your claim. In Ontario the general period is two years from discovery
under the Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sched. B.
Shorter periods apply to many claims. Seek advice promptly. Nothing on this website extends a
limitation period.
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