Immigration Lawyer in Markham

A licensed immigration lawyer for Markham

Markham is home to more than 340,000 people and one of the largest technology clusters in Canada, with major employers and start-ups spread across the Markham Technology Park, Highway 404 corridor and Downtown Markham. It is also one of the most internationally diverse cities in the country, with large, established communities from China, Hong Kong, South Asia and the Middle East. That combination — a highly skilled, globally connected population — shapes the immigration work here: Express Entry and permanent residence for professionals, business and investor immigration for founders, and family sponsorship to reunite relatives.

Inna Kogan is a licensed Canadian lawyer, a member of the Law Society of Ontario and a public notary, with more than twenty years of practice and over one thousand successful cases. Unlike a regulated consultant, a lawyer can represent you at the Federal Court of Canada — the difference that matters most when a file is refused or stuck. She develops the legal strategy for every Markham client personally and takes full responsibility for the outcome, with consultations held online by Zoom so you never have to leave work or commute downtown.

Express Entry and PR for Markham’s professionals

For the engineers, IT specialists, finance professionals and managers who fill Markham’s offices, Express Entry is the primary route to permanent residence — and small, technical choices move a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score by dozens of points. We optimize your profile before you enter the pool, sequence language tests and credential assessments correctly, position you for category-based and provincial draws, and manage the full permanent-residence application after your invitation.

• CRS score assessment and optimization before you enter the pool
• Category-based draws (STEM, healthcare, trades, French)
• Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) for in-demand skills
• Post-ITA permanent residence application management
• Spousal and dependent inclusion done correctly
• Citizenship once the residency requirement is met

Business and investor immigration

Markham’s entrepreneurial energy means a steady stream of business and investor immigration questions. Canada’s Start-Up Visa and the provincial entrepreneur streams reward founders who create jobs and invest, but these files demand a credible business plan and clean, well-documented source of funds. We match Markham entrepreneurs to the right federal or provincial stream, structure the application so it survives due diligence, and plan the path from a work permit to permanent residence for owners and their key staff alike.

For established companies, we also handle intra-company transfers and LMIA-based and LMIA-exempt work permits, so a growing Markham business can bring in the talent it needs and keep that talent on a clear route to permanent status.

Refused or delayed? We go to the Federal Court

A refusal letter from a visa office is not a final verdict, and an application left to sit for months or years is not something you simply have to accept. Through judicial review at the Federal Court of Canada, Inna Kogan regularly has unreasonable refusals set aside and returned for a fresh decision; through a writ of Mandamus, she compels Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to finally decide a file that has blown past normal processing times.

This Federal Court work is the firm’s defining strength, and it is precisely where a licensed lawyer, rather than a consultant or paralegal, is required. For Markham professionals and business owners whose plans hinge on a single officer’s decision, that capability is often the difference-maker — and the appeal window is short, so early advice matters.

Why Markham families choose Inna Kogan

Clients come to us for first applications and after disappointing experiences elsewhere in equal measure. What they value most is that the person who signs the retainer is the person who runs the file: Inna reviews the evidence herself, drafts the submissions herself, and appears in court herself. With a verified 5.0 rating from 144 Google reviews and recognition as a Top 10 Immigration Law Firm in Canada (ManageHR, 2023), Markham families trust her with the cases that decide where they build their lives.

Getting started is simple and needs no commute: request a consultation through the form on this page, receive a short questionnaire and a Zoom invitation by email (please check your spam folder), and leave your meeting with a clear, honest assessment of your options — including whether an appeal or a fresh application is the stronger route.