Canadian Immigration Podcast

Podcast Show Notes - CanadianImmigrationPodcast.com S1 E29 – Ronalee Carey – Private Sponsorship of Refugees My Bio – Ronalee Carey is an immigration and refugee lawyer who practices in the beautiful capital of Canada - Ottawa, Ontario.  Her practice focuses on finding immigration solutions for individuals and families through family sponsorships, the Express Entry program and provincial nomination programs.  She assists with visa applications to visit, study or work in Canada, and helps those with criminal inadmissibility issues. Part of Ronalee’s practice includes refugee work.  She assists individuals who have arrived in Canada who wish to claim refugee status.  She also provides pro bono assistance to a group in Ottawa who are privately sponsoring refugees from abroad. Question: How did you find yourself in the immigration field?  Since I was a young child, I knew I wanted to be a lawyer, but immigration law was never something I’d thought about.  I grew up in a small town in northern Ontario were we had