Canadian and US Immigration Lawyers
"Helping people from all over the world settle in Canada and the United States"
Our commitment
Mamann Sandaluk is a full service immigration law firm in downtown Toronto. We are committed to giving our clients the best possible service in processing any immigration application or resolving any immigration problem, no matter how big or small. Our experienced staff is dedicated to achieving quick and affordable results for all of our clients.
We hope that this website helps you answer your immigration questions and allows you to get to know us better.
For a video introduction to our firm, click here:
Headlines
September 1, 2010 - Guidy Mamann was interviewed on CBC Radio's Here and Now radio program, found in Toronto at 99.1 FM, about immigration minister Jason Kenney's meeting with victims of immigration fraud by marriage.
August 22, 2010 - Guidy Mamann was quoted in an article by Tom Godfrey of the Toronto Sun entitled "Refugees go home for 'legitimate' reasons: Lawyer".
August 16, 2010 - Guidy Mamann was quoted by Tom Godfrey of the Toronto Sun newspaper in an article on the expected arrival in Toronto of some of the Tamil refugees who arrived in Canada on the Sun Sea ship.
August 15, 2010 - Joel Sandaluk was interviewed by former CNN anchor Lynne Russell now of Toronto's CFRB Newstalk 1010 radio
station on the legal implications arising from the arrival of 490 Tamil refugee 
claimants from Sri Lanka aboard the merchant vessel Sun Sea.
August 14, 2010 - Guidy Mamann was interviewed by Dotun Adebayo of BBC Radio 5 Live on the legal process to be applied by immigration officials following the arrival off the coast of Vancouver of the migrant ship the Sun Sea.
August 13, 2010 - Guidy Mamann was interviewed by John Oakley of Toronto's AM640 on the political fallout following the arrival of the Sun Sea in Canadian waters.
August 12, 2010- Guidy Mamann was interviewed by Jacqui Delaney of Sun TV on the arrival off the shores of British Columbia of the migrant ship Sun Sea carrying 490 Tamil refugees. Click here to view the interview.
August 9, 2010 - Guidy Mamann was interviewed by John Downs of AM640 on the case of a Korean scientist doing research on cystic fibrosis at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children whose application for permanent residence to Canada was refused because of her husband's impaired driving conviction in Korea. Read the Federal Courts decision here and Guidy Mamann's column on the subject here.
August 8, 2010 - Rafael Fabregas was a panelist at a town hall meeting held at St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church in Toronto, where the subject was the recent changes to the Live-in Caregiver Program. The meeting, or "Bayanihan", was co-organized by Migrante Ontario and the Independent Workers' Association. Read about it here.
August 6, 2010 - Guidy Mamann was interviewed by Marc Montgomery of Radio Canada International (RCI) on a controversial Operational Bulletin issued by CIC on July 22, 2010 suggesting that deserters from the U.S. armed forces may be criminally inadmissible to Canada for such desertion. Also interviewed on The Link, was Liberal Member of Parliament Gerard Kennedy who tabled a bill which would facilitate the granting of Canadian permanent residence on humanitarian grounds to foreign nationals who leave armed conflict which is not sanctioned by the United Nations.
July 23, 2010 – Guidy Mamann was interviewed by CBC News and Global News about the possibility of Conrad Black returning to Canada while on bail pending appeal of his US fraud convictions. View the Global News video clip here.
July 23, 2010 - Mamann Sandaluk is a proud sponsor of the Toronto Trade Show 2010 presented by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce at the Mabuhay Philippines Summer Festival to be held on Saturday, July 24, 2010, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Please come visit our booth for a chance to win a special prize and to meet one of our lawyers, Rafael Fabregas.
July 22, 2010–Guidy Mamann was interviewed by the Globe and Mail about the possibility of Conrad Black returning to Canada after he was released from a Florida jail on bail. Black was born in Canada but previously renounced his Canadian citizenship. Read the article here.
July 21, 2010 – Guidy Mamann was interviewed by Mike Stafford of the Toronto radio station AM640 on the effect of a recent instruction from immigration minister Jason Kenney requiring all applicants under the Federal Skilled Worker Program to undergo mandatory language testing even where they are born and raised in an English-speaking country. The discussion focused on the case of Dodi Robbins who was required to take the test even though she is a Harvard-educated corporate lawyer whose first language is English and who has been working in Canada under a work permit in the financial sector for the past 4 years.
July 16, 2010– Joel Sandaluk was interviewed by CTV News about the impending arrival in British Columbia of a ship alleged to be carrying illegal Tamil migrants from Sri Lanka. Click here to view the video.
July 5, 2010 - Rafael Fabregas was invited by the Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty to attend a reception and luncheon today with Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. Rafael Fabregas is an associate lawyer at Mamann Sandaluk and was recently named by the Canadian Immigrant Magazine as one Canada's Top 25 Immigrants for 2010.
July 1, 2010 - The partners, lawyers, and staff at Mamann Sandaluk wish all of their clients, friends and colleagues a safe and happy Canada Day!!
June 29, 2010 - Today, the "Balanced Refugee Reform Act" was given Royal Assent. This legislation affects all individuals who are in the process of making refugee claims, humanitarian applications, and Pre-Removal Risk Assessments. The final text of can be seen here.
June 26, 2010 - Guidy Mamann is interviewed by the Chinese language newspaper The Epoch Times on the changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Immigrant Investor Program announced by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney on June 26, 2010. Read the column here.
June 26, 2010 - Immigration Minister announced wide sweeping changes to Canada's Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Federal Immigrant Investor Program. Read Guidy Mamann's column "Big changes meant to salvage big problems". Also see the new Occupation List on our website showing all changes made by Minister Jason Kenney. Hear Guidy Mamann live on The Link on Radio Canada International (RCI) at 11:40 am EST on Wednesday June 30, 2010
June 10, 2010 - Guidy Mamann was interviewed by Omni Television about Bill C-37 “Strengthening the value of Canadian Citizenship Act” tabled by Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.
June 7, 2010 - Rafael Fabregas was reported in the Toronto Star for bringing attention to the plight of Marcia Bandales, a nanny who should have benefited from the “Juana Tejada Law” which was proposed by Mamann, Sandaluk and which became law on April 1, 2010. See the Toronto Star column here.
May 25, 2010 - Mamann Sandaluk is pleased to congratulate Rafael Fabregas on being named one of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2010 by the Canadian Immigrant Magazine. Read More...
April 5, 2010 - In his weekly column, Guidy Mamann reviews the proposed reforms to Canada's refugee system. Read more...
March 28, 2010 - Joel Sandaluk and Julian Jubenville were interviewed by the Toronto Observer in connection with continued immigration processing delays experienced by Haitian-Canadians. Read more...
March 21, 2010 - Guidy Mamann was interviewed by the Toronto Sun in connection with the small number of Haitians arriving in Canada after the earthquake. Read more...
March 16, 2010 - Rafael Fabregas marks the first anniversary of Juana Tejada's death in a letter to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Read more...
Register for our Immigration Seminars
Mamann, Sandaluk hosts evening seminars for individuals who would like to learn more about various aspects of immigration law. Registration is limited to 30 participants. These seminars are held on our premises at 82 Richmond Street East in Toronto. Registration fees include refreshments and materials. A major credit card is required for secure online registration. The names of attendees is held in the strictest of confidence. Register for an upcoming seminar by selecting the seminar of your choice below. For more information call 416-862-0000.
Testimonials
Reproduced with
permission from clients
Dear Daniel & Raffy.
I would like to thank you with all my heart for the time and effort you spent in handling my case about the immigration. It's been very challenging.stressful while waiting for the result,waiting and hoping againstt hope, when no one understand that in everything that happens,it happened for a reason.And now the wait is over! I got my permanent resident status last July 20,2010.
I first thank God for using you and Ruffy,as the right persons, at the right place and at the right time. Once again I sincerely send my thanks .to you and to your good office MAMANN-SANDALUK.YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB!
Teresita
July 28, 2010
Hi Rafael:
I find your presentation very informative and casual (which works very well with caregivers as it doesn't intimidate them). It is also very reassuring to get the facts straight and especially from the right authorities. Hopefully, more people, especially caregivers will be able to attend your seminar as it will, no doubt, benefit them tremendously.
Faye
Seminar attendee at Live-in Caregiver event at Mamann, Sandaluk
Sept. 23, 2009
Hello Asiya:
I would like to thank you for your time and individual attention that I received from you in that brief meeting. You are truly a professional beyond the regular standards. I am also thoroughly impressed by your client-dealing skills, as you made me feel absolutely at ease in terms of expressing my needs and explaining my case.
Regards,
Nazia Tirmazi
Sept. 8, 2009
Hello Joel:
I want to thank you and your office team for helping us in our sponsorship and giving us your helpful advice. I really thank you from my heart and God Bless you. You are really the best lawyer I ever met.
Thanks,
Qadeer Hussain
Aug. 11, 2009
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