Federal Court (judicial reviews)

Cédric has successfully represented numerous clients in Federal Court judicial reviews. His experience includes challenging refusals and delays involving permanent residence, temporary visas, and mandamus applications:

• Permanent residence refusal: Successfully argued that a refusal decision based on insufficient evidence was unreasonable.
• Work permit based on permanent residence application: Overturned visa refusals through judicial review, allowing entry to Canada.
• Mandamus for work permit: Settled a mandamus case, expediting a long-delayed work permit application for an applicant and their family.
• Study permit refusal (insufficient funds): Achieved positive outcomes through Federal Court for study permits initially refused due to insufficient funds.

Express Entry

Cédric has guided individuals, couples, and families through the full range of Express Entry processes, including initial applications, reapplying and procedural fairness responses:

• Initial refusal overturned: Secured permanent residence for a client previously refused due to incomplete documentation.
• Initial Express Entry application: Successfully guided an applicant and spouse working in Toronto after graduation to permanent residency.
• Consultations: Regularly provides advice to enhance client profiles, avoid errors, and improve Express Entry scores.
• French category-based draw: Secured permanent residence for a French-speaking individual applying from abroad.

Employer-based immigration

Cédric has worked and collaborated with employers of all sizes—from large corporations to small businesses—to facilitate employee immigration and transitions to permanent residence:

• Publicly traded company: Successfully expedited immigration for international talent via judicial review of delayed applications.
• Senior executive work permit: Secured a quick, LMIA-exempt work permit at the border for a senior executive.
• Local business: Helped a business obtain a work permit and later permanent residency for a European national.

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)

Cédric represented applicants under OINP streams such as the Human Capital Stream and International Graduates Stream, such as:

• Human Capital Stream: Secured provincial nomination for a nurse, leading to successful permanent residence.
• Interest letter under Express Entry: Obtained a nomination for a bilingual expert in a specialized field, resulting in permanent residence.

Spousal Sponsorship

Cédric handled in-Canada and overseas sponsorships, including complex situations with limited proof of cohabitation or frequent travel:

• Common-law couple living with parents: Approved despite limited evidence of cohabitation and no lease.
• Married family with children: Obtained permanent residence for a family returning to settle in Canada.
• Common-law couple abroad: Secured sponsorship and a work permit despite limited cohabitation documents.

Work Permits

From initial applications or renewals, Cédric has guided many through open and employer-specific work permit applications:

• Post-graduation work permits: Applied for both first-time and reconsideration applications after refusals.
• Public policy work permits: Approved under temporary policies, including after an initial refusal.
• Spousal open work permits: Obtained permits for spouses living abroad.

Study Permits

Cédric assists applicants and educational institutions with initial study permit applications, family-inclusive filings, and refusals:

• Graduate student family permits: Secured permits and visas for students and their accompanying family.
• Family-supported applicants: Successfully applied for study permits for individuals funded by family members.
  

Visitor Visas

Cédric assists individuals and families in applying for visitor visas, including Super Visas for parents and grandparents. He has successfully represented clients with prior refusals and complex travel histories:

• Family visits: Secured visas for parents visiting children in Canada.
• Visitor record extensions: Extended stays for grandparents visiting grandchildren.

Other Immigration Cases

Cédric also assisted clients with complex or exceptional cases, including applications for Temporary Resident Permits (TRPs), addressing inadmissibility, and submitting reconsideration requests after refusals or withdrawn applications:

• Criminal rehabilitation and TRP: Approved applications for individuals with past criminal records.
• Military service records: Responded to IRCC requests related to possible inadmissibility.
• Procedural fairness letters (PFLs): Succesffully addressed IRCC concerns about eligibility for permanent residence.
• Reconsideration requests: Reversed cancelled visitor visas and refused post-graduation work permits.

These cases provide a snapshot of Cédric Marin’s immigration law experience. They are not exhaustive, and past results do not guarantee future outcomes.