Partners

Harry Goslett

Education and Affiliations

BA, Economics, Brock University, 1970
Certificate in Criminology, University of Toronto, 1981
Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) – A member in good standing

Highlights

Harry is a co-founder of Business Immigration Law Group with over 40 years of experience providing professional immigration services to multi-national corporations, entrepreneurs and business immigrants, skilled workers and other individuals. He is experienced in facilitating the cross-border movement of corporate executives and their families, intra-company transferees with specialized knowledge, skilled workers, investors, sports and entertainment personalities and post-secondary students. Harry has worked with companies and individuals to develop short and long term strategies in relation to securing Labour Market Impact Assessments, Work Permits, Study Permits and the timely issuance of Permanent Resident Visas.

Harry is nationally recognized as one of the original co-authors of the Annotated Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada, as well as the Annotated Citizenship Act of Canada, published by Carswell. He has also authored numerous articles and essays on immigration and citizenship matters. Harry is a former editor of Canada’s Immigration and Citizenship Bulletin, published by Canada Law Book.

Harry was previously a special Partner with Smith Lyons LLP and he subsequently joined Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP when they merged with Smith Lyons in 2001. He was later a Partner of Corporate Immigration Law Firm from 2006 to 2012.

Harry’s community involvement includes serving as a past coordinator and lecturer of the immigration program at Charles O. Bick Police College (Toronto). He has participated as a lecturer and panelist at the Law Society of Upper Canada on the immigration consequences of criminal sentencing. He has lectured at Seneca College teaching the Ethics Course for immigration practitioners. He has taught police forces, crown attorneys, student groups and other agencies on immigration policy, procedures and law. He has also appeared before the House of Commons standing committee on labour and immigration matters. Harry was a founding member, Director, Vice President and President of the Organization of Professional Immigration Consultants (OPIC).

Email Harry at hgoslett@bizimmigration.com
Call Harry at 416.368.1222

Brenda Wong

Education and Affiliations

Glendon College, York University, BA Hons, 1998
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LLB, 2001
Seneca College, Immigration Practitioner Certificate Program, 2004
Called to the Bar of Ontario, Canada, 2002
Admitted to the Bar of Massachusetts, USA, 2009
Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
Member of the Canadian Bar Association – Immigration Section
Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association

Highlights

Brenda is a co-founder of Business Immigration Law Group. She is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Citizenship and Immigration Law. She has extensive experience providing personalized services to a diverse clientele from around the world including small and large corporations, highly skilled and well-educated individuals, and family members wishing to reunite in Canada.

Brenda has successfully filed Canadian immigration applications in relation to Work Permits (Labour Market Impact Assessment-based, CUSMA, Intra-Company Transfer), Business Visitor Visas, Permanent Residence (Federal Skilled Worker, CEC, PNP, RNIP), Study Permits, Permanent Residence Card renewals and Canadian citizenship applications.

Brenda has prepared B1, TN, L1A and L1B petitions for applicants destined for the United States. She has also facilitated the processing of Visa applications for business visits and expatriate assignments for executives, individuals and large groups of employees of multi-national corporations destined for India, China, Peru, France, New Caledonia, Belgium, Indonesia, Israel, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Chile.

Brenda has appeared before the Immigration Appeal and Refugee Protection Divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board. She has also been invited to speak on various immigration topics at conferences organized by the Law Society of Ontario, Ontario Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Prior to working at Business Immigration Law Group, she gained a variety of experience while employed as a Customs Inspector, Labour Relations Analyst, and as a law student at the Superior Court of Justice, Parkdale Community Legal Services, Smith Lyons LLP and Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. Brenda worked as a sole practitioner in her own immigration practice. She later worked as an Associate Lawyer and Partner at Corporate Immigration Law Firm from 2007 to 2012.

Brenda’s community involvement has included serving as a National Executive Member of the Chinese Canadian National Council, as a member of the personnel committee at the Syme-Woolner Neighbourhood and Family Centre, and as a Grant Review Team Member at the Ontario Trillium Foundation. During her university studies, she gained cross-cultural insights while participating in academic exchanges in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec; Chongqing, China; and Barbados, West Indies.

Brenda is conversant in French, and she has studied Spanish, Chinese (Cantonese) and Japanese.

Email Brenda at bwong@bizimmigration.com
Phone Brenda at 416.368.2333