Cristina Puha

Phone: 416-673-4898
Fax: 416-236-1809
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Cristina attended law school at the University of Bucharest in Romania and received her B.L.L. degree in 1997. She worked for a law firm in Romania for 4 years, where she practiced civil, business, contractual and labour law.

After moving to Canada, she enrolled at York University in Toronto and graduated in 2005 with a B.A. in International Studies. Cristina continued post graduate studies at Ryerson University in Toronto, where she earned a Master Degree (M.A.) in Immigration and Settlement.

In 2006, Cristina attended a summer semester program at the Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands and received a Certificate in International Public Law and Protection of Human Rights. In addition, she completed an internship with the International Organization for Migration in Bucharest Romania. Cristina joined Pace Law Firm in March 2002, and the immigration team in 2006, and specializes in spousal sponsorship cases. Cristina is fluent in English, French and Romanian.

Phone: 416.900.3509
Toll Free: 1.888.825.9303
Fax: 416.236.1809

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295 The West Mall, 6th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
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305 Milner Ave. Suite 910
Scarborough, Ontario
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250 10th Street West
Owen Sound, Ontario
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Collingwood, Ontario
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Pace Law Firm provides Canadian immigration law services to the cities of Toronto, Montreal, Mississauga, Oakville, Markham, Oshawa, Richmond Hill, Brampton, Burlington, Milton, Whitby, Pickering, Etobicoke, Thornhill, North York, Scarborough, Owen Sound, Collingwood, New Market, Aurora, Barrie, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Niagara, Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo and London, Ontario (ON), and to Quebec (QC), the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and the Golden Horseshoe, Canada. Pace Law Firm also provides services to international applicants.

• Recent report /Article of interest from the Canadian Council for Refugees:

  Long delays are a well-known feature of Canadian immigration processing, wherever an application is being processed. The Nairobi visa office, however, stands out for its extraordinarily long processing times.

• Maytree Scholarships for Protected Persons and Landed Immigrants

  Maytree Scholarships for Protected Persons and Landed Immigrants who were Protected Persons Entering first or second year of a Full-Time University or Community College Program in Toronto.

• Live In Care Giver Program:

  On the 12 ^th of December, 2009, Minister Kenney announced significant improvements to the Live In Care Giver program, proposing several changes ...

• New Citizenship Guides:

  New Citizenship Guides have been released to assist newcomers in better understanding Canada.

• Castillo vs. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Immigration Appeal Division

  Summary: While the legality of the removal order on the basis of criminality was not in dispute, Karen successfully argued against this order by persuading the Panel to consider the humanitarian and compassionate considerations of this case, particularly the best interests of two children of tender years.

• Patel vs. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada

  Summary: The applicant, Mr. Patel, was deemed inadmissible because of a criminal conviction in the State of New York. However, Karen successfully argued that the designated immigration officer who denied the application failed to properly assess the equivalent conviction under Canadian Law, a point with which the assigned Judge agreed.

• Hamilton vs. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada

  Summary: Mr. Hamilton had submitted an application to sponsor his wife, which was denied by a Visa Officer who determined that the relationship was not genuine and was entered into solely for the purpose of obtaining status or privilege in Canada.