Elizabeth is from Alberta. She has a LL.B from Dalhousie (2001) and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Alberta (1994). She is the founder of North Star Immigration Law Inc.  She has taught immigration and refugee law at Schulich School of Law (Dalhousie University) and often presents at conferences on the immigration and refugee policy and process. Elizabeth is a member of the NSBS and Canadian Bar Association (Immigration Section), and is an authorized foreign worker recruiter licensed by the Nova Scotia Department of Labour. Elizabeth lived and worked in Asia (China and South Korea) from 1994-1998 before attending law school.

Lori is from Nova Scotia. She holds a LL.B from Dalhousie Law School, LL.B. (2003) and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Dalhousie University (1999). Lori articled at McInnes Cooper and was called to the bar in Nova Scotia in 2004. Lori has been practicing immigration law exclusively since 2004. After articling, she chose to begin her law career as in-house counsel at the Halifax Refugee Clinic and moved into private practice in 2007 when she joined Elizabeth. Lori’s practice focuses mainly on the family class, advocacy before all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board, and immigration inadmissibility matters, such as temporary residence permits and rehabilitation applications. Lori taught the immigration and refugee law course at the Schulich School of Law in 2018 and is a member of the NSBS and Canadian Bar Association (Immigration Section).

Cameron is from Ontario. He has a J.D. from Osgoode Hall Law School (2012) and a B.A. (Hons) from University of Toronto (1996). He articled in Ontario and was called to the bar in Nova Scotia in 2014. Cameron first began working with Elizabeth  as a paralegal in 2006. After moving to Toronto and graduating from law school, he returned to Halifax in 2013 and joined the firm. Cameron’s practice is centred on economic-class applications such as Labour Market Impact Assessments, work permits, and permanent residence applications under the federal and provincial economic streams. Cameron is a member of the NSBS and Canadian Bar Association (Immigration Section).

Lara is from British Columbia. She holds a J.D. from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University (2014) and a Bachelor of Science (Hon.) (2009). She articled at North Star Immigration Law and was called to the bar in Nova Scotia 2015. Lara’s immigration practice includes both the economic classes (skilled workers, temporary foreign workers) and the family class. Lara is a member of the LSBC and Canadian Bar Association (Immigration Section).

Originally from France, Guilhem has lived in Iran, the US, Ecuador, and Egypt before settling in Canada. He graduated from McGill University with a B.C.L./LL.B. (High. Hons, 2016) and a Joint Honours B.A. in Political Science and International Development Studies (2012). Guilhem articled at the Canadian Centre for International Justice in Ottawa before moving to Halifax. Guilhem is trilingual (English-French-Spanish) and is involved with a variety of immigration files, from citizenship applications to judicial reviews at the Federal Court.

  Sophie is from Ontario. She holds a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School (2017), a MSc (Distinction) from the London School of Economics (2012) and a BA (Hons) from the University of King’s College (2010). After law school, Sophie served as a law clerk to two Justices of the Federal Court of Canada. She was called to the bar in Nova Scotia on October 22, 2018. Sophie has lived and worked in New Zealand, England, Egypt and Uganda.

Elise is from Ontario (well, she’s mostly from Ontario – she was a navy brat who lived in the South of France, Nova Scotia and Quebec before settling in Ontario). She holds a JD from Osgoode Hall Law School (2017) and a BA (Hons) from Carleton University (2012). Elise articled in Ontario and subsequently worked at a boutique immigration law firm and at York University’s Centre for Refugee Studies before moving to Halifax. She was called to the bar in Nova Scotia in October of 2020. (photo coming)