All posts by Renaud Dery

Attorney Renaud Dery has over 20 years of experience in the field of immigration law and is the President of the Canadim Law Firm, a full-service Canadian immigration law firm. He is also a member of the Quebec Immigration Lawyers Association (AQAADI) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA).

OPINION

America’s Misses Are Canada’s Gains

July 10, 2020

Renaud Dery

As Coronavirus rages across the U.S. and dominates headlines, the Trump administration is curtailing immigration everywhere it can. First, they came for asylum seekers, overseas green card processing, and almost all temporary work visas. Seemly not satisfied with that, they are now going after international students. Any international students who are taking classes online because…

OPINION

Without Status, On The Front Lines

June 5, 2020

Renaud Dery

Sarah is an orderly at a long-term care facility in Montréal. She has recently recovered from COVID-19 that she likely contracted from her job. Sarah spent eight days in bed with fever and aches in the small Montréal-Nord apartment she shares with her young asthmatic daughter. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarah, a Haitian citizen,…