Immigration

A lawyer reviews your visa, permit or extension file before you file it

You prepared everything yourself. The lawyer reviews it, flags what would lead to a refusal, and gives you the list of corrections. You file.

Processing time
Published by IRCC in its online tool and shown in your client space on the day of filing; it changes every week
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What is included

  • Full review by the lawyer: forms, letter, documents, consistency of dates and answers
  • Written list of corrections, ranked by risk, and final checklist before filing
  • One round of written questions and answers after the list

What is not included

  • Completing the forms or writing the letter for you (choose the corresponding full product)
  • Filing and government fees
  • Biometrics (CA$85 per person, paid at the collection centre), medical exam, language tests, educational credential assessment and certified translations: disbursements payable by you, not included
  • Response to a procedural fairness letter, interview, refusal or remedy: separate product (Procedural fairness letter or reconsideration, CA$699) or quote
  • Refugee claim, humanitarian and compassionate considerations, inadmissibility, judicial review: outside the fixed price, by quote after a 60-minute consultation (CA$329)

What might be added

  • If the review reveals doubtful eligibility: 60-minute consultation (CA$329).

Any additional service is announced at a fixed price, in writing, before it is undertaken.

  1. 1

    You upload your file as you assembled it (completed forms, documents, letter).

  2. 2

    The lawyer reviews everything: errors, inconsistencies, missing documents, risky wording; the team prepares the list of corrections.

  3. 3

    You receive the list of corrections and a final checklist within 5 business days; you file the application yourself.

You follow each step in your client area. The LIORMA team prepares; the lawyer advises, validates and signs. No decision concerning you is made without human review.

What the law says

Excerpts of the law are reproduced in their official French version; the explanation that follows is translated.

Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés (L.C. 2001, ch. 27), art. 91 (2) a)
« Sont soustraites à l'application du paragraphe (1) les personnes suivantes : a) les avocats qui sont membres en règle du barreau d'une province et les notaires qui sont membres en règle de la Chambre des notaires du Québec; »

Only a lawyer, a notary or a licensed consultant may, for a fee, advise or represent a person on an immigration application. Me Guillaume Phaneuf is a lawyer and a member of the Barreau du Québec: he is the representative declared to IRCC for your file.

Official text on Laws of Canada (Justice Canada)

Frequently asked questions

Who is my representative?+

Me Guillaume Phaneuf, lawyer and member of the Barreau du Québec, declared to IRCC through form IMM 5476 (and to MIFI through Mandate A-0525-AF when the process goes through Arrima). The LIORMA team prepares; nothing is filed without his review and approval.

Do you guarantee the decision?+

No. Decisions belong to IRCC and MIFI. The processing times shown are those published by the governments, as of the date indicated, and they change. What we guarantee: a complete, consistent file, reviewed by a lawyer before filing.

In which language can we communicate?+

In French, English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi or Punjabi: you write to us in your language, and we reply in yours. The fee agreement is provided to you in French first; you may then choose another language (Charter of the French Language, s. 55).

Pre-filing review (temporary residence) — CA$499, all inclusive.
Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The price shown is the one that will apply.
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CA$649
all inclusive

Extension of stay (visitor record)

Your visitor status is expiring. We prepare and file the visitor record application before it expires: your status is maintained throughout processing.

IRCC fees (included in the price): CA$100

Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

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CA$1,149
all inclusive

Restoration of status (visitor)

Your status expired less than 90 days ago. We prepare the restoration application with a solid explanation and file it before the deadline.

Deadline to apply for restoration: 90 days after loss of status

Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

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CA$1,299
all inclusive

Restoration of status (student or worker)

Study or work permit expired less than 90 days ago: we restore your status and apply for the new permit at the same time.

Deadline to apply for restoration: 90 days after loss of status

Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

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All-inclusive prices in Canadian dollars: GST, QST and, where indicated, government and delivery fees included. Each listing specifies the services included, those that are not, and those that may be required in addition. Price list in force since 13 octobre 2026, held for at least 90 days (Code of Professional Conduct of Lawyers, ss. 146 to 148). Limited-scope mandate (s. 31) confirmed by a written agreement before work begins. A lawyer who is a member of the Barreau du Québec reviews and signs every file.