Name: Melissa M. Babel
Firm/Organization: Babel Immigration Law Professional Corporation
OBA Executive Title: Vice-Chair
Primary Area(s) of Immigration Practice: Full Service Immigration Boutique Law Firm, providing strategic advise to professionals, families and Canadian employers.
Brief Biography: Melissa is the founder and principal lawyer at Babel Immigration Law, and is recognized as a Certified Specialist in the area of Citizenship and Immigration Law by the Law Society of Ontario. Over the span of her career, Melissa has acquired a unique combination of experience that spans all areas of Canadian immigration law. As a trusted advisor to Canadian employers and multinational companies, Melissa has provided strategic immigration planning advice for all temporary and permanent residence issues, as well as complex corporate compliance matters. Melissa’s focused, integrated and practical advice has been provided to companies in industries as diverse as technology, aerospace, oil and gas, financial services and fintech, mining and energy, project management, engineering, manufacturing and hospitality.
Melissa has represented individuals and their families in all temporary (visit, work, study), permanent residence (economic, family, refugee and humanitarian), and citizenship applications. She has also had the opportunity to represent clients in litigation before all levels of the Immigration and Refugee Board, and the Federal Court.
Motivation for Joining the OBA Executive: I was motivated to join the OBA by seeing the impact of the good work done by my colleagues. Their example of service to the profession had a significant impact. I try to bring the spirit of service to others to my position as Vice-Chair.
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