About

The legal support you choose today will impact the opportunities you have tomorrow.

Kingwell Immigration Law was created with one clear intention: to deliver legal services that are strong, impactful, and considerate. Where other lawyers see a case, we see an individual - that means no case will ever be too challenging, intricate, or complex for our team. 

Regardless of the situation, we will fight for your right to build a future in Canada.

That’s our promise

Team

  • Daniel Kingwell. LLB, BA (Hons).

    Principal Lawyer. Founder.

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    Daniel Kingwell

    Daniel is a leading immigration Law practitioner with over 20 years of experience. His main focus is on litigation before the Federal Court, where he’s successfully represented thousands of clients in applications for leave, judicial reviews, and motions for stays of removal for almost two decades. He’s also won countless cases at the Immigration and Refugee Board, including appeals of removal orders, residency and sponsorship determinations at the Immigration Appeal Division, admissibility hearing and detention reviews at the Immigration Division, and refugee claims and appeals at the Refugee Protection Division and Refugee Appeal Division. This focus on litigation gives clients of Kingwell Immigration Law a unique advantage, allowing us to anticipate and address any immigration problem that may arise, no matter how complex.

    My clients are my passion. After 20 years of handling immigration matters, I started Kingwell Immigration Law to do fantastic legal work that is enhanced by a human understanding and the bond I develop with clients.

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Testimonials

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  • I have a great experience with this firm and their team is very supportive and well trained. They are the one of the best law firm in Toronto and i am lucky enough to have them on board for my family visa case. Sam Zimmerman pursued my family case and i am impressed from his knowledge and skills our the law case. I definitely recommend this firm.
    — Awais Rehman
  • We can't thank Mr. Sam Zimmerman enough for his outstanding support throughout my wife’s Canada visit visa application appeal journey. Sam has an amazing ability to predict how things will pan out, because of his excellent professionalism, commitment, and a wealth of experience. Sam was exceptionally helpful during my wife’s application appeal process. He was always there to answer our questions, keep us updated, and ease any concerns we had. Thank you so much for everything you've done for us, Sam! — Zhaomin Jeff

  • It was my pleasure to work with Mr. Sam Zimmerman to complete my appeal process. During the process, Mr. Sam Zimmerman demonstrated his excellent professionalism, dedication, commitment, and expertise. He won my trust totally in a very short period of time. As a result, my appeal was allowed. I highly recommend Mr. Sam Zimmerman to anyone who need help with immigration issues.

    — Sophia P

  • Before I hired the firm, I was so frustrated with my IRB case. I had to stay for 1yr without a work permit because my work permit was delivered to a wrong address … after I hired the firm, I got my work permit within 3 weeks. My lawyer, Mr. Christian Julien was so committed, patient, efficient and dedicated to my case. He made my story more detailed and elaborate. He even found more than 200 pages of evidence online that I didn’t know existed. He literally left no stone unturned. In the end, I won my case nicely. I really do recommend this firm for anyone who is struggling with their immigration case.

    — VNN

  • Our situation wasn’t the best one to begin with. My husband had been treated unfairly, and we had an urgent situation. The previous lawyer wasn’t enough, and we needed someone who’d treat us better. My husband’s rights mattered. Unfortunately, the previous lawyer just wasn’t like that. In a wild chase, we came across Daniel Kingwell. Just as we thought all hope was lost, we had found our miracle. We set up a meeting and met each other. They learned our case and saved us. Countless meetings later, we managed to find a great price and win the first of many cases. Daniel Kingwell and his colleagues have been a huge part of our lives, and we cannot thank them enough. I truly recommend them. Appreciation and Thanks, Selma and family. 

    — Selma Shreet

  • If it were possible, I would give Kingwell Immigration Law Firm more than 100 stars! I came to this group of super fine professionals with a case that was previously denied by the IRCC. This pertains to a business case relating to Intercompany Transfer through the CUSMA ICT Start-up Program.

    Alexandra, a very meticulous and seasoned (understatement) immigration lawyer with this firm, analyzed my case and advised me accordingly. She then prepared my case and re-submitted it to the IRCC. It was approved with minimal questions asked. What intrigued me the most about her was her mastery of the law, her all-rounded deep experience with personal and business-related immigration issues, her unmatched attention to detail, her proactiveness, her super responsiveness, her ability to plan and come up with a winning strategy, and above all, how she pours her heart into her work. She called and emailed me outside of her working hours just to make sure my immigration matter was handled by IRCC with careful attention.

    I recommend Kingwell Immigration Law Firm without any reservations. Thank you, Kingwell, and thank you, Alexandra!

    — Dr. Hilary Aza

Media Mentions

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Past Cases

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  • Restoration of citizenship and stay of removal for Chinese Canadian after successful Federal Court appeal.

    Canadian citizen from China. CBSA conducted an investigation into fraudulent marriages, “Project Honeymoon”. As a result, it was discovered that he had obtained citizenship through a marriage for hire. His citizenship was revoked, and he faced removal from Canada. We successfully appealed the decision to the Federal Court on the basis of the circumstances of the misrepresentation, and his Canadian citizenship was restored.

    Wei v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2023 FC 826)

  • Croatian refugee claimant application reconsidered based on wrongfully convicted charges.

    Refugee claimant from Croatia. His refugee claim had been refused on the basis of a conviction in Croatia. We successfully re-opened his refugee claim on the basis of new evidence that he had been wrongfully convicted, and his refugee claim was reconsidered.

    D.J. v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2022 FC 857)

  • Chinese PGWP applicant application was reconsidered based on the IRCC Hotline providing incorrect information.

    PGWP applicant from China. IRCC had rejected her application, finding that she had not complied with the requirements. We successfully appealed to the Federal Court, arguing that the IRCC Hotline had provided her with wrong information, and her application was reconsidered.

    Ni v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2014 FC 725)

  • Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds PR application rejected by IRCC reconsidered after appeal to Federal Court.

    Visitors from Philippines. Two children visited their dying mother who had applied for permanent residence through the Live-In Caregiver Program. After her death, the children applied for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. IRCC rejected their applications, but we successfully appealed the decision to the Federal Court, and their applications were reconsidered.

    Salde v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2019 FC 386)

  • Spousal application from Vietnam was processed after a successful appeal to the IAD.

    Spousal applicant from Vietnam. IRCC concluded that the marriage between the Canadian citizen and his Vietnamese spouse was non-genuine and refused their application for a PR visa. We successfully appealed the decision to the IAD, helping them answer the concerns of the officer, and the permanent residence application was processed.

    Ung v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2019 CanLII 131538)

  • Nigerian permanent resident deportation order based on criminality application reconsidered after appeal.

    Permanent resident from Nigeria. He had been ordered deported for criminality and applied to remain in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. IRCC refused his application, but we successfully appealed his refusal to the Federal Court, and his application was reconsidered.

    N.A. v Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2018 FC 869)