Christian Julien.

JD, BA
Overview

As an associate lawyer at Kingwell Immigration Law, Christian provides guidance to individuals navigating the complexities of immigration and refugee law, with a keen interest in appellate work.

When appealing or judicially reviewing refusals, Christian meticulously drafts applications and ensures each case is well prepared. His dedication to keeping up to date with frequent evolutions in applicable policies and jurisprudence allows him to provide clients with up-to-date advice, using an approach grounded in thorough research and careful attention to detail. Christian drafts comprehensive responses to procedural fairness letters, successfully represents clients before the Refugee Appeal Division and the Federal Court, and advocates for clients in refugee claims, requests for Humanitarian and Compassionate relief, and emergency stay of removal motions.

In addition to his role at Kingwell Immigration Law, Christian is a volunteer lawyer for The 519, a City of Toronto agency that provides resources and other support to 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Christian is proud to be a trusted advisor and is part of The 519’s mock hearing program.

Prioritizing transparency, Christian effectively communicates his strategic process to clients, helping them get a comprehensive understanding of his actions and intentions. He is direct and responsive when working with clients, offering straightforward answers to their inquiries and delivering clear advice. Christian recognizes the individuality of each case, tailoring his solutions to address the unique needs of each client while sustaining a high level of flexibility in accommodating their preferred methods of interaction.

Not one to shy away from complex cases, Christian leverages his depth of knowledge in our practice areas to tackle each client’s challenges head-on, ensuring their case is handled with precision and vigilance.

Education
  • University of Ottawa, J.D. (2017)
  • University of Toronto, B.A. (2014)
Memberships

I want to talk about the magnificent experience I have had with my lawyer Christian Julien, I refer to him as my Lawyer, even though my refugee process has ended and I won it with great success thanks to him and his professionalism, because I am sure that in The moment I require his support he will gladly provide it to me, even if it is not his branch of work he will channel me with his colleagues to receive the best advice and the most convenient for me!

From the first interview I had with Christian I realized his professionalism and ethics as a lawyer, he dedicated himself to my case 100%, and he gave me a lot of confidence because refuge cases tend to be very strong, he always seemed trustworthy and humane. His responsibility and skills that he demonstrated in court for me left me delighted because the positive response we obtained from my case was a reflection of good teamwork, and above all the knowledge and professionalism that Christian Julien has. I will always be grateful to him because this result changed our lives. Thank you infinitely and of course I recommend him 100% and without a doubt, I would take another legal case with him! My most pleasant recommendations!

 

Alejandra Carbajal Vargas

I was honoured to deal with this legal firm. I would like to mention Christian. this amazing lawyer treated us like people, as human beings not as a bunch of numbers. He was able to go above and beyond for us, he gave us the right direction, from the bottom of my heart thank you so much Christian for your amazing work and for that big smile you put on my face and my partner’s face as well, God bless you always.

Joseph R. & Adam R.

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.

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Past Cases.
IRCC rejected H&C PR application overturned for family from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Family from St. Vincent and the Grenadines who applied for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. IRCC rejected the application, but the Federal Court overturned the decision because it focused almost exclusively on hardship in St. Lucia, where only one of the applicants had citizenship.

Smith v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 360

Rejection because of criminal inadmissibility overturned after appeal to Federal Court

Live-In-Caregiver from Moldova who was inadmissible to Canada because of criminality. He sought an exemption from inadmissibility on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, with a request for a Temporary Resident Permit in the alternative. IRCC rejected both of these. The Federal Court overturned the H&C refusal for lacking compassion and the TRP refusal for an unreasonable analysis.

Cojuhari v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2018 FC 1009

Refugee claimant from Hungary has refusal overturned by Federal Court after appeal.

Refugee claimant from Hungary. Her refugee claim was refused because the Refugee Protection Division did not believe that she was of Roma ethnicity. The Federal Court overturned this because the findings lacked a basis in the transcript and the notion that the Applicant would not be perceived by Hungarian authorities as Roma was unreasonable.

 

Babos v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 110

Ukrainian H&C PR application refused by IRCC overturned by Federal Court after appeal based on failing to consider mental health evidence.

Citizen of Ukraine who applied for permanent residence on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. IRCC refused the application, but the Federal Court overturned the refusal for failing to consider mental health evidence and for lacking an appreciation of the dire situation in Ukraine.

Yanchak v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 117

Federal Court finds RPD erred in refusal of refugee claim from El Salvador

Refugee claimants from El Salvador. The Refugee Protection Division refused the refugee claims due to a lack of credibility. This was the applicants’ second time in Federal Court: their claims were initially refused in 2017; the initial refusal was set aside in 2018. In this case, the RPD erred by not considering the applicant’s explanations for the credibility concerns before concluding that she lied about sexual violence.

 

Tobias v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FC 1167