(hereafter referred to as “CLIENT”)
AND
FWCANADA Inc., a federally registered corporation, having its head office at 6600 Boulevard Decarie Suite 140, Montreal, Quebec H3X 2K4, herein represented on her own account by Attorney Marisa Feil.
(hereafter referred to as “ATTORNEY”)
The CLIENT hereby agrees to engage the ATTORNEY in order to provide legal counsel with respect to the CLIENT’s Canadian immigration requirements by analyzing the pertinent documentation relating to the CLIENT’s immigration status and the preparation of a letter
explaining such status. This assistance shall be provided exclusively from Canada.
The CLIENT shall:
(i). Provide ATTORNEY with all information and documentation requested by ATTORNEY and/or by the Government of Canada in a honest, timely, and accurate manner;
(ii). At the expense of CLIENT, supporting documentation shall be translated into English or French, if required;
(iii). Disclose to ATTORNEY all information relating to any and all current or prior criminal charges and/or convictions in any country, any serious mental or physical health problems suffered by CLIENT and/or any of his accompanying family members, and prior refusals to enter Canada, unauthorized admissions, deportations from Canada or any other country;
(iv). Acknowledge that all correspondence with the Government of Canada relating to the preparation of a Legal Opinion Letter shall be done exclusively by ATTORNEY and CLIENT shall immediately inform ATTORNEY of any written and/or oral communication received by CLIENT from the Government of Canada;
(v). Follow ATTORNEY’s reasonable instructions; and
(vi). Pay ATTORNEY all Fees set forth in the section herein below. CLIENT
acknowledges and agrees that: it is his responsibility to ensure that the Fees arrive in full at ATTORNEY’s principal place of business; only ATTORNEY is authorized to issue receipt(s) for payment of the fees and that such receipt(s) will only be issued upon the deposit in trust by ATTORNEY; ATTORNEY shall only be obligated to CLIENT once the Fees are deposited in trust.
The CLIENT agrees to deposit the sum of USD 750 as a Retainer Fee to “FWCANADA INC. IN TRUST” immediately upon execution of this Contract. Any services provided shall be approved by Client in advance, and Attorney Fees will be billed according to terms of payment agreed upon between ATTORNEY and CLIENT. The ATTORNEY is authorized to utilize the Retainer
Fee to settle future invoices sent to the CLIENT for services rendered. This fee is non refundable.
The CLIENT agrees that the receipt of instructions, guides, emails and telephone calls or a combination of the aforementioned constitutes the receipt of services from the ATTORNEY.
This Contract shall be governed by the laws in effect in the Province of Quebec, Canada.
The parties acknowledge that they have requested that the foregoing be drawn up in the English language; Les parties reconnaissent qu’elles ont exigé que ce qui précède soit rédigé en la langue
anglaise.
