AND
FWCANADA Inc., a federally registered corporation, having its head office at 6600 Boulevard Decarie Suite 140, Montreal QC H3X2K4 herein represented on her own account by Attorney Marisa Feil.
(hereafter referred to as “ATTORNEY”)
PREAMBLE:
CLIENT hereby agrees to retain ATTORNEY to provide legal counsel and representation in the application for a Temporary Work Permit in Canada,
and ATTORNEY does hereby agree to provide such services, the whole subject to the following terms and conditions (the “Agreement”):
1. ENGAGEMENT OF ATTORNEY
CLIENT hereby agrees to engage ATTORNEY to provide legal representation and to carry out the necessary activities with respect to CLIENT’s application for a Temporary Work Permit in Canada, as per the currently published program requirements, this service shall be provided exclusively in Canada.
2. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY shall:
(i). Assess CLIENT’s qualifications, and advise CLIENT as to what must be done in order to qualify for a Temporary Work Permit in Canada;
(ii). Assist CLIENT in the preparation of the relevant application form(s);
(iii). Advise CLIENT about the amount of government fees required
(iv). Review and analyze documents received in support of CLIENT’s qualifications
(v). Prepare a detailed cover letter, addressed to the appropriate government authorities,
(vi). Conduct final review of CLIENT’s application and related forms, supporting
(vii). Submit CLIENT’s application package to the appropriate office,
(viii). Track CLIENT’s file throughout the application process in order facilitate the arrival;
(ix). Prepare the CLIENT, in advance, for a possible interview with a Canadian Visa Officer
(x). Make additional written and/or oral representations to the Canadian office and/or
(xi). ATTORNEY shall use best efforts to obtain a temporary work permit in Canada for CLIENT, but cannot guarantee success or timelines.
3. DUTIES OF CLIENT
CLIENT shall:
(i). Provide valid contact information, including email, telephone, and mailing address, to ATTORNEY, at all times during the validity of this Contract, and immediately notify ATTORNEY of any changes in contact information;
(ii). Provide ATTORNEY with all information and documentation requested by ATTORNEY and/or by the Government of Canada in a honest, truthful, timely, and accurate manner;
(iii). Follow ATTORNEY’s reasonable advice in order to maximize eligibility;
(iv). At the expense of CLIENT, supporting documentation shall be translated into English or French, if required;
(v). Provide the Attorney with a resume of CLIENT’s work experience and educational qualifications;
(vi). 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;
(vii). Acknowledge that all correspondence with the Government of Canada relating to the application for a Temporary Work Permit in Canada 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;
(ii). Pay the fees required by the Canadian Government for the handling and processing of the application and, if necessary, for any required medical examinations(s); and
(iii). Pay ATTORNEY all Fees set forth in the section 4 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.
4. ATTORNEY FEES
CLIENT agrees to pay fees as follows (the “Fees”):
– TO FWCANADA INC. IN TRUST: The sum of USD 2500 immediately upon
execution of this Contract by CLIENT. ATTORNEY is authorized to release this sum from her trust account after the ATTORNEY has completed her work to prepare the Application Forms for submission to the appropriate Canadian Visa Office.
Total Attorney fees = USD 2500
These fees are not refundable.
5. INTERPRETATION
(i). This contract shall be governed by the laws in effect in the Province of Quebec, Canada.
(ii). As the context may require, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa; words importing the masculine shall include the feminine gender and vice versa.
(iii). This Agreement can be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
(iv). 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.
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.
