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”)
1. ENGAGEMENT OF ATTORNEY
The CLIENT hereby agrees to engage the ATTORNEY in order to provide a consultation with respect to Canadian permanent residence by discussing the CLIENT’s qualifications and goals, providing an opinion regarding the CLIENT’S current Canadian permanent residence eligibility and discussing immigration strategy and steps towards improving the CLIENT’S eligibility.
2. Duties of Attorney
The ATTORNEY shall:
• Discuss Canadian permanent residence, including an overview of Canada’s Express Entry system with the CLIENT
• Discuss the CLIENT’s qualifications and the CLIENT’s current eligibility for Canadian Permanent Residence
• Discuss immigration strategy with the CLIENT based on the CLIENT’S goals and credentials
• Provide an email following the consultation with additional information about the Canadian immigration program that the client is interested in pursuing
3. Duties of Client
The CLIENT shall:
• Provide ATTORNEY with all information and documentation requested by ATTORNEY in a honest, timely, and accurate manner;
• At the expense of CLIENT, supporting documentation shall be translated into English or French, if required;
• If the CLIENT has undertaken language and credential evaluations prior to engaging the ATTORNEY, the ATTORNEY will review said evaluations. If the CLIENT has not undergone said assessments upon engagement, the CLIENT agrees to follow ATTORNEY’s advice on if and when to undergo said assessments.
• 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;
• Ensure that all educational credentials claimed are complete, and have been obtained from an institution that is recognized and accredited by the governing body responsible for such accreditation in the country of issue or study, as the case may be;
• Demonstrate possession of sufficient unencumbered funds, so as to be able to support CLIENT and his/her accompanying dependents upon their arrival in Canada, in accordance with the norms and guidelines established by Immigration Authorities;
• Provide sufficient documentation to support all qualifications claimed, as advised and requested by the ATTORNEY and/or by the Canadian Immigration Authorities;
• Complete CLIENT’s online profile in conformity with the detailed guidelines provided by the ATTORNEY;
• Follow ATTORNEY’s reasonable instructions; and
• 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.
4. Attorney Fees
The CLIENT agrees to deposit the sum of USD 200 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. T
Total Attorney fees = USD 200
These fees are not 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 agreement will have full force and effect for one year (365 days) from execution. If the services outlined herein are not utilized within that time period, additional fees may apply.
5. Disclaimers
FWCanada and ATTORNEY maintain no liability should the immigration programs CLIENT has been assessed for close and/or change requirements.
Should CLIENT retain ATTORNEY for a Permanent Resident Visa, Study Permit or Work Permit within one (1) year of execution of this contract, the aforementioned fees will be credited to the final installment of Attorney fees of the additional service.
6. Interpretation
This Contract shall be governed by the laws in effect in the Province of Quebec, Canada.
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.
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.
