CSIP Legal announcement

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CSIP Legal Announcement

Announcement Announcement Announcement Announcement DEC 31, 2005
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To All members, Non Members including NON CSIC members, Stakeholders, Associates, Affiliates



CSIP is advising you as of today, the result of the meeting with Mr. Dan Burnett of law firm Owen Bird, A litigator whose specialty is in defamation and other areas of the law in BC. Has agreed to be appointed to initiate to study and prepare for a law suit against both society ( CSIC ) and organization CAPIC.

In month of January 2006,Mr. Burnett of Owen Bird will issue a letter to all members who are becoming part of this class action, providing you with the class action's objectives.

CSIP has requested that the class action objectives should include all the issues and concerns that we have raised in the past two months regarding CSIC and CAPIC actions against the immigration community due to the lack of a response on their part.
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In the same class action, we are also requesting that CSIP be recognized as a self - regulatory body, by CIC and other Government organizations.

We are also pursuing the objective of refunding the exorbitant professional fees that had been unfairly charged by CSIC from its members or the past three years.


The last objective is to dissolve CSIC and CAPIC and to replace these discredited organizations recently accused of financial irregularities (CSIC) by former Executives and in default with code of ethics and standard of conducts (CAPIC.) amended paragraph

We see CSIP as a replacement body for the need of self regulating the immigration industry. CSIP will be managed and operated with the help of all stakeholders involved with immigration in Canada. Including immigration consultants, Immigration lawyers, and other pillars of Society like retired judges.

CSIP has already issued a post dated cheque for $5000.00 dollars to the law firm of Owen Bird to study the 8500 pages of preliminary documents and prepare the ground for all members to be a part of the class action suit.

All members of CSIP and NON CSIP members can be included in this class action suit, the legal fees are minimum and spread over more than 2500 members. Each consultant will end up in paying a small fraction of the total legal cost involved.

CSIP as of now is requesting all of you to donate as much as you can afford $$$$$$$$ so that the this class action suit can go forward.

CSIP is also communicating with several insurance companies to provide Error and Omission insurance coverage to CSIP members and also those members of CSIC who are on the suspension list.

CSIP requires written confirmation from all industry stakeholders who want to be part of this law suit initiated to protect and preserve the immigration profession and immigration practices that has been seriously jeopardize by csic.

This is the time to act NOW to join the law suit and ensure that you receive compensation for the loss of your livelhood including the exorbitant fees paid to CSIC for the last three years.


Please be informed that your name can not be added at a later date in this law suit when .



Required donations


Please send your donation with the next seven days to the following address:
The Canadian Society of immigration practitioners ( CSIP)
20TH FLOOR
Oceanic building
2000-1066 west Hasting Street
Vancouver, BC
V6E 3X2

Please write c/o donation/ class action/ csic/ capic

All contributors names will be published after csip receiving written permission from the donor. The donation is tax deductible.Our initial gaol is to raise at least 25000.00 dollars. We will keep you posted about the money raised.


Sincerely yours

CSIP Chair person
Nancy Salloum

Wishing you a happy new year and hope your New year resolution is to continue your Immigration business with confidence in a society that you can trust.