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CSIP WEEKLY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ALERT
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March 17th 2006
published to more than 10 million viewers via Google and Yahoo
HOW CSIC OPERATES AS SELF REGULATOR SOCIETY FOR A LONGER PERIOD IF THE EXECUTIVES / DIRECTORS
AND MEMBERS OF CAPIC AND CSIC ARE IN DEFAULTS OF THE CSIC / CIC AND LAW SOCIETY REGULATIONS?
CSIP FOUND ABOUT 870 MEMBERS WHO ARE IN DEFAULTS OF THE LAW THIS WEEK
ALONE! CSIP CHOSE FEW TO WRITE ABOUT THAT WE BELIEVE ARE AN IMPORTANT TO
SHOW THAT THOSE PARTICULARS MEMBERS ARE DISCREDITING THIS IMMIGRATION
INDUSTRY AND YET THEY CALL THEM SELVES THE EXPERTS ON REGULATIONS.
IS IT ALL ABOUT CAPITALIZATION ON REGULATING CONSULTANTS BY THE SAME
MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ( CONSULTANTS / LAWYERS) WHO WANTS TO
REGULATE OTHER CONSULTANTS ARE IN DEFAULTS OF CIC / LAW SOCIETY/ CSIC
REGULATIONS?
CSIP IS APPROACHING THE HON. MONTE SOLBERG WITH A NEW PROPOSAL TO MAKE
THIS INDUSDTRY A LEGITIMATE ONE;
WOULD THE IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS / LAWYERS PAY A $50000 CAD DOLLARS AS
BOND TO CANADA IMMIGRATION IN ORDER TO CONSIDER PROOF OF LEGITIMATE
IMMIGRATION PRACTICE? THE USA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY WITH THIS TYPE OF
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LAWYERS AND THE USA GOVERNMENT, CANADA
SHOULD DO THE SAME/.
There are non-lawyer businessmen on the Internet who pretend or imply that they are attorneys, when in fact they are not.
Other immigration "consultants", "specialists" or "professionals" Ex- Immigration officers, Counsel, CIC Employment
Counsellor , CIC settlement Counsellor claim to be able to do anything a lawyer can do, when in fact this is not true. CIC
regulations clearly prohibit non-lawyer business firms from representing an immigration petitioner or beneficiary in any manner
before the CIC, the embassies, or any other governmental institution. Many provinces have made “immigration consulting
non-lawyers illegal due to the extensive history of deceit or incompetence by such firms. Furthermore, if you hire one of these
non-lawyer firms below and something goes wrong, there is no Bar Association or any other entity to whom you can seek
redress, nor are such firms restrained in their conduct by fear of a Bar Association complaint or malpractice action by their
“clients”. There is an organization called CSIC , but all the mentioned people below are directors or have conflict of interest
with CSIC directors, so your complaints is invalid against those people.
You should always check a lawyer’s credentials. You can check JohnRya, Ron McKay credentials, or those of his associate
attorney, by calling theLaw society Bar Association at the province they practice. You can check the credentials of any
Canadian attorney Some Bar Associations even have on-line lookup of attorney credentials.
Our FREE service organization NGO stands by every fact stated in this web site page and our office is open to anyone who
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CSIP RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT THE LAW SOCIETY OF EACH
PROVINCE DOES NOT ALLOW LAWYERS BE ASSOCIATED WITH
IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS, THEREFORE CSIP SENT THIS EMAIL TO THE
LAW SOCIETY FOR THEIR CONSIDERATIONS
ALSO THE LAW SOCIETY OF BC, ONTARIO CONFIRMED THAT LAWYERS ARE
NOT ALLOWED TO ADVERTISE ABOUT EMPLOYEES, ASSOCIATE WITH EXIMMIGRATION
OFFICERS, IT IS MISLEADING THE PUBLIC WITH
GOVERNMENT INFLUENCE.
They have a free ride, they're off everybody's radar screen but not CSIP's radar
wants to check any fact stated herein and receive free service info@csip.ca
Immigration Consultants use their former employment with the CIC or
non practice lawyers without valid licences as preference to mislead
the international / Foreign clients
Ron McKay, National President, CAPIC
Ronald E. McKay - Immigration Consultant - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Clark Wilson LLP's Immigration Lines - July, 2005
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To Mr. Warren Lloyd
Be advised that your website contains few pages of misleading information to the international public which make you in default Mr. Loyyd, we draw to your attention that you can not write that you are specialize in corporate, professional and individual immigration law. This statement Canada. which you are not.
You have showing your past employment with the CIC as visa officer . This is a malicious act and misleading the public that you have the right connection Quote: Warren Lloyd spent 27 years in the Foreign Service of Canada, as a Trade Commissioner in Peru and managing Visa Offices in Spain, Mexico and Officer in Toronto – Canada's largest immigrant receiving region.End of Quote
Using a testimonial statement written by the CIPC Chairperson ( Charles Pley ) who worked with you in the same association and was board member testimonials
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“I enjoy a close working relationship with Warren Lloyd. He has an unparalleled expertise arising from his experience as a former senior Canadian overseas advocate. I work together with Warren on U.S. immigration matters for his clients and we regularly refer work to Warren. It has proven to be a positive collaborative I would be pleased to recommend Warren's services to any potential client."
Charles Pley, LL.B.
Barrister and Solicitor (Ontario, Canada)
Attourney and Counsellor-at-law (New York, U.S.A.) End of Quote
We give you 12 hours to remove the misleading information and concentrate on your title as immigration consultants only. Please govern yourself
CSIP International monitor for public abuse
Bero Volpentesta
Vice president CAPIC
Be advised that as you are CAPIC executive of Ontario Chapter Mr. Berto Volpentesta, you are in default of CSIC regulation of conduct, and therefore you must misleading to Canadians and to the international public. Mr. Volpentesta, you have been advising clients and portraying yourself as lawyer on specific Welcome to Cannex Immigration Specialists
Welcome to Cannex Immigration Specialists
ILW.COM - immigration news: Sidhu & Volpentesta
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Alli Amlani, President, CAPIC Ontario
Mr. Ali Amlani
With all due respect as you are a Member of CSIC Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants : ID # M041010
and member of the Organization of Professional Immigration Consultants. (Opic) which is no longer exist since January 2004. Would Mr. Alli Amlani himself an immigrant from Nairobi, Kenya (1976) is the founder of Inter-Connections Canada Inc. His extensive experience service and consulting businesses overseas and in Canada has contributed to Inter - Connections Canada's success story. The Immigration Law, built up over the years in his working associations with leading lawyers, top consultants and senior Immigration educational advisory committee on Immigration Certification and on the College council at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology. Advisory Committee of the Ismaili councilEnd of Quote
We urge you not to continue misleading the international public in stating that you are associated with immigration officers. This type of false statement can bring organizations.
It is certainly a shame to see how many of so called Executives of OPIC, AICC and CAPIC who worked so hard on creating CSIC and assist in setting up the regulations You have 12 hours to remove this influential misreprentation statement. Please govern yourself,
CSIP International monitors for abuse
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Mr. Qamar Sadiq
CSIC education committee
Member of CSIC under membership number M041456 and holder the position of member of the Education committee for CSIC .
Be advised that we received a complaint from public of Pakistan confirming that you are publishing and advertising that you are expert in immigration and investment This false statement which we attached for your reading indicates to us that you are in default of CSIC regulations and you are not a certified immigration lawyer, We As you are aware only a Canadian lawyers who are entitled to call themselves an expert in law. We are asking you to remove this webpage and apologize to the international Commerce & Industry) by portraying yourself in providing Canadian legal advices ( Investment and immigration).We do recognize your education, however, it does not We give you 12 hours of removing this statement otherwise we will be calling the CIC enforcement office and forward a formal complaint to the Pakistan Chamber of CSIP international monitors for abuse.
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CAPIC BC Chapter president
Praveen Shrivistava
Capic
e advised that as you are CAPIC executive of BC Chapter, you are in default of CSIC regulation of conduct, and therefore you must do changes of your website, remove the international public. Mr. Shrivastava , you have been advising clients and portraying your company as working with the Canadian embassies and consulates around Canadian immigration. Based in Vancouver, Canada, we work with Canadian embassies and consulates around the world. Since entering the immigration business obtain landed immigrant (permanent resident) status and successfully settle in Canada. End of quote
You should not use this statement, you can place it with this statement " we deal with Embassies and Consulates to best expedite your case" .
CSIP gives you 12 hours to do the changes on your website.
CSIP would like also to bring to your attention that your agent in the Middle East is providing false information to international clients about study permit process and your office shortly. Your agent has no right to guaranteeing to anyone a study permit within 3-7 days with non-refundable fees of 400 JOD. There is no universities in be told that they will be able to obtain letter of acceptance prior to submit the client education manuscript and receive formal approval. Also the clients must be referred client must have the right to try for themselves prior provide the service at a fee.
CSIP has published in Canada and in 64 countries to receive complaints about CSIC and CAPIC members, It has been very successful. CSIP received hundreds of changed, then we have no choice but to forward our complaint to CSIC complaint department and to the CIC complaint and enforcement office.
Russell Monsurate
CAPIC Director
AICC was the Association of Immigration Counsel of Canada, which together with OICC
Quote" Mr. Russell Monsurate is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants. In addition to immigration consultants Immigration and Refugee Board Adjudicator, paralegals, and lawyers
Do you think Mr. Russel Monsurate who created a DACUM for future Immigration Consultants is in default of CSIC regulations ? Is he showing some influence Ex- immigration officers must not use abuse or use their previous position with the CIC as part of their immigration advertisements, the clients do ask for the international and local clients that he have internal connection to expedite the application process. This is a misleading action If the majority of CSIC and CAPIC members agreeing with CSIP investigation, then we do suggest that Mr. Monsurate remove this statement from the home page misleading to the international public.
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Fran O'Brien
Mrs. O'Brien has been self employed as an immigration consultant since 1986. She is a partner in the firm of O'Brien, King Consultants. Commission as an immigration officer and employment counsellor. She also worked as a counsellor John King
he obtained employment with the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. For 17 years, John worked with the Government of employment development branch, assistant manager responsible for foreign worker approvals, branch manager, and acting area manager, before opting for self employment America does not allow dual citizenship but verify, and Canada does not allow dual Kathryn Mcdonald
Not according to Ms. Kathryn MacDonald-Rampersad CSIC membership # M041704 and CAPIC member who believes that she and her spouse and her other
ready to misleading the international public by offering second passport under so called freedom passport !????
CSIP became very concern of the content of her website that is published and advertised in the UAE. We have forwarded her website and the content of her both http://www.nascintl.com/FreedomPassport/WhyDoProgramsExist.htm#top to the NEW immigration minister his hourable Mr. Monte Solberg for his serious comments of the Canadian ambassador of the The Canadian Embassy in Dubai, and to the office of the ministry of Foreign affairs in Ottawa.
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Monica O'Brien / Aileen Farrol, Education / Communications, CAPIC Ontario
Farrol Consulting Inc. has merged its Canadian immigration services with the immigration law firm of Ormston, Bellissimo, Rotenberg
Strategic Partners & Alliances (3)
... Monica O'Brien CSIC # M041829. Certified Immigration Practitioner. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Elmore A.
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Patrice Brunet
Patrice M. Brunet"
Chers membres,
C'est avec résolution que j'ai choisi de quitter le conseil
d'administration
de la SCCI. J'en aviserai le CA de l'AQAADI en début de séance,
aujourd'hui le 15 mars.
Ceci fait suite aux discussions récentes que j'ai tenues avec la
Bâtonnière
du Barreau du Québec, avec les membres du CA de l'AQAADI, ainsi qu'avec
quelques membres de l'AQAADI.
Au terme de ces discussions, il est devenu apparent que le Barreau du
était prêt à jouer un rôle de premier plan dans la protection du public Qu
dans le domaine de l'immigration. L'AQAADI a toujours souhaité seconder le
Barreau dans cette fonction, et il est donc important que ceci s'effectue
sans aucune distraction.
Je quitte la SCCI avec la sérénité d'avoir protégé les droits du public au
meilleur de mes capacités, certes dans un contexte réglementaire difficile
et avec des moyens limités. Je suis confiant qu'avec des individus comme
Rivka Augenfeld et Yvonne Atwell, entre autres, la société continuera à
protéger le public du mieux qu'elle le pourra.
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La SCCI continuera à rencontrer des défis de taille au cours des prochains
mois. Je tiens à remercier son personnel et les membres du conseil
d'administration, avec lesquels j'ai eu le privilège de tisser et entretenir
Patrice Brune
Filed false complaints with CSIC against other csic member as being Anti
Sheila Julianne Carleton (Julie)
Email: julie@canadaimmigrationhelp.com before joining Peter Carpenter in the immigration consulting business Provincial and City levels of government.
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Tel:(416) 495-8170; Fax: (416) 491-8826; email: info@visascanada.com
Head Office: 1200 Sheppard Ave. E, Suite LL03, North York, Ontario, M2K 2S5
As Business Immigration Counsel,
AMIRSALAM & DAMITZ CANADA IMMIGRATION COUNSEL
Amirsalam holds a bachelor degree in Administrative Management for several years as a representative of the Minister for Labour and Iran. Soon after arriving in Canada, Mrs. Amirsalam started her career Immigration Counselor. She completed several College programs in Law and Procedures for certification, and updates her knowledge on basis through seminars and workshops.
Practicing immigration as a lawyer without a valid license, he resigned from the mistreat clients trust funds.
John Ryan, Vice Chair, CSIC
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Charge for legal fees and use title immigration counsel
not a consultants while he is holding both position vice chair and chair
To: CSIC chairperson
Dear Mr. J. Ryan
I do admit that you are certainly surprises CSIP everyday with new default of your own regulations. We have just noticed that your website
page paypal, provide the public with the payment method of charging your client with LEGAL SERVICES FEES. Because one of your client just
sent us a receipt that you have charged her with legal services fees which she thought that you are a lawyer!
CSIP investigated her complaint after she received confirmation that You are the one who is hosting the seminars not a registered lawyer of
any law society and just read her attachment clear and no mistake about it.
We want to know under which section of the CSIC regulations that an Immigration consultant is allowed to charge legal services fees for
immigration seminars hosted by yourself as ( Consultant) . Immigration Consultants are somehow confused to follow your step or CSIC
regulations steps. At one point and still to this day, your business cards and your signature use the term " immigration counsel " and now your
payment receipts shows that you do receive payment for " Legal services fees "
Mr. Ryan, please it is a my advice to you and to your clients as of today, is to change CSIC by-law and its regulations in order to fit your
business styles and have all consultants be treated equal. Because you are certainly put yourself out as a lawyer / Counsel no doubt about
this. This makes you again and again in default of your own Regulation which you imposed on CSIC members for the past two years.
We hope by now that you can get the picture that you are as equal as to any Immigration Consultants and you must follow the CSIC
Regulations as well.
Please take notice that we just added this evidence to our complaint with the law Society of upper Canada and in BC and have all the
evidence already sent to them. If you decided to clean your professional act . You can go ahead and do the changes if you feel it is time to
follow your own Regulations so your CSIC members cannot be in default by following your rules. You should be the real model for those
consultants, unfortunately, you are lacking of professionalism and bringing your Society ( CSIC ) into disruptive and shame.
I urge you to read CSIC Regulations since you are in default of every section so far.
Sincerely yours
CSIP Chairperson
Nancy Salloum
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Know Your Rights!
Anyone offering immigration help must follow certain
laws. These are some of the most important ones:
Any person who says he/she is a lawyer must have
a license from the provincial Bar of any province.
You can ask to see his/her license and write down
the number, and you can call the State Bar where
he/she is licensed to find out if the license is valid.
A person who does immigration papers but is not a
lawyer is called an immigration consultant.
An immigration consultant must obey these laws:
2- Give you a written contract that:
is in your own language
says you can cancel for any reason within 72 hours
that says how much money you have to pay
that says what kind of application the person will
file for you .
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3.9 An Immigration Consultant should avoid impugning the reputation of colleagues for personal motives; however, subject to the duty of confidentiality, he or she should
report to the appropriate authority any unprofessional, illegal or unethical conduct by colleagues or others. Wherever possible, the Immigration Consultant should request an
explanation from this individual to assist the consultant in determining whether there is any obligation to report this individual’s conduct.
Conduct Unbecoming an Immigration Consultant”
means conduct in an Immigration Consultant’s personal or private capacity that tends to bring discredit upon the profession including, for example:
(b) taking improper advantage of the youth, inexperience, lack of education, lack of sophistication, ill health, or un-businesslike habits of another;
(c) engaging in conduct involving dishonesty; or
(d) failing to abide by a fee dispute resolution either resolved by the Society or a court of competent jurisdiction.
Officer”
means any person or class of person designated as Officers by the Minister to carry out any purpose of any provision of IRPA.
(e) stating or implying an ability to influence improperly a government agency or official; or
PART 11
ADVERTISING, SOLICITATION AND MAKING SERVICES AVAILABLE
11.1 An Immigration Consultant should make professional services available to the public in an efficient and convenient manner that will command respect and instil
confidence, and by means that are compatible with the integrity, independence and effectiveness of the profession.
11.2 An Immigration Consultant or his or her Agent shall not engage in false or misleading advertising or representations. In particular, an Immigration Consultant or his or
her Agent shall not misrepresent or mislead a Client as to his or her qualifications, services, fees, available programs or benefits. In addition, an Immigration Consultant or
his or her Agent shall not provide false or unrealistic expectations as to either results or processing times. Under no circumstances shall an Immigration Consultant or his or
her Agent purport to have special access or influence with respect to the Minister, an Officer, or the Board.
11.3 In all instances, advertising should be in good taste and is not such as to bring the profession or the Society into disrepute.
2- ask the consultant to guarantee a full refund less
office disbursements
3- Have a big sign in his/her office saying he/she is not
an attorney and show that the bond has been paid.
4-Never pretend to be a lawyer.
5. Never say he/she has special influence with the CIC
officials .
6. Never file any document for you without going over it
with you and explaining it to you.
7. Never keep your original documents and refuse to
return them unless you pay.
8. Never tell you to lie on an application.
Commentary:
1. Example of “purported special access or influence” includes but is not limited to; pictures with or letters received from employees or officials of
the Canadian Government.
2. Use of the term “guarantee” when describing services or fees is inappropriate, and must be avoided. Wording such as “refund policy” or
reference to contingent fee arrangements, if factual and supported in writing in a retainer agreement or engagement letter, may be
appropriate.
3. An Immigration Consultant has a positive duty to promote the Society and Rules, and to prevent unregulated practice, and is encouraged
where appropriate to educate the public at large regarding the Society and the regulatory system and safeguards with respect to Immigration
Consultants.
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4. Former government officials currently acting as Immigration Consultants must take special care to ensure representations regarding their
qualifications and past employment are strictly factual, and must not promote the notion that they may have special access or influence since
any suggestion of special access or influence regarding the immigration process brings the integrity of the immigration process into disrepute.
Furthermore, former immigration officials must abide by and ensure they are in compliance with the Government’s own post-employment rules.
5. An Immigration Consultant shall clearly distinguish his or her own credentials from those of a lawyer licensed to practise law in any province or
territory, and shall not refer to any foreign credential or in any other way make representations that may reasonably lead to a
misapprehension that the Immigration Consultant is a lawyer, provides legal services or has credentials as a lawyer when that is not the case.
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