Code of Conduct Canada

Under Canadian law, any individual(s) seeking to represent themselves as an immigration consultant or immigration advisor must be lawyers registered with a law society or bar in a Canadian province or territory or consultants registered with Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC).

Canadian Immigration Lawyers employed with Migration Expert Ltd must have been called to the bar in a Canadian province. They are therefore licensed to practice and are subject to the rules governing professional conduct in their province of call.

Members failing to meet these obligations are subject to their provincial law society's Complaints and Disciplinary provisions.

The Law Societies of the individual Canadian provinces and territories serve as the self-governing body for lawyers practicing in their licensed areas. A key mandate of each provincial Law Society is to regulate the legal profession in the public interest according to the laws of that province, and the Law Society's rules, regulations and guidelines.

Alternatively, individual immigration consultants or advisers employed with Migration Expert must be registered with the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants (CSIC) or (under its French name) Societe Canadienne de Consultants (SCCI). The CSIC/SCCI regulates the conduct of its members in order to ensure they are competent, ethical and trustworthy when providing immigration consulting and advisory services.

CSIC/SCCI only grants memberships to individuals who have:

• Demonstrated the educational requirements, knowledge and ability to advise, consult and represent people seeking Canadian immigration;
• Passed the Society's Knowledge and Ethics Test; and
• Demonstrated their good character, which includes trustworthiness.

CSIC/SCCIs Rules of Professional Conduct (the Rules) set out the requirements of professional and ethical conduct by which all its members must abide. Migration consultants and advisors employed by Immigration Expert are also required to inform clients about the Rules and these can be viewed at the CSIC/SCCI website.

Prior to engagement, the client acknowledges that they have been informed of the Rules and agree that it is their responsibility to download a copy of the Rules to ensure they read and understand it prior to signing this Agreement. The Rules can be obtained by accessing the following link:

http://www.csic-scci.ca/