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When it goes wrong, we step in.

Esna Law PC is a Toronto firm of lawyers who practise only immigration and refugee law. Most of our work starts after something has gone wrong, or is about to: a refusal, an allegation, a removal date, a hearing.

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Who we are

A team built for the hard part.

We are seven lawyers and a dedicated support staff in Liberty Village, Toronto. Our work is mostly the hard part of immigration: refusals and judicial review in the Federal Court, inadmissibility, removal, and hearings and appeals before the Immigration and Refugee Board. We also plan applications for people and families who want to get it right the first time.

Whatever the matter, we work the same way. We tell you candidly where you stand, make sure you understand your options, and then carry out the plan, so you can go about your life knowing the right team is on it.

How we run our cases

Three things shape how we work. They come from the kind of files we take on, and from why each of us chose this area of law.

Candid

We tell you how things stand, including when it is not what you hoped to hear. Hard cases can be won, and we take them on because we believe that, but they remain hard cases. Before you commit, you will know where your case is strong, where it is exposed, what the decision-maker is likely to focus on and what a realistic outcome looks like. Whatever the result, we want you to be prepared for it.

Human

This is the part of the work we value most. An immigration problem is rarely only a legal problem. It sits on top of a family, a job, a home and a plan for the future, and it often comes with real worry. We want to understand how your case fits into the rest of your life, so that the strategy fits too.

When you call, a person answers. We set up phone and video meetings to walk you through each step, and we keep a team large enough that a lawyer has the time to think carefully about your file and to talk it through with you. Helping people change the course of their lives is why we do this work, and it is where we find its meaning.

Zealous

We are here to win. How we work only matters if we deliver on the goals we set with you. Every file gets our knowledge of the law, our experience and the full resources of the team, because your future depends on the outcome and our reputation as lawyers is built on results.

It is also personal. Each of us could have chosen a different field of law. We chose immigration because we care about it, and that shows in how carefully we prepare.

500+Federal Court cases
7lawyers
4.9Google rating, 181 reviews
5,000+people assisted
Ali Esnaashari
About the founder

Ali Esnaashari.

Ali Esnaashari was born and raised in Iran and came to Canada as a teenager. That journey is what led Ali to immigration law.

Ali earned a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School and was called to the Ontario bar in June 2016, and has practised only immigration and refugee law ever since. Before founding Esna Law PC in 2021, Ali spent five years as a litigation lawyer at a Toronto immigration law firm. Today Ali’s own practice focuses on litigation, refusals, inadmissibility, appeals and refugee matters.

Outside the firm, Ali is a former member of the Board of Directors of Iranian-Canadian Legal Professionals, is a contributing editor of the Toronto Law Journal, speaks regularly at immigration law conferences and legal education programs, and has taught at Humber College. Ali has also done pro bono work with CILAC Pro Bono and the Iranian Women Organization of Ontario, and is a lifelong Manchester United fan.

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In clients’ words

From our Google reviews.

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They were relentless in their efforts, making sure to communicate every single detail with me patiently as they went on.

Yas H.
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I especially appreciated how consistently he kept us informed at every stage.

Wasim A., judicial review, student visa
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They really feel and understand the situation that the applicant is going through.

Muhammad B., visitor visa after two refusals
Our office building on Mowat Avenue in Liberty Village, Toronto
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Liberty Village, Toronto.

67 Mowat Ave, Suite 302
Toronto, ON M6K 3E3
+1 (416) 848-8485

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We are always glad to hear from lawyers and legal professionals who want to do this work with us. To apply, send a cover letter and your CV to info@esnalaw.com.

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