Hi,
To answer some of your questions:
Please note that only authorized representatives are allowed to charge a fee for conducting business on behalf of clients when dealing with the Government of Canada in immigration and refugee matters. Authorized representatives are:
- lawyers who are members in good standing of a Canadian provincial or territorial law society and students-at-law under their supervision;
- immigration consultants who are members in good standing of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants; and
- notaries who are members in good standing of the Chambre des notaires du Québec and students-at-law under their supervision.
I hope it helps.
Willy (Ka Shun) Cheng,
Certified Canadian Immigration Consultant
ChengCosgrove Immigration Services
willy@chengcosgrove.comhttp://www.chengcosgrove.com