Amanda Nash

About Amanda

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Amanda is an immigration lawyer in St.John’s, as well as an experienced labour and employment lawyer. She looks forward to leveraging her extensive background in labour and employment law to offer well-rounded immigration advice to existing and new clients seeking to hire foreign workers. She has experience supporting employers needing labour impact market assessments, starting with the creation of job descriptions, offers of employment, preparation of work permits as well as providing ongoing support to employers regarding their statutory compliance obligations.

As part of the firm’s immigration group, Amanda also advises individuals seeking temporary or permanent residency and citizenship. Helping individuals make Canada their home, even if on a temporary basis, has been an incredibly rewarding shift in practice and Amanda enjoys working with individuals from around the world who want to visit, study, work and live in Canada. She has experience assisting clients obtain visitor visas, including super visas, study permits, post-graduate and other work permits as well as permanent residency through various federal and provincial programs. Amanda is also able to assist individuals overcome issues of inadmissibility to Canada by evaluating eligibility for temporary resident permits or rehabilitation.

Amanda understands that immigration for individuals can be a very stressful process. She is determined to make the experience as streamlined as possible and has a genuine interest in the outcome of her client’s cases. She is a strong advocate and is happy to represent individuals who have made errors or received unreasonable decisions. Her combined administrative law and judicial review experience means that, when necessary, Amanda is willing to challenge those decisions in court.

Amanda has taught labour relations at Memorial University and presents regularly with the McInnes Cooper Labour, Employment and Immigration Practice Groups on important and emerging topics. When not working Amanda enjoys gardening, travelling and spending time with her young family.