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Warren L. Creates, B.A., LL.B.
As head of the Immigration Law Group at Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall, Warren represents individuals, families and corporations in all aspects of immigration and emigration. Canadian immigration laws, including CUSMA, are his specialty.
His services include complete representation and documentation for work permits and permanent resident status — skilled workers, business immigration, provincial nominee programs — as well as citizenship applications and refugee claims.
Neither families nor businesses can wait while red tape is untangled. When it comes to moving people across borders, Warren knows where to cut through it.
He is one of very few practitioners certified by the Law Society of Ontario in the three combined fields of Immigration, Citizenship and Refugee Law. A former Government of Canada immigration lawyer, he is frequently sought by the media and is rated by his peers as one of the top immigration lawyers in Canada. He is a contributing author to Immigration and Refugee Law: Cases, Materials and Commentary (Carasco et al., 2007).
Industry recognition
- Best Lawyers in Canada (peer rated), Immigration Law, 2012 – present
Credentials & awards
- Certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Citizenship and Immigration Law (Immigration + Refugee Protection), 2006 – present
- Admitted to the Ontario Bar, 1986
- St. Joe's Award for Community Service and Philanthropy, November 2016
- Gordon F. Henderson Award for Community Service, March 2013
Memberships & affiliations
- The Canadian Immigration Historical Society
- American Chamber of Commerce in Canada
- Amnesty International
- Canadian Bar Association / Ontario Bar Association
Professional activities
- Former Canadian Government Immigration Lawyer: Department of Justice LAI (Legal Advisor to the Immigration and Refugee Board)
- Has acted as counsel to the Governments of Canada, China, Denmark, South Korea, and Sri Lanka
- Founder and President, The Can-Go Afar Foundation (www.cangoafar.ca)
- Former Chair, Immigration Bar Committee, Ottawa Law Association
Speaking & lectures
- Frequent guest Lecturer, University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law (1991–present)
- Invited participant, Virtual Conference: 'Advancing the Interests of the Afar Nation', January 2022
- Tech Day on Parliament Hill, Panelist on migration/immigration, March 2020
- Presenter and mentor at Ottawa Board of Trade's Trade Accelerator Program (TAP), Ottawa, Ontario, November 2019
Articles & publications
- University of Ottawa International STEM Student Presentation, November 2019
- "Working in and Migrating to New Markets" Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) Presentation, November 2019
- "Trump's Travel Ban: America's Loss, Canada's Enduring Opportunity", perlaw.ca, February 3, 2017
- "U.S. Immigration to Canada: Strength and Opportunity through Diversity", perlaw.ca, November 11, 2016
Media coverage
- Peer-profiled in the September 2011 edition (Vol. 20, No. 6) of The National magazine, the official monthly periodical of the Canadian Bar Association
- Frequently quoted in the media and press, and interviewed on radio and TV (Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Sun, CTV National, CBC National, CBC Radio, Ottawa Business Journal, CPAC)