Professional Involvement (Memberships)
- CBA National Immigration Law Conference agenda committee, 2025
- Chair, Canadian Bar Association, BC Immigration Law section, 2017 – 2019
- Vice-Chair, Canadian Bar Association, BC Immigration Law section, 2013 – 2017
Education / Bar Admissions
- LLB, University of Victoria, 2003
- BA, University of Calgary, 1999
- Called to the British Columbia bar, 2004
Summary
Meera has focused her law practice exclusively on immigration, refugee and citizenship law since 2004. She works with employers, individuals and families on a broad range of applications for temporary and permanent entry to Canada, as well as citizenship. With a focus on the education, resource, life sciences and hospitality sectors, she builds long-lasting relationships with her industry clients. This enables her to work collaboratively to develop solutions for their valued employees and provide timely and strategic immigration advice on an ongoing basis. Meera regularly gives presentations in the legal and business communities on the ever-changing landscape of Canadian immigration.
Over the course of her career, she has also represented clients before all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board as well as the Federal Court of Canada.
Representative work
- Provided advice and successful solutions to retain well qualified employees whose Canadian immigration status had become tenuous due to government cuts to immigration programs
- Advised senior leadership and human resources at large global hospitality employer regarding workforce planning for locations across Canada.
- Assisted numerous small to mid-size technology companies with Global Talent Stream Labour Market Impact Assessments and associated expedited work permit applications
- Assisted several global resource companies with a large volume of work permits and permanent residence applications through intra-company transfer, free trade agreements, labour market impact assessments, Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Programs.
- Provided advice regarding internal and government audit of immigration compliance
- “Employer Compliance Update” Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia: Working Your Way into Canada, October 2023
- “Express Pathways” Canadian Bar Association National Immigration Law Conference, Moderator, June 2022
- CBA BC Immigration Law Conference Chair, March 2019
- CBA BC Immigration Law Conference Chair, February 2018
- “Express Entry” Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Immigration Section, Provincial Conference, February 2017
- “Immigration Updates”, Canadian Association of University Solicitors, National Conference, September 2015.
- “Temporary Resident Processing”, Canadian Bar Association, Immigration Section, National Conference, May 2015.
- “Permanent Residence under Express Entry”, Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Immigration Section, Provincial Conference February 2016
- “Employing Foreign Nationals”, Canadian Bar Association, Immigration and Employment Joint Section Meeting, May 2014.
- “Government Information Sharing and Access to Information and Privacy”, Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Immigration Section, Provincial Conference February 2014.
- “Making Labour Market Opinions Work”, Immigration Education Alliance, February 2014.
- “CIC Update: Entrepreneurs and Federal Investors”, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia: Business Immigration, September 2012.
- “Tipping the Balance: The Increasing Importance of Permanent Residence in Canada, Parts I and II”, Citizenship and Immigration Law Bulletin, January and February 2010.
- “Keeping Your Workers”, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia: Working Your Way into Canada, September 2009.