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Peter W. Wong, Q.C.
Partner

403.260.1585
pwong@caronpartners.com

Peter’s Legal Assistants:

Yvette Yue Prabdeep Tatla Dajla Badar
403.260.1594 403.770.4022 403.260.1597
yyue@caronpartners.com ptatla@caronpartners.com dajla.badar@caronpartners.com

Peter Wong's practice is in immigration law.  As a Canadian immigration law practitioner, Peter has prepared and filed all types of immigration and temporary status applications.  This includes federal skilled worker, family class sponsorships (spouses and parents), business class, provincial nominations (Alberta and B.C.), and humanitarian and compassionate applications for permanent residence within Canada.  Peter's practice is responsible for the preparation and filing of work permit applications (renewals), study permit applications (renewals), temporary resident permits (criminal and medical inadmissibility), temporary resident visas (visitor's visas), rehabilitation applications (criminal inadmissibility), work visas to the United States (NAFTA (TN), and intra-company transfers (L1)).

Peter has appeared before the Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Immigration and Refugee Board (Immigration Appeal Division, Immigration Division and Refugee Division), Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, and Provincial Court of Alberta (defending Immigration prosecutions).

Education:

Peter graduated from Queen's University with an LL.B. in 1983. After completing his articles, Peter was called to the Alberta Bar in 1984. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2002.

 Publications & Presentations:

  • NAFTA Temporary Work Status

  • Co-authored, "Canadian Encyclopedic Digest, Carswell, Citizenship and Immigration Law"

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution at Immigration Appeal Division (Published by the Canadian Bar Association)

 Associations:

  • Member, Canadian Bar Association

  • Past speaker, Canadian Bar Association (National Immigration section)

  • Member and past Chairperson, Canadian Bar Association Alberta (Immigration section)

  • Member, Calgary Bar Association

 Community Involvement:

  • Past Director, Immigrant Services Calgary

  • Founder, Immigrants of Distinction Awards

  • Member, Calgary Kyokushin Karate

  • Member, Calgary Tennis Academy

  • Director, Calgary Chinatown Development Foundation

Interests & Hobbies:

Peter enjoys golf, tennis, travel, and he is an avid reader.