Osuji & Smith, Immigration and Refugee Legal Services Canada, is a Calgary based full-service law firm and the largest Black-owned law firm in Canada. The firm has built a strong reputation for legal excellence across multiple practice areas and, through the acquisition of Fisher Law, established a dedicated Immigration Division to deepen its immigration and refugee capabilities. The division was formalized on February 1, 2024, and is led by Fisher Law's Managing Lawyer to extend Osuji & Smith's services to immigrants across Canada and beyond.

Osuji & Smith is recognized as an award-winning Calgary full-service firm with a diverse, multilingual team. The practice speaks in dozens of languages, enabling effective communication with clients from varied backgrounds, and diversity and inclusion are central to its client service and community engagement.

With a practice that includes immigration alongside employment and labor, civil litigation, real estate, family and divorce, business and corporate, and wills and estate work, Osuji & Smith provides comprehensive, cross-disciplinary guidance. The Immigration Division combines application based support with litigation capabilities before the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court, ensuring clients receive end to end assistance.

About Osuji & Smith, Immigration and Refugee Legal Services Canada

Founded in 1980


Practice areas
Immigration
Corporate & Commercial
Real Estate
Family
Employment & Labor

Languages spoken
English

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Practice areas

Immigration

Osuji & Smith offers comprehensive immigration and refugee legal services through its Immigration Division, formed after the acquisition of Fisher Law. The team handles all application processes for individuals and businesses, including humanitarian and compassionate applications, skilled worker and investor matters, family sponsorships, and student and visitor cases, and represents clients at hearings before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada and in Federal Court proceedings when necessary. The practice benefits from Fisher Law's exclusive focus on immigration and refugee law and a multilingual team capable of serving clients in more than 25 languages.
Asylum
Business Visa
Citizenship
Dependent Visa
Permanent Residency
Retirement Visa
Work Permit
Citizenship by Investment
Residence by Investment
Golden Visa

Corporate & Commercial

Osuji & Smith supports businesses and corporate clients with strategic guidance and transactional support across Canada. The firm leverages its Calgary base as a full-service practice to advise on corporate governance, commercial contracts, and business disputes, and to provide integrated solutions with its immigration capabilities for multinational employers and investors.
Administrative
Admiralty & Maritime
Agriculture
Antitrust
Aviation
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Franchising
Gaming
Government Contract
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
Transportation
Venture Capital
Cannabis Law
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
International Trade Law
Government Relations & Lobbying
Private Equity
Corporate Governance
Sanctions & Export Controls

Real Estate

Real Estate practice at Osuji & Smith focuses on residential and commercial real estate matters, including transactions, leasing, and related disputes, backed by the firm's cross-disciplinary approach and client focused service.
Commercial Real Estate
Housing, Construction & Development
Foreclosure
Land Use & Zoning
Landlord & Tenant
Mortgage
Real Estate Due Diligence
Real Estate Contracts and Negotiations
Brokerage
Conveyancing

Family

Family law and divorce services include negotiations, parenting arrangements, child support, and related matters, delivered with sensitivity to clients' cultural and linguistic contexts.
Adoption
Child Abuse
Child Custody
Child Support
Child Visitation
Collaborative Law
Divorce & Separation
Domestic Violence
Father's Rights
Marriage
Military Divorce
Same Sex & LGBT
Annulment

Employment & Labor

Employment and labor matters include workplace disputes, contract negotiations, terminations, severance, and compliance advice for employers and employees, with emphasis on fair and practical outcomes.
Employment Rights
Hiring & Firing
Job Discrimination
Labor Law
Pension
Retirement
Sexual Harassment
Social Security
Wage & Hour
Wrongful Termination
Whistleblower & Qui Tam
Employment Benefits & Executive Compensation

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