Ronald Shacter

Ronald is one of the most experienced immigration and refugee lawyers in Canada, having practised law since 1983. His approach to each client’s case involves a unique combination of in-depth legal insight and compassion, drawn from his social work background.

Ronald represents clients who seek temporary and permanent residence in Canada. His practice is focused on economic immigration, family reunification, citizenship and refugee matters.

Ronald appears regularly before the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court, offering full representation in both English and French. He is a member of the Ontario and Quebec bars.

Ronald served as the staff immigration lawyer at Parkdale Community Legal Services from 1990-1997 supervising law students.

Ronald played an instrumental role in changing the landscape of refugee law in Canada when he represented the Canadian Council for Refugees as an intervener at the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada (Attorney General) v. Ward , [1993] 2 SCR 689 . He represented the same organization in Chan v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) , [1995] 3 SCR 593 before the Supreme Court of Canada, which further defined the law.

He authored two articles analyzing these decisions “The Cases of Ward and Chan” in the Osgoode Hall Law Journal “ Commentaire d’Arret: Le Procureur General du Canada c. Patrick Francis Ward.” in the Journal of Law and Policy.