Koltun Law Professional Corporation

Accountability happens in a court room

Koltun Law P.C. is a social-justice litigation-focused law firm run by Andrew Koltun. I am a lawyer in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada whose goal is to assist individuals find safety in Canada and to hold immigration system actors accountable for abuses of power.

My practise focuses on assisting clients who have fallen through the cracks of the immigration system, including:

  • Individuals who lost status in Canada due to the fraud or negligence of their previous immigration representatives;

  • Victims of Canadian immigration scams;

  • Foreign nationals experiencing abuse by their employers or spouses;

  • Individuals living and working in Canada without status;

  • Asylum seekers and families of asylum seekers.

Areas of Practice

Immigration & Refugee Law

Every detail matters when trying to migrate to Canada. If you want to visit, relocate, stay, or seek asylum in Canada, I can assist you in your immigration application.

If your immigration application has been refused, I can assist you in challenging the refusal before the Federal Court or the Immigration and Refugee Board.

Canadian immigration law is plagued by bad actors who take advantage of applicants’ trust and dreams for a better life. This could include: travel/education agents pretending to be licensed representatives; representatives submitting incomplete/wrong applications; representatives promising selling you a job in Canada.

If your immigration status has been harmed by negligent representation, fraud, or deceit, I can assist you in bringing a civil claim to obtain financial compensation.

Civil Claims Against Negligent Immigration Representatives

Canadian immigration law is plagued by bad actors who take advantage of applicants’ trust and dreams for a better life. This could include: travel/education agents pretending to be licensed representatives; representatives submitting incomplete/wrong applications; representatives promising selling you a job in Canada.

If your immigration status has been harmed by negligent representation, fraud, or deceit, I can assist you in bringing a civil claim to obtain financial compensation.

Civil Claims Against Human Traffickers

If you were a victim of human trafficking, labour trafficking, or forced labour by promise of an LMIA, I can assist you in suing the traffickers, recruiters and immigration representatives who exploited you for financial compensation.

Civil Claims Against IRCC or CBSA Staff

If IRCC or CBSA committed negligence or used fraudulent evidence, or breached your Charter rights when handling your file, I can assist you in bringing a civil claim to obtain financial compensation.

Access to Information &
Freedom of Information Appeals

ATIP and FOIA requests are at the heart of investigative journalism and academic research. Koltun Law offers affordable flat rate services to assist small newsrooms, individual journalists and researchers appeal the handling of their requests for government records.