Retainer Agreement

This contract aims to summarize and confirm the terms and the scope of legal services we provide to you. This Agreement is a legal document and forms an enforceable contract between you and Pax Law Corporation. We recommend that you consider whether you want to have this agreement reviewed by another lawyer.

هدف این قرارداد خلاصه و تأیید شرایط و دامنه خدمات حقوقی است که ما به شما ارائه می دهیم. این توافقنامه یک سند قانونی است و یک قرارداد قابل اجرا بین شما و شرکت حقوقی پکس تشکیل می دهد. توصیه می کنیم در نظر داشته باشید که آیا می خواهید این توافق نامه توسط وکیل دیگری بررسی شود یا خیر

Choose one or more service(s), where taxes are applicable they are included in price : *

Full Name of the Main Applicant *

Name of the co-applicant

Your phone number *

Your email address *

How did you hear about us? *

Name of the person who completed the original application (the "Agent") *

Email address of the Agent *

Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

Upload legible colour scans of the front and back of two pieces of your government-issued identification, one must clearly show your photo. *

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Upload the refusal letter for each of the applicants in your application *

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Upload the biometric validation letter for each of the applicants in your application *

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Do you authorize us to publicly disclose your name, file status, dates of different milestones in your file, and the results of your matter? *

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NOTARIZATION PER SIGNATURE: We will notarize legal documents such as affidavits, invitation letters , and powers of attorney for a flat fee of $50 per signature. We will ensure that all necessary documents are properly signed, witnessed, and stamped in accordance with provincial and federal laws. As the client, it is your responsibility to provide valid identification for all signatories and to ensure that all documents to be notarized are complete and accurate before the notarization process begins. Providing legal advise or counseling is not included in the notarization service. *

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INVITATION LETTER: We will draft an invitation letter for you in accordance with the requirements of Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (the "IRCC"). The scope of our service includes the following: A consultation with you to gather the necessary information for drafting the letter. Drafting of the invitation letter in a timely and professional manner. As the client, it is your responsibility to provide accurate and complete information for drafting the invitation letter. You must also review the final letter to ensure that all information is accurate. Please note that our invitation letter drafting service does not include legal advice or representation. *

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IMMIGRATION AFFIDAVITS: We will draft an immigration affidavit for you in accordance with the requirements of the relevant immigration authorities. The scope of our service includes the following: A consultation with you to gather the necessary information for drafting the affidavit. Drafting of the affidavit in a timely and professional manner. Review of the affidavit to ensure that it meets the immigration authorities' requirements. As the client, it is your responsibility to provide accurate and complete information for drafting the immigration affidavit. You must also review the final affidavit to ensure that it meets your requirements and that all information is accurate. Please note that our immigration affidavit drafting service does not include legal advice or representation. *

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LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE (the "LOA"): We will apply for one Designated Learning Institute (the "DLI") for you based on your previous academic achievements and work experiences. Students are responsible to read and accept the terms and conditions set forth by the DLI including but not limited to deadlines for submitting documents, refund policy, and deferral procedures. Pax Law does not take any responsibility for the DLI not providing you with a refund for the paid deposit or the paid tuition fee. Pax Law lawyers or staff cannot be held liable for any loss or any delay in the issuance of the LOA or the deferred admission letter due to lack of cooperation by you. Performance of legal work requires cooperation of the client with the lawyers and staff of the law firm. *

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APPLICATION FOR LEAVE (the "AL") WITHOUT JUDICIAL REVIEW: The AL is the first step toward setting aside a visa application refusal issued by the Immigration, Refugee, Citizenship Canada (the "IRCC"). Individuals due not have an automatic right to have their matter heard at the Federal Court. The first step is to have the first judge or associate judge review the arguments of your lawyer (us) and the lawyer for the IRCC, the Department of Justice (the "DOJ"). This process is called "Application for Leave". Majority of the work for the next steps which are called "Judicial Review" or JR for short, are done at this stage. In order for us to be able to make an application for leave, you must provide us with all the documents you or your designated agent or lawyer have submitted to the IRCC within 5 business days after executing this retainer agreement. The $1,500 fee is only for a family in which one of the spouses is the principal applicant (the "PA") for a study permit, a work permit, a permanent residency application, or any other type of application, and, the spouse of the principal applicant and dependent child(ren) who are accompanying applicants. The flat fee stated above covers one main applicant and up to three co-applicants. For each additional co-applicant more than three, a $500 extra charge will be applied.In addition, the dates of refusals for all family members must be the same. Otherwise, each individual with a different date must execute a separate retainer agreement and pay a separate retainer fee and bring a separate application to the Federal Court. Your matter can come to a conclusion and our engagement can come to an end in one of the following three ways: 1- The first Judge reviewing the leave dismisses your application in which case the remedy available to you is to make a new immigration application, a service which Pax Law Corporation can offer for an extra fee; 2- leave is granted, in which case your matter progresses to a hearing, and the outcome of the hearing will determine whether the JR Application is successful or unsuccessful – Pax Law offers the Judicial Review (or the Hearing) for an extra fee; 3- The counsel for the IRCC, the DOJ, offers a settlement, in which case we will discontinue the JR Application and the IRCC will assign your application to another officer for redetermination. After a successful AL and JR, either by way of a settlement or a favourable court order, your application will go back to IRCC. Your file will be reopened, and specific updates (the “Updates”) must be provided to the IRCC. If you fail to provide the Updates, or if there are mistakes in the provided Updates, your application may be rejected again. Pax Law offers services to prepare and provide Updates on your behalf for an extra fee. You are responsible for providing us with ALL THE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS to the IRCC within seven (7) days of executing this retainer agreement, any delay can lead to a failure of your ALJR. If you fail to provide us with all the submitted documents on time, we have the right to terminate this agreement and refuse to act for you any further. The Department of Justice may offer to settle your matter on the usual terms (the “Offer”). If the offer is substantially on the following terms: you will agree to discontinue your action without costs to either party. In exchange, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada will set aside the refusal decision and send your application back to a different visa officer for redetermination. You will have an opportunity to provide updates on your application. By filling out and submitting this retainer agreement, you are giving Pax Law Corporation authority to accept the Offer on your behalf. THIS SERVICE DOES NOT INCLUDE JUDICIAL REVIEW. IT IS ONLY UNTIL THE LEAVE STAGE. THE JUDICIAL REVIEW (HEARING) IS ANOTHER SERVICE AT AN ADDITIONAL EXPENSE TO YOU. *

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JUDICIAL REVIEW AFTER A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION FOR LEAVE: In order for us to be able to go for a judicial review, you must have already completed the Application for Leave step prior to this application, Pax Law offers that service at an extra fee. Your matter can come to a conclusion and our engagement can come to an end in one of the following two ways, either leave is granted, in which case your matter progresses to a hearing, and the outcome of the hearing will determine whether the JR Application is successful or unsuccessful; or, the Department of Justice offers a settlement in your case, in which case we will discontinue the JR Application and Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) will assign your application to another officer for redetermination. After a successful ALJR Application, either by way of a settlement or a favourable court order, your file will go back to IRCC. Your file will be reopened, and specific updates (the “Updates”) must be provided to IRCC, Pax Law can help you with the updates for a separate fee (a separate retainer agreement must be signed, and a separate fee must be paid). If the Updates are not provided to IRCC, or if there are mistakes in the provided Updates, your application may be rejected again. If IRCC request your passport to issue a visa to you at any point, Pax Law Corporation will not issue a refund to you. If you fail to provide us with all the submitted documents on time, we have the right to terminate this agreement and refuse to act for you any further. The Department of Justice may offer to settle your matter on the usual terms (the “Offer”). If the offer is substantially on the following terms: you will agree to discontinue your action without costs to either party. In exchange, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada will set aside the refusal decision and send your application back to a different visa officer for redetermination. By executing this retainer agreement, you are giving Pax Law Corporation authority to accept the Offer on your behalf. THIS FEE IS EXCLUSIVE TO OUR OWN APPLICATION FOR LEAVE CLIENTS, IF YOUR APPLICATION FOR LEAVE WAS DONE BY ANOTHER LAWYER AND YOU ASK US TO PREPARE AND ATTEND FOR YOUR HEARING AS COUNSEL, THE FEE FOR THIS SERVICE FOR YOU WILL BE $4,000. *

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UPDATES AFTER SUCCESSFUL JR: You are asking us to prepare the required updates after a successful Judicial Review. This requires your cooperation. We will try to link your profile to our Authorized Representatives portal; However, in some cases the IRCC website does not allow linking in which case you or your original agent are responsible for uploading the prepared package to the Portal. The flat fee stated above covers one main applicant and up to three co-applicants. For each additional co-applicant more than three, a $500 extra charge will be applied. If the Update is for a study permit and temporary residence visa application, you acknowledge that you have reviewed and accepted all the terms and conditions of enrolment for the Designated Learning Institute (the “DLI”) you applied for, whether you chose the DLI yourself or your agent suggested it to you. You are responsible to obtain a new Letter of Acceptance from your DLI. If you fail to obtain an updated LOA or if you fail to provide the updated LOA to Pax Law Corporation, your temporary residence visa and study permit application may be rejected again. Pax Law Corporation will not be responsible for any rejections caused by your failure to provide the documents we request to us. If your study permit application is unsuccessful, Pax Law Corporation will not be responsible for obtaining a refund from your DLI for you. It is your responsibility to abide by the terms and conditions of your chosen DLI’s enrollment and student policies. YOUR STUDY PERMIT APPLICATION SUCCESS AFTER THE JUDICIAL REVIEW IS DEPENDENT ON HAVING A VALID LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. *

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MANDAMUS: An order of the Federal Court requiring Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada to decide a case within by a certain date. This decision may or may not be in your favour. The Federal Court will not review or make decisions on whether you should or should not get your visa. The Federal Court will review whether the lack of response from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada is reasonable and if not, order them to make "a" decision in your matter within a specific time. The outcome might or might not be in your favour. The flat fee stated above covers one main applicant and up to three co-applicants. For each additional co-applicant more than three, a $500 extra charge will be applied. The legal fee you pay us is for filing the Mandamus at the Federal Court. Filing the Mandamus can trigger an IRCC officer to make a decision on your application. If the decision is made before the Federal Court Reviews your matter, no refund will be issued regardless of whether the decision is successful or unsuccessful. *

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REFUGEE APPLICATION: Refugee Application Under this retainer agreement, we agree to assist you with making a refugee application. It is a condition precedent of this retainer agreement that submit it from within the sovereign territory of Canada. Your refugee application includes the submission of a complete refugee application, any follow-ups necessary, and representing you during the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada hearing should there be any. If you are asking us to represent you and your family for a refugee application, you must have a legitimate fear for your life should you return to your country of residence. You acknowledge that refugee applications are not an immigration pathway and are reserved only for those individuals with a legitimate refugee claim. We cannot and will not help you come up with acceptable story for a refugee application. This service includes what is required to make a refugee claim. It includes the Immigration and Refugee Board hearing. Please note that receiving a positive response for your refugee application does not equal getting permanent resident status in Canada. To obtain permanent residence status in Canada, you must make a separate application. Pax Law Corporation is able to assist you with that process on a different retainer agreement with separate legal fees. Once you make a refugee application, if you had a study permit or work permit, you are allowed to continue taking advantage of them if you comply with all the requirements. But, if you, for instance, stop going to university, your study permit will be cancelled, and you will have to wait until either you receive a new study permit or you receive your permanent residency. ** Your application can be submitted within two weeks of your payment, with an additional 25% of the amount of this retainer agreement. THE QUOTED FEE IS ONLY FOR THE MAIN APPLICANT, EACH ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBER IS $1,000 EXTRA. THE REFUGEE APPLICATION FEES ARE PAID MONTHLY $1,000 PER MONTH IN ADVANCE UNTIL EVERYTHING OWED UNDER THE AGREEMENT IS PAID. For example, for a family of four, let's say the mother is the main applicant, the fee for her is $6,000, then a $1,000 for the father, and $1,000 for each of the two children for a total of $9,000. They pay $1,000 at the signing of the agreement, and $1,000 every month after until the $9,000 is fully paid. *

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REFUGEE APPEAL DIVISION APPLICATION: You have chosen to retain Pax Law Corporation for your RAD claim. Our acceptance of your choice is dependent on there being at least 7 calendar days until the deadline to file your RAD claim. As a part of this service, we will interview you, help you gather relevant documents and evidence, perform legal research on your case, and prepare submissions for and represent you at the RAD hearing. This retainer is limited to representing you until the conclusion of the RAD hearing. You will need to enter into a new agreement with us if you wish to retain us for any other services. The following information regarding RAD claims was provided by the government of Canada. It was last accessed and updated on this website on 27 February 2023. The information below is for your knowledge only and is not a replacement for legal advice from a qualified lawyer. *

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IN-LAND PERMANENT RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS: Under this retainer agreement, we agree to submit a complete application for Permanent Residency via the Permanent Resident portal. We will communicate with the visa office, and do any follow-ups necessary. The legal fee you pay us is for the time and efforts dedicated to your matter and no refund is issued if the application is unsuccessful. You are responsible for providing us with all the documents we request. We will not be able to submit your application if you do not provide us with all required documents. *

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STUDY PERMIT APPLICATION WITHOUT LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE, WORK PERMIT EXCLUDING LMIA OR EXEMPT, OR TOURIST VISA: We will submit a complete application. The legal fee you pay us is for the time and efforts dedicated to resolving your matter and no refund is issued if the application is unsuccessful. $1000 additional per each co-applicant. This service does not include any Judicial Review application in the event that your visa application is rejected. Furthermore, if your refused visa application goes back for redetermination after judicial review, we can only assist you with the documentation update if you engage us for the redetermination process "Update after Judicial Review". *

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"STUDY PERMIT APPLICATION WITH LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE: We will submit a complete application. The legal fee you pay us is for the time and efforts dedicated to resolving your matter, and no refund is issued if the application is unsuccessful. The fee you pay covers only applying for one educational institution. If you wish to apply to additional institutions, an additional fee of $1000 per institution will apply. If there is any co-applicant involved, we charge an additional $1000 for each person. This service does not include any Judicial Review application in the event that your visa application is rejected. Furthermore, if your refused visa application goes back for redetermination after judicial review, we can only assist you with the documentation update if you engage us for the redetermination process 'Update after Judicial Review'. *

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TOURIST VISA: We will submit a complete application. The legal fee you pay us is for the time and efforts dedicated to resolving your matter and no refund is issued if the application is unsuccessful. The quoted fee is for each individual. For example, a wife and a husband will cost 2x $2,000 or $4,000. This service does not include any Judicial Review application in the event that your visa application is rejected. Furthermore, if your refused visa application goes back for redetermination after judicial review, we can only assist you with the documentation update if you engage us for the redetermination process "Update after Judicial Review".

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TRAVEL DOCUMENT: Travel document allows you to travel outside Canada, and it is used in the absence of the applicant's passport for refugee applicants whose application has been accepted, or when someone has lost or has an expired permanent residence card. *

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GENERAL TERMS: ID Verification: Lawyers are required to follow client identification and verification procedures when retained by a client to provide legal services. Accordingly, before we begin work on your behalf, we will require information from you concerning your identity. In addition, for some transactional work, we will require information to verify your identity (to confirm who you are) before the transaction occurs. Payment of Retainer: Before we begin work on your behalf, we require a retainer in the amount quoted above. The retainer will be placed in our trust account and will serve as a source of payment for all or part of our account or accounts when rendered. You will be asked to replenish the retainer from time to time. Any unused portion will be returned to you upon the completion or termination of our services. Sharing documents: Our main way of communication with you is through email. Please make sure that the email address you provide us is the one that you monitor often. Any other way of communication does not count as a reference. We DO NOT ACCEPT any documents by email. You MUST upload your documents to our website at https://www.paxlaw.ca/upload/. Travel fee: If we have to travel to another city, outside of Greater Vancouver in which case we need you to pay for the travel, accommodation, and other related fees. Hourly fee: If we are working on an hourly basis, our hourly fee is $300-$500 per hour depending on the lawyer. Limited Scope: Our retainer agreement is limited to the services we agreed to provide to you. Client Cooperation: As lawyers, we work based on the documents you provide us such as your university transcripts, job letters, bank statements, etc. Verification of Documents: We cannot verify the authenticity of those documents. We will not take any steps to verify them. It is your responsibility to check and ensure their accuracy. Consent to ask for your file information: We will ask your previous lawyer or regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant for documents in your file and for Judicial Reviews and immigration cases (all the documents they have submitted on your behalf) if they misrepresent or falsify documents or present fake or forged documents we cannot and will not be held liable for any loss you may incur. Further, we cannot be held liable for any loss you incur if your previous lawyer or regulated Canadian immigration consultant does not cooperate with us. No Guarantee: We will work with you toward your desired outcome; However, all legal actions are subject to many possible variables, all of which affect an adjudicator’s decision; accordingly, we cannot guarantee that your desired result will be achieved. Representation Cessation: We can and will stop representing you for loss of confidence, non-cooperation, unreasonable expectations, not taking advice from your counsel, and non-payment of our fees. Release: Neither Pax Law nor any of its employees or contractors accept any responsibility with respect to the transfer and deposit of your payment through any currency exchange business, even if the name of that currency exchange business was given to you by Pax Law staff or appeared on Pax Law’s website. Disbursements: You will be responsible for reimbursing us for expenses, also called disbursements, we incur on your behalf, and that must be paid to third parties. These include postage, deliveries, travel expenses, out-of-office photocopying and printing, government filing and search charges, the fees of agents who conduct investigations, searches and registrations, and all other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. If an unusual disbursement or expense arises involving substantial costs, such as, for example, fees for expert evidence, we will consult with you before incurring that cost. You will also be responsible for office charges allocated to your file. These include charges for paralegal time. Taxes: You will be charged the applicable taxes on fees and on some disbursements or other charges. Cloud-based Storage: The firm uses cloud-based programs to store client files and business records. Some of these programs may use servers located outside of Canada. You acknowledge that these programs may create some risks to the security of your information. Rush Fee: Pax Law reserves the right to charge an additional 25% on the quoted fees if the service you request is a rush service. We will discuss the additional charge with you before beginning work on your file. *

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Signature: If you want us to proceed on the basis described above, please sign this Agreement and return it to us together with a retainer in the sum of the above-mentioned. I consent to have this website store my submitted information so they can respond to my inquiry. *