Cristina Guida is a Partner and the Corporate Immigration Practice Director with Green and Spiegel LLP in Toronto. Cristina advises clients in all aspects of Canadian immigration and citizenship matters. Her practice focuses primarily on facilitating the entry of personnel into Canada for a variety of multi-national corporations and small businesses. Cristina offers clients her expertise in preparing tourist and business visitor applications, study permits, and all types of work permit applications, such as Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications, intra-company transferees and work permits under various International Free Trade Agreements, such as USMCA and CETA. Cristina also assists with citizenship applications and a wide range of permanent residence applications including, family class sponsorships and economic class applications such as provincial nominations and Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Trades and Federal Skilled Worker applications under the Express Entry System.
Prior to joining Green and Spiegel LLP, Cristina worked for the immigration enforcement branch of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for five years. Among her various roles at the CBSA, Cristina represented the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (MPSEP) at tribunal hearings before the Immigration and Refugee Board. The unique experience of working as a MPSEP representative has allowed Cristina, in her current role as opposing counsel, to successfully advocate for her clients in various enforcement, and litigation matters, such as temporary resident permit (TRP) and criminal rehabilitation applications, inadmissibility and detention review hearings, appeals before the Immigration Appeal Division and litigation matters before the Federal Court of Canada.
Education
Called to the Ontario Bar, 2014
Juris Doctor, University of Ottawa 2013
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, York University, 2009
Affiliations
Ontario Bar Association, Citizenship and Immigration Law Section, 2014 – present
Canadian Bar Association, Citizenship and Immigration Law Section, 2014 – present
Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario (ICCO) Member
Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association (CIBPA)
Member of the Elizabeth Fry Society, Toronto
IR Global Member 2020
