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Practice areas: Overview·Employment law·Immigration & migration·International law·Technology & AI

PRACTICE AREAS · OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Legal Services for People, Work and Movement

Chressa Law advises individuals and organizations on legal questions arising from work, migration, cross-border activity, and technological change.

What we advise on

These areas frequently overlap. An employment decision may affect immigration status, a cross-border workforce may engage domestic and international obligations, and technology increasingly shapes how people are hired, managed, and classified. Our advice is grounded in careful legal analysis and directed toward practical decisions.

Employment law

We advise employees and employers at significant points in the employment relationship, from establishing clear working arrangements to managing workplace concerns and employment departures.

  • Employees: termination, severance, employment contracts, constructive dismissal, workplace disputes, discrimination and reprisal
  • Employers: employment agreements, policies, performance management, accommodation, investigations, termination and workforce planning

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Immigration and migration law

We advise individuals, families and organizations on Canadian immigration matters and the legal dimensions of international mobility.

  • Work permits and employer-supported applications
  • Economic immigration and permanent residence
  • Family sponsorship
  • Status, compliance, refusals and available review or appeal options
  • Cross-border workforce and mobility planning

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International law and cross-border advisory

We provide research-informed advice on international legal obligations, labour migration governance, and matters involving states, international organizations and civil society.

  • Treaty interpretation and legal opinions
  • International labour and migration governance
  • Domestic implementation of international obligations
  • Submissions to international and regional mechanisms
  • Cross-border workforce and mobility questions

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Technology and AI law

We advise organizations on the legal and governance questions that arise where technology changes how people work, move, and are managed.

  • Responsible use of AI in employment
  • Automated decision-making and workplace governance
  • Platform work and worker classification
  • Workplace privacy and employee data
  • Remote work, digital labour and cross-border mobility

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Notarial services

Chressa Law provides notarial and commissioning services by appointment in Ottawa, including affidavits, statutory declarations, certified copies and other documents requiring notarization or commissioning.

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Not sure where your matter fits?

Legal questions do not always remain within one practice area. Describe what is happening, and we will identify whether the firm can assist and the appropriate next step.

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