I am a Toronto lawyer licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Managing Lawyer at Carvajal Law P.C. I received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University. 

 

My Canadian immigration practice focuses on all types of business immigration, including the relocation of foreign workers through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the International Mobility Program. This involves the representation of employers and employees on all types of Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications and Canadian work permit applications. I also assist professionals and entrepreneurs around the world with permanent residence applications under federal and provincial economic programs.

Having been involved in the international student industry for over 10 years, I also assist clients with study permits and visitor visas.

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For over 10 years, I have taught at the university and college levels, as well as professional development courses to immigration lawyers, Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants and paralegals. I am the Curriculum Developer for the Legal Professionals Education Network and an instructor of multiple online courses and workshops dealing with labour mobility programs, permanent residence and study permits. I am also a frequent contributor to several publications dealing with immigration law and have been invited to speak about immigration changes on local and national news segments, as well as to testify before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.
 

Prior to practising law, I was a sociology professor at McGill University and a university researcher in projects dealing with criminal justice, equality laws, family transformation and social research methods.

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As a native Colombian, I am fully fluent in Spanish and have a working proficiency in French. Outside of work, I enjoy travel, tennis and wine appreciation, holding a WSET Level 2 certification in wines. I am the host of the biweekly wine and immigration podcast “Vivir Afuera”.​

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