Practice Area

Margarita assists clients in all matters related to immigration, family and estate law.

Professional Activities

• Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
• Canadian Bar Association
• Ontario Bar Association
• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Volunteer lawyer with Pro Bono Law Ontario’s Child Advocacy Project
• Toronto Adventist District School Board, member-at-large

Credentials

Margarita earned her double law degrees (LLB/BCL) through the National Programme at McGill University, Faculty of Law in Montreal, Canada. She completed her undergraduate studies at Andrews University in Michigan, USA, where she earned a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Political Economy, graduating magna cum laude.

Margarita is conversant in Tagalog.

Experience

• Preparation, drafting and execution of domestic contracts including:
• Cohabitation agreements
• Marriage contracts
• Separation agreements
• Preparation, drafting and execution of wills & powers of attorney
• Divorce, access and custody matters

• Business class applications under the Investor, Entrepreneur or Self-employed categories
• Skilled workers class applications
• Family class applications
• Work permits and intra-company employee transfers
• Study permits and temporary resident visas
• Judicial reviews before the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal
• Appeals to the Immigration Appeal Division
• Stay of Removal Orders

Email: mprimero@heydary.com
Phone: (416) 972-9001 | Fax: (416) 972-9940