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Bill MacGregor

Bill MacGregor

Canada 2027

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About

Provided by Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP

Canada

Practice Areas

Bill MacGregor is a partner and leads the firm’s national Immigration Practice Group. His practice focuses exclusively on corporate immigration and the cross-border movement of foreign nationals and personnel.

A Certified Specialist in Immigration Law (Law Society of Ontario), Bill has over 25 years of experience providing innovative and practical solutions on immigration matters to Canadian and international clients across a wide variety of industries and sectors.

He assists employers with such things as international transfers and hires, obtaining work permits, Labour Market Impact Assessments and documentation for accompanying family members of foreign national transferees or recruits.

He also provides strategic advice on matters including developing immigration policies and work permit best practices for companies, compliance requirements, cross-border movement of personnel, immigration considerations for companies expanding into Canada and the implications of mergers or corporate ownership changes on foreign worker personnel and obtaining permanent resident status and citizenship.

Career

Certified Specialist - Citizenship & Immigration Law (Immigration) - Law Society of Ontario

Year of Call: 1994-Ontario

Professional Memberships

Canadian Bar Association

Ontario Bar Association

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Chambers Canada Guide

Immigration - Nationwide - Canada

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Individual Editorial

Kitchener-based Bill MacGregor serves major clients in sectors such as technology, energy and food and beverages. He is well-versed in advising on personnel movement and obtaining work permits.

Strengths

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  • Bill is excellent to work with.

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  • Bill provides great service and is very helpful in dealing with our cases.

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  • Bill is very knowledgeable, knows his stuff around the subject matter and is very responsive.

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Ranked Individuals at Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP (112)

Alberta

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Nationwide - Canada

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