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Pax Law Corporation acts on real estate conveyancing, criminal defence, business law, and wills and estates in British Columbia, family law and civil litigation in British Columbia and Ontario, and immigration and Federal Court matters across Canada. Meet with a lawyer in our North Vancouver or Toronto office, or by video.
Real estate, family, criminal, business and estate matters in British Columbia; family law and civil litigation in British Columbia and Ontario; and immigration across Canada. Choose your area to see the process and how to get started.
Incorporation, contracts, buying or selling a business, commercial leases and wrongful dismissal.
Learn moreBC and OntarioSmall claims, landlord and tenant disputes, professional negligence and other civil matters.
Learn moreBritish ColumbiaDefence of criminal charges, court appearances, bail and extradition matters.
Learn moreBC and OntarioSeparation, divorce, parenting, child and spousal support, property division and family agreements.
Learn moreAcross CanadaJudicial reviews of refusals and applications to compel a decision on a delayed or stuck immigration file.
Learn moreAcross CanadaStudy permits, work permits, visitor visas, permanent residence, family sponsorship, citizenship, refugee claims and appeals.
Learn moreBritish ColumbiaBuying, selling, refinancing, new mortgages and title transfers, with closing support from start to finish.
Learn moreBritish ColumbiaWills, enduring powers of attorney, representation agreements, estate administration and estate disputes.
Learn moreSamin Mortazavi, a BC lawyer, handles residential conveyancing at our North Vancouver office. Choose what you are doing, fill in a short intake form, and we will review it and contact you about next steps.
Contract review, title and mortgage documents, closing and keys. Tell us about the purchase.
Start purchase intakeSelling a homeReview of the sale contract, payout of your mortgage, and completion on the closing date.
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Start refinance intakePrefer to talk first? Read how residential conveyancing works, book a consultation, or message us on WhatsApp or call 604-767-9529. Fees and services are confirmed in writing before we begin.
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Pax Law lawyers and consultants appear before courts and tribunals every week. Here are our upcoming hearings and court appearances. We never show client names or file details.
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Book a consultationThis list shows general categories of work only, drawn from matters currently open at Pax Law Corporation. It does not identify any client or case, and does not say anything about how any matter will turn out. Past or current work does not guarantee a result in any other matter. General information only, not legal advice. Last updated November 7, 2026.
IRCC has recently been issuing a large number of procedural fairness letters raising concerns about inadmissibility. A PFL is often your only opportunity to respond before a decision is made, and the deadline in the letter is short. How you answer can decide the outcome of your application.
Concerns about membership in an organization, including past service connected to the IRGC.
Allegations that you held a senior position in a designated government.
Convictions or charges inside or outside Canada, including foreign offences assessed for equivalency.
Concerns that information or documents were incomplete, inaccurate or not disclosed.
We have successful decisions at admissibility hearings for s. 35 and s. 36, and positive results in submissions and negotiations on s. 34 and s. 40 concerns.
Book a consultation nowDo not wait until the deadline. Book a consultation as soon as you receive the letter, so we have time to review your file and prepare a full response. Every case depends on its own facts. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in your matter. This section is general information, not legal advice.
The latest decisions published on CanLII in which a Pax Law Corporation lawyer or consultant appeared. Select a name to read more.
Lawyer (BC & ON)
Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC), licensed to represent clients before the IRB. Not a lawyer.
Decisions are listed from CanLII for information only. A listing does not say who won or lost; read the decision itself. Every case depends on its own facts and record, and past results do not guarantee or predict the outcome of any other matter. This is general information, not legal advice. Last updated October 25, 2026.
Read published Federal Court decisions on judicial reviews of immigration refusals, with links to the full text on CanLII.
View Federal Court decisionsFederal Court of Canada · Immigration decisions 2001–2026
We reviewed 22,057 published Federal Court decisions on immigration refusals and mandamus applications, dated February 2001 to November 2026, from the Court's own decisions database. These are court-wide figures, not Pax Law Corporation's results. Every case turns on its own facts and evidence.
Share of decisions on the merits where the judicial review or mandamus was granted
Judicial reviews of refusals, all years
* The Refugee Appeal Division began hearing appeals in December 2012.
Applications asking the Court to order a decision on a delayed file. Most mandamus cases settle and never produce a published decision.
Samin Mortazavi, an Iranian Canadian lawyer, has acted for applicants in 92 published Federal Court immigration decisions since 2019. That places him among the 25 lawyers with the most such decisions in this review of decisions since 2001.
This counts published decisions only. It is not a measure of results, and it does not predict the outcome of any case.
These figures describe publicly available Federal Court decisions with reasons only. Past results, including court-wide statistics, do not predict or guarantee the outcome of any case, and outcomes vary according to the facts of each individual case. This section is general information, not legal advice.
Source: Federal Court decisions database. Decisions dated 1 February 2001 to 6 November 2026, reviewed 8 November 2026. 2001 and 2026 are partial years. Analysis by Pax Law Corporation.
Samin Mortazavi has been interviewed and quoted by national news organizations on immigration and security screening, and on matters affecting Iranian-Canadians.
Samin Mortazavi, counsel for a doctoral student refused a study permit on security grounds, explains why he sees no security issue in the file.
Read in The Globe and MailCTV NewsTelevision interviewSamin Mortazavi was interviewed by CTV News about the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 near Tehran.
Watch the interviewGlobal News · The Canadian PressJanuary 9, 2024The Canadian Press report quotes Samin Mortazavi on the study permit refusal and the planned Federal Court challenge.
Read on Global NewsLinks open the original publication. Media coverage is not an endorsement of Pax Law Corporation, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome in your matter.
Review a refusal or removal issue, work out your Express Entry score, follow live invitation rounds, and read our guides to tribunal proceedings.
General information only. Not legal advice; no lawyer-client relationship is created and no outcome can be guaranteed.
Samin Mortazavi explains Canadian law in plain language in new videos every week on YouTube and Instagram. Watch the latest here.
How IRPA s. 36 criminal inadmissibility works: serious criminality, foreign conviction equivalency, rehabilitation, record suspensions and temporary resident permits.
A plain-language guide to making a valid will in British Columbia under the Wills, Estates and Succession Act: formal requirements, electronic wills, section 58, wills variation and intestacy.
Signed a presale condo contract in BC? You may not be locked in. This guide and video explain the 7-day rescission right under REDMA s. 21, how deposits are returned, and why the 3-day home buyer rule does not apply.
Can you move to a new city with your child after separation just because the child lives mostly with you? Not always. This guide and video explain the Divorce Act relocation notice, objection and burden-of-proof rules.
Sole proprietorship or corporation? A plain-language BC guide to personal liability, the limits of limited liability, general tax differences, company filing duties and when incorporating may make sense.
A plain-language guide to severance pay in British Columbia: the Employment Standards Act minimum, the separate right to common-law reasonable notice, when termination clauses fail, and how severance interacts with EI and income tax.
What a Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA) is in Canada: who can apply, the 12-month bar, the 15-day window, the new evidence rule and judicial review.
Judicial review of Canadian immigration decisions: IRPA s. 72 leave and 15/60-day deadlines, grounds of review, Vavilov, and possible outcomes.
What mandamus is in Canadian immigration law: the Federal Courts Act basis, the eight Apotex requirements, unreasonable delay and security screening.
With offices in North Vancouver and Toronto, Pax Law Corporation provides legal services in Immigration Law (including visa refusals and Federal Court litigation), Family Law and Divorce, Real Estate Conveyancing, Civil Litigation, and Corporate Law.
Real estate conveyancing, criminal defence, business law, and wills and estates are handled in British Columbia. Family law and civil litigation are handled in both British Columbia and Ontario. Immigration and Federal Court matters are handled for clients across Canada and abroad.
Yes. In addition to in-person appointments at our North Vancouver and Toronto offices, we provide remote legal consultations and file management via Zoom, Google Meet, and phone for clients worldwide.
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Depending on the nature of the matter, fees are structured as either a flat fee or standard hourly billing. All costs, fees, and disbursements are set out in the Retainer Agreement prior to starting work.
Real estate, family, criminal, business, litigation and immigration matters. Book a consultation at our North Vancouver or Toronto office, or by video.
Pax Law Corporation, with active offices in North Vancouver (British Columbia) and Toronto (Ontario), provides legal services in immigration law, Federal Court litigation, family law, and international legal matters. Our goal is to provide a clear, lawful, and secure path to advance your legal matters in Canada.
Our team, consisting of Canadian lawyers and Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs), is by your side to bring peace of mind to each of our clients.
The word “Pax” means “peace” in Latin—a concept that reflects our mission: providing quality, committed legal services tailored to the unique circumstances of each individual.
We believe that transparency and awareness regarding every detail of a case are fundamental rights for every client. For this reason, our working process is designed to be fully transparent and step-by-step, allowing you to move forward with complete confidence in defending your rights.
At Pax Law, we believe that legal representation should be both professional and approachable. Our values guide everything we do:
We proudly serve a diverse clientele with multilingual support in: English, Persian, Urdu, Korean, Filipino, Vietnamese, Hindi, Malay, and Tamil. By offering services in multiple languages and understanding cultural nuances, we make legal support more accessible to communities across British Columbia.
Samin Mortazavi founded Pax Law Corporation in 2019 and is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Law Society of Ontario. He practises immigration, refugee and Federal Court law, as well as family law and wills and estates.
Each Pax Law lawyer is a fully qualified lawyer who is responsible for their own client matters. Meet the lawyers and their areas of practice.
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