Overview
Mabel Kyei is a corporate immigration lawyer at our Toronto office. She works closely with Canadian employers and multinational corporations to provide strategic and innovative advice regarding Canadian immigration matters, cross border workforce planning, and corporate compliance.
Mabel provides immigration due diligence analysis for acquisitions and mergers, collaboratively with corporate, tax and employment law efforts for a variety of industries. She works with employees, legal counsel, Human Resources professionals, and relocation specialists to provide clear guidance on immigration processes and requirements. Her passion for finding creative, practical solutions enables her to confidently help clients be more competitive and manage risk.
Thought leadership
- Co-Author, “COVID-19’s impact on trucking industry: Part two”, The Lawyer’s Daily, October 23, 2020
- Co-Author, “COVID-19’s impact on trucking industry: Part one”, The Lawyer’s Daily, October 22, 2020
- Presenter, “Ask Me Anything Session: The Global Talent Stream Program”, Communitech Corporation, September 29, 2020
- Speaker, “4th Annual Legal Updates Seminar”, Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers Association, November 22, 2019
- Co-Author, “Immigration Option for Entrepreneurs: Federal Start-up Visa Program”, Federation of Canadian-Brazilian Businesses, November 20, 2019
- Co-Author “Ontario changes immigration laws to tackle truck driver shortage” The Lawyer’s Daily, November 19, 2019
- Co-Author, “Combatting Truck Driver Shortages: Recent Changes to Ontario’s Immigration Legislation”, Transportation & Logistics Communiqué, August 28, 2019
- Co-Presenter, Miller Thomson V-Series Breakfast Seminar (Vaughan), May 30, 2019
- Contributor, Chapter 17 – Immigration, Business Laws of Canada, West (a Thomson Reuters business), 2018 – present
- Speaker, “Temporary Entry to Canada for Business Persons (Or… How Not To Get Stuck At the Border)”, Miller Thomson’s National Corporate Counsel CPD Series, September 26, 2018
- Speaker, “Fearless Women Series: A Woman’s Place is Everywhere”, The Great Canadian Theatre Company (Ottawa), October 27, 2013
- Co-Author, “Rodriguez Hernandez v Canada and R v Appulonappa: Case Comment”, Immigration Law Reporter Published by Carswell, Thompson Reuters, May 2013
Community involvement
- Volunteer Lawyer, Ottawa Immigrant Community Services Organization
- Mentor, Black Future Lawyers – University of Toronto
- Judge, Canadian National Qualifying Tournament of the 2020 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
- Volunteer Lawyer, Canadian Bar Association Pro Bono Initiative – Ukraine International Airlines Tragedy
- Citizenship Ceremony Coordinator, Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC)
Professional memberships
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
Bar admissions & education
- Ontario Bar, 2014
- J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2013
- B. Commerce (Hons.), Carleton University, 2010
