Cansu Aydemir J.D.
Associate
Toronto
150 York Street, 5th Floor Toronto ON M5H 3S5 CA
cansua@gands.com
(416) 601-2216
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Bio
Cansu Aydemir is an Associate Lawyer at Green and Spiegel LLP in Toronto. Cansu assists individual and corporate clients with all aspects of immigration law in Canada. Cansu is a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario. She was called to the Ontario Bar after completing her articling at Green and Spiegel LLP.
Cansu graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School. While in school, Cansu volunteered with various legal aid clinics, acted as the student representative in Osgoode’s Student Caucus, and sat on Osgoode’s Academic Standing Committee. Cansu completed Osgoode’s Poverty Law Intensive Program and worked in the Immigration Division at Parkdale Community Legal Services as a student caseworker, helping clients with their immigration applications. Cansu also represented Osgoode Hall Law School in the National Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Moot competition as an oralist.
Prior to law school, Cansu worked as an international news reporter for Turkish state television. Cansu holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in History with a minor in Diaspora and Transnational Studies from the University of Toronto where she graduated with High Distinction.
Practice Areas
Education
- Called to the Ontario Bar, 2023
- J.D., Osgoode Hall Law School, 2022
- BA (Hons), University of Toronto, 2019
- BA (Hons), Hacettepe University, 2010
Involvement
- Turkish Canadian Lawyers Association, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and Co-Founder
Awards
- The Ron Ellis ‘09 (PhD) Prize in Administrative Law, 2022
- Dean’s List Scholar (2017, 2018, 2019)
Blog Posts
- New Updates to Parents and Grandparents Program
- Immigration and Border Officers Can Now Cancel Visas, Work and Study Permits
- Important Changes to Canadian Open Work Permits for Family Members
- A Glimmer of Hope: How IRCC is Combatting International Student Fraud
- The Canadian Intra-Company Transfer Work Permit Explained
- IRCC Accepts New English Language Test: Pearson
- Temporary Measures to Support Turkish and Syrian Nationals Extended to January 3, 2024
- Special immigration measures for Turkish and Syrian nationals affected by the earthquakes
- Canada is Extending Post-Graduation Work Permits for up to 18 Months
- IT’S TIME FOR CANADA TO OPEN ITS DOORS TO VICTIMS OF THE TURKIYE-SYRIA EARTHQUAKE
Media
- Video interview with Global News, Suspect in killing of temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar got student visa in ‘days’
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