Kes Posgate

Kes specializes in immigration and refugee law. Through this work, Kes has appeared before the Federal Court and all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Kes also frequently prepares written applications to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Canada Border Services Agency. Prior to founding Kes Posgate Law, Kes articled at the Federal Court as a judicial law clerk and then worked as an associate lawyer at an immigration and refugee law firm. In addition to private practice, Kes is employed as an adjunct instructor at Queen’s University, Faculty of Law in the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law. Kes holds a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Equity Studies from the University of Toronto. Kes is a member of the Refugee Lawyers Association of Ontario and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, the latter of which Kes has represented as counsel in strategic litigation before the Federal Court and Supreme Court of Canada. Kes has also volunteered as a coach and judge for several moot competitions, including the Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Law Moot and the Federal Courts’ Exchequer Cup.

(647) 946-1814

kes@kesposgatelaw.com

Toronto

Ontario

M4W 3E2