Massood Joomratty, - LLB (Hons), LLM
Canadian Immigration Lawyer

Background & Education:

Massood Joomratty was born in Mauritius and educated in England. He received his law degree (LLB Hons.) from London, England in 1994 and received his Masters in Law (LLM) in 1996. Massood was called to the Bar of England in 1995 at The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn and to the Bar of British Columbia, Canada in 1998. He is also fluent in French and understands Urdu & Hindi (with a working knowledge of Punjabi).

Current Positions:

Massood heads SAJ International, Immigration Lawyers. A law firm specializing in Canadian immigration with several offices worldwide.

He is also the Co-Founder and Vice-President of Jobrox Solutions Inc., an award winning global recruitment firm, specializing in helping Canadian employers address the current worker shortage.

Area(s) of Practice:

His practice consists of Immigration Law. He specializes in:

• Immigration Appeals
• Skilled Worker category
• Self-Employed
• Investor and Entrepreneur Immigration
• Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
• Work-Permits.
  

Professional Membership:

Massood is a member of several professional and volunteer organizations. They include:

• The Law Society of BC
• The Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
• The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA)
• Association des Juristes d'Expression Francaise (AJEF) [Association of French Speaking Lawyers & Judges]
  

Professional Activities:

• "IMMIGRATION ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS": Presented at the Canadian Bar Association Immigration Law Conference, February 2006
  
  
• "SELF-EMPLOYED IMMIGRATION": Presented at the Annual Continuing Legal Education Business Immigration Conference, September 2006
  
  
• "ECONOMIC CLASS IMMIGRATION": Presented to a Seminar organized for members of CAPIC (Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants), March 2007
  

Volunteer Activities:

Massood is a regular speaker at the Delta Immigrant Services.
He is on the Board of Directors of the Family Services of Greater Vancouver , a non-profit organization.
He is a Director of the Bosco Society, a charity dedicated to helping needy children.
He is VP US-Canada Liaison of South Asian Bar Association of BC (SABA-BC).
He is the resident expert on Immigration law for CanadianDesi.com
He is on the Management Advisory Board of The popular Canadian Immigrant Magazine, a monthly publication for immigrants.

He also runs a free Q&A service at askmassood.com

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