Our story
Vance Immigration Law was founded on a frustration — and a belief.
After ten years at two of Toronto’s largest immigration firms, Sarah Vance had watched the same thing happen too many times. Clients making the most important decision of their lives — uprooting their families, betting their futures on a new country — were handed off to junior staff, processed through templates, and left in the dark for months at a time.
She believed immigration work deserved better. In 2013 she opened a small office on Bay Street with one principle: every client speaks to a lawyer, and every application is built from the ground up. No templates. No call centres. No case numbers.
Eleven years later, Vance Immigration Law is a six-person firm that has guided more than 2,400 clients to Canadian residency — and that founding principle has not changed. We are deliberately not the biggest firm in Toronto. We are the one that knows your name.
2,400+
Cases handled
97%
Approval rate
11
Years of practice
5
Languages served
What we believe
Three principles, every case.
Honesty before optimism
If a pathway is not realistic, we tell you in the first call. We would rather lose a client than take a case we do not believe will succeed.
Precision in everything
Immigration is unforgiving of error. Every form, every date, every document is checked and re-checked before anything is filed.
People, not paperwork
Behind every file is a family and a future. We treat your case the way we would want our own family’s case handled.
Credentials
Bar memberships & accreditation.
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association — Immigration Law Section
- Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association
Recognition
Trusted & recommended.
- Featured immigration commentaryToronto Star
- Recommended legal resourceSettlement.org
- Top Immigration Law Firm — TorontoThree Best Rated, 2024
- Member in good standingLaw Society of Ontario