As a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC), your work demands precision, integrity, and strict compliance with professional standards. Allegations of misconduct or a regulatory complaint can quickly place your license, your practice, and your reputation at risk. At Tamir Litigation, we provide skilled, strategic legal defence for immigration consultants facing investigation or discipline by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC) .
How We Defend RCICs Facing CICC Complaints and Investigations
We provide guidance in responding to complaints and regulatory correspondence
- Representation in interviews, audits, and investigations
- Preparation of written responses and mitigation submissions
- Representation at disciplinary hearings before the Complaints Committee or Discipline Committee
- License reinstatement applications and appeal processes
- Risk management and compliance consultation for ongoing practice
We also represent consultants who are facing immigration fraud allegations or who are named in IRCC ivestigations related to client matters.
Why Work With Us?
- Deep understanding of immigration practice and regulatory structure
- Experience handling professional discipline matters before CICC and other regulatory bodies
- Results-driven advocacy focused on protecting your ability to practice
- Confidential, discreet handling of sensitive matters
Our Scope of Work Includes the Following:
- CICC investigations and disciplinary hearings
- Breach of the CICC Code of Professional Conduct
- Failure to maintain documentation or provide accurate disclosures
- Misrepresentation or negligence in client filings
- Advertising or marketing violations
- Unauthorized practice concerns or conflict of interest allegations
- Application refusals due to professional conduct history
Even unintentional mistakes or poor communication can lead to serious professional consequences, including suspension or revocation of your license.
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Because the CICC’s core mandate is public protection, almost every complaint that meets intake criteria is reviewed and investigated . Beyond client complaints, the CICC can initiate its own-motion investigations based on tips, referrals (e.g., from IRCC or other regulators), advertising/website sweeps, audit findings, or patterns seen across files.
Yes. The Registrar can open an investigation proactively if credible information suggests risk to the public. Think irregular advertising claims, billing or/ and delegation problems, repeated refund issues, or concerns flagged by another regulator.
You’ll receive notice of the issues and a records request with deadlines. Your response, organized, factual, and complete, often determines whether the matter is closed early, escalated to further investigation, or referred to discipline.
Early on counsel will narrow the scope, protect privileged material, and prevent avoidable admissions. A sloppy or argumentative first reply can harden the case against you or even encourage CICC add issues to investigate further.
Three pillars: overseeing the process (ensure fairness and reasonable timelines), evidence (clean ledgers, client agreements, communications, refunds), and remediation (concrete fixes that show risk reduction). This combination often leads to cautionary or educational outcomes rather than harsh sanctions.
No action, caution/education, terms/conditions, suspension, or (rarely) revocation. Strong documentation and targeted remediation materially improve results.
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