If you need counsel for any immigration program or if you wish to know the best way to sponsor, immigrate, study or work in Canada based on your particular situation, we invite you to schedule a personalized consultation.
- Note: All consultations take place online.
- Important: While we can assist with all types of immigration inquiries, we do not offer full representation services for refugee cases.
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Message from Yves Martineau, managing partner
Dear clients,
Please note that our office will temporarily suspend consultations for a few days. I was recently called to the bar and I am registered with the Tableau de l’Ordre of the Barreau du Québec. This privilege comes with new regulatory and professional conduct obligations as well administrative updates. Martineau & Mindicanu will become a law firm and we will resume our services as soon as proper registration is completed with the authority. In the name of Martineau & Mindicanu, I thank you for your patience and send you my kindest regards,
Yves Martineau
Managing partner, Martineau & Mindicanu – the Art of Immigration
Montreal, Canada
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Consultant Yves Martineau
Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant
Location
Due to COVID-19 restrictions all consultations take place online via Zoom. Taxes apply if you are in Canada at the moment of consultation.
January 18, 2026
Martineau & Mindicanu Inc.
7450 rue Saint-Hubert
Montreal, QC, H2R 2N3, Canada
1-514-360-3190 - info@artim.ca
GST: 813674033 RT0001
QST: 1221214095 TQ0001
Duration
The appointment lasts one hour.
Cost
The consultation costs $200 (CAD)*
This amount will be deducted from the total costs of our honoraria if you decide to hire us to represent you.
Emergencies
Should your situation be urgent, we offer the emergency appointment service. The cost is of 300$ (CAD)* and the consultation is scheduled within 7 business days from the date of receipt of the payment.
Additional information regarding your personalized consultation
About the consultation
In order to receive accurate advice the client should provide clear answers and genuine information.
Before your consultation, please:
- Complete the personal information form;
- Check your microphone and headphones;
- Install Zoom if you don’t have it on your device: https://zoom.us/download. You can use any device (computer, phone, tablet) though the computer is the recommended device. You do not need a Zoom account if you don’t have one;
- Test your equipment here: https://zoom.us/test;
- Make sure you have a strong internet connection.
At the moment of the consultation:
- Access the Zoom link provided in the consultation confirmation email at the established date and time;
- Indicate your full name upon connection;
- Install yourself in a quiet area to avoid noise and distractions during the consultation.
No. You can use Zoom without an account. Before joining a Zoom meeting on a computer or mobile device, you can download the Zoom app from the Download Center. Otherwise, you will be prompted to download and install Zoom when you click a join link. You can also join a test meeting to familiarize yourself with Zoom.
Should the client need to reschedule, this can be done up to 48 hours before the consultation.
The consultation can be cancelled and the fees are reimbursable, minus an administrative fee of 20%. This can be done up to 48 hours before the consultation, otherwise no reimbursement applies.
You can schedule another consultation by paying again the fees (no discount applies).
Should you be unable to connect for technical reasons, another option would be to call at the number provided in the consultation confirmation email, providing the code. If this does not work either, you can email us with the subject: Urgent – technical issues.
The consultation is to evaluate and answer the questions on the profile of the client and, if applicable, dependent spouse and/or children.
Should the client want to invite an additional person other than the love partner in the call, this would be possible. The fact of inviting another person to the consultation is deemed to be an authorization to disclose your personal information to the invitee.
No. However, you may want to have on hand any documents relevant to your immigration project, such as your Canadian permits, passport, or employment and education documents, as you may find it helpful to refer to them when answering questions.
If your situation requires the review of specific documents, you may prepare a link to a shared folder using the platform of your choice (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) and upload the documents there. Please share the link with the lawyer during the appointment, as no documents will be reviewed prior to the consultation.
The information provided by the client is strictly confidential and not going to be shared with any third party. The employees, consultants and lawyers of Martineau & Mindicanu are not considered to be a third party.
No. Recording, distributing, or reusing any audio or video material would constitute a potential breach of confidentiality and is not permitted. We strongly encourage you to take notes during the consultation.
In English, French or Spanish, based on the client’s preference.
The consultation is to last 60 minutes. However should there be time lost for reasons of technical failures, this time should be compensated to the client in the form of additional minutes. Time lost may include but not limited to: deficient Internet connection or phone line, power failure, unforeseeable and irresistible events out of the client’s or lawyer’s reach that would delay the interview.
Should the client be late for the consultation, the time lost due to a late arrival, unless for reasons stated above, will not be compensated. For greater clarity, for example, if a consultation is scheduled at 10:00, it is to end at 11:00, even if the client arrives or connects after 10:00.
Should the consultation last less than 60 minutes upon mutual agreement between the lawyer and the client or upon request of the client, the minutes left may not be used for other future services and could not be compensated in the way of a partial reimbursement of the consultation fee.
If you require additional assistance after the 60-minute consultation has ended, you may schedule another consultation on our website or request a representation agreement.
About our services
We offer, in particular:
- Temporary immigration: study / work permits, visitor visa. This includes extension of stay.
- Permanent immigration: family sponsorship, all economic immigration categories. We do not offer refugee or humanitarian & compassionate grounds application assistance, however the lawyer can assess your eligibility under those classes during the consultation.
- Citizenship
- Services to business: Labour market impact assessment (LMIA) and LMIA-exempt permits. We do not offer job search / recruitment services but can help the business obtain the necessary immigration permits for the potential employees.
Based on the personalized analysis conducted during the consultation, if we are able to represent you, you will be informed of the professional fees for our representation services either during the consultation or shortly thereafter. Fees are determined according to several factors, including the type of immigration program, the number of family members involved, the complexity of the case, and any particular circumstances disclosed during the consultation.
As an estimate, professional fees typically range as follows:
- Study permit application: between $5,000 and $6,000
- Work permit application: between $3,000 and $6,000, depending on the type of application
- Permanent residence / sponsorship: between $5,500 and $6,500
Fees are subject to change without notice, particularly if new information or circumstances arise. However, once a service contract is signed within 4 weeks following the consultation, the fees indicated in that contract remain valid.
If the client retains our firm to provide representation before Canadian immigration authorities following the consultation, the cost of the regular consultation will be deducted from the total representation fee, subject to the following conditions:
- The consultation fee can only be deducted once. Multiple consultations do not allow multiple deductions.
- The deduction applies only when the consultation fee represents 10% or less of the total representation fee.
- The discount applies only if a contract is signed within 4 weeks of the preliminary consultation.
- The $100 emergency consultation fee is not eligible for deduction.
No. By booking a consultation, the client has no obligation to retain the firm for any subsequent immigration procedures.
If the client wishes to hire the firm, this will be possible only if, during the consultation, the firm confirms the client’s eligibility and its ability to represent them.
Booking a consultation does not mean that the firm represents the client before any immigration authorities.
The About us section provides information regarding the professional licences held by each of our members. To confirm their licence, you may verify their status directly on the official websites of the corresponding regulatory bodies:
- the Barreau du Québec / Quebec Bar,
- the Law Society of Ontario,
- the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants.
The legal framework of the counselling encompasses in particular the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its Regulations, the Citizenship Act, immigration laws, regulations and instructions of the Canadian provinces, and it is done according to the lawyer’s/consultant’s best knowledge and based on the information provided by the client.
We are authorized to represent clients before both provincial and federal governments, and therefore there are no restrictions regarding the province.
Please fill out the contract request form.
When completing the form, it is important to carefully select the appropriate immigration program, in accordance with the firm’s recommendations provided during the consultation. We encourage you to proceed shortly after the consultation in order to benefit from the discount available when the contract is signed within 4 weeks.
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