Lawyer and Partner

Rudolf Kischer

More than two decades of working in the field haven’t dampened Rudi’s passion for the law and for helping Canadian businesses grow by recruiting key international talent. A child of diasporic families with roots in the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and elsewhere, Rudi feels a personal stake in his clients’ journeys through the immigration system and is committed to making that process smoother and more predictable.

Education and Qualifications

• Called to the bar in British Columbia in 1996
• LL.B., University of British Columbia, 1993
• B.A., (Political Science) (Hons.), McGill University, 1989
• Consulted with UN High Commissioner for Refugees on resettlement issues
Past lecturer on immigration law, University of British Columbia
Past member, National Consultative Committee on Practices and Procedure with the Immigration and Refugee Board
Authored CLE Annual Review of Practice on Immigration
Qualified as an expert on immigration matters before tribunals in Canada and the USA
Fluent in English and German