Atty. Will Tao
Will Tao is an experienced Canadian Immigration and Refugee Lawyer with over a decade of experience and the founding lawyer of Heron Law Offices, a firm known for its principled and client-focused approach. Will provides legal services in all areas of Canadian immigration and refugee law with a focus on complex applications, overcoming refusals, inadmissibility matters, appeals, and judicial reviews.
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Will Tao is a immigration attorney based in Burnaby, British Columbia, practicing at Heron Law Offices. They have 11+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2015. Admitted to practice in British Columbia, Law Society of British Columbia (2015). Educated at University of British Columbia (LLM) and University of Ottawa (JD). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Immigration Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Lexpert (2026). Serands clients in Burnaby, BC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Will Tao is an experienced Canadian Immigration and Refugee Lawyer with over a decade of experience and the founding lawyer of Heron Law Offices, a firm known for its principled and client-focused approach
- Will provides legal services in all areas of Canadian immigration and refugee law with a focus on complex applications, overcoming refusals, inadmissibility matters, appeals, and judicial reviews
- He regularly appears before the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada
- His focus is on international students, families, and temporary foreign workers
- His current work includes challenging the government’s use of Automated Decision Making, navigating inadmissibility matters involving security and misrepresentation, and developing strategic immigration solutions for applicants in the tech, arts, entertainment, and sports industries
- Will also provides strategic advice and consultation to government, media, educational institutions, and businesses on immigration, refugee, decolonization, and race equity issues
- He is the founder and creator of the award-winning Vancouver Immigration Blog, through which he works to make immigration and refugee law more accessible to the general public
- He also has significant past teaching experience as an instructor for the University of British Columbia’s Certificate in Immigration Laws, Policies, and Procedures (CILPP) program
- A key opinion leader in Canadian immigration, Will has been frequently invited to speak at various conferences and comment in the news
- He has served as an expert affiant before the Federal Court (FC), and has consulted with the Treasury Board Secretariat
- In December 2024, Will appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration to provide expert testimony on reforms to the International Student Program
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Why local counsel matters in British Columbia
Practicing law in British Columbia. Legal matters in British Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Burnaby are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate British Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in British Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in British Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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