Landed Law

About Us

Celeste Shankland is the founder and principal lawyer of Landed Law.


Celeste is a lawyer with experience in a wide range of refugee and immigration legal issues, who assists clients in all aspects of their journey to landing in Canada and with issues relating to their status. She regularly represents clients before all levels of the Immigration and Refugee Board and at the Federal Court of Canada. She also assists individuals and families with applications to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), including sponsorships, humanitarian and compassionate applications, pre-removal risk assessments, and more. Celeste speaks French, and works closely with law clerks, interpreters, and translators from around the world to provide services in many languages.


Celeste has a long-standing dedication to the rights and interests of refugees and migrants. Prior to entering the practice of refugee and immigration law in 2013, Celeste was a supervising lawyer at Project Genesis, a high volume walk-in legal clinic in Montreal, Quebec where she provided services in the areas of tenancy and poverty law to many newcomers to Canada. Celeste has also worked at the Refugee Rights Clinic in Cape Town, South Africa and as a Legal Advisor at the National Centre Against Violence in Ulaabaatar, Mongolia. In Canada, Celeste has been involved with the work of a number of non-profit organizations, including Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), the HIV Legal Network, the Access Centres for Students with Disabilities at Concordia and McGill Universities, and several legal clinics in Montreal. Celeste also founded and ran a charity Ping Pong tournament for 5 years benefitting local non-profit organizations. Celeste co-founded and co-chaired “Place at the Table”, a group of concerned Torontonians who have privately sponsored two large refugee families from Syria.


Celeste holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from Concordia University in Montreal; bachelor’s degrees in civil law (BCL) and in common law (LLB) from McGill University, where she graduated with the highest standing in Human Rights Law throughout the program; and a post-graduate certificate in Refugee and Forced Migration Issues from York University in Toronto.


Celeste was called to the Ontario bar in 2012 and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario; the Legal Aid Ontario Refugee and Immigration general and appellate panels; the Refugee Lawyer’s Association of Ontario (RLA); and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL).

Celeste Shankland

Lawyer

Celeste Shankland

Lawyer

Contact Us​

Telephone: (416) 847-3948
Fax: (416) 847-3950
Email: celeste@landedlaw.com

Location

41 Madison Avenue

Toronto, Ontario M5R 2S2

We do not accept walk-in appointments. Please contact us to schedule an appointment.



Reception is on the first floor. Please note that there is a small flight of stairs and no ramp to enter the building. If you are mobility-impaired and require assistance, please let us know in advance, and we will arrange it. We are conveniently located near Spadina Subway station. Please do not park directly in front of 41 Madison Avenue, as this is reserved parking.

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