WELCOME TO THE PROFESSIONAL PAGE OF HENRY J. CHANG

I am currently a Senior Partner with Dentons Canada LLP in Toronto, Ontario, and a member of the firm's Employment and Labour Group. My practice is in the field of Canadian and U.S. business immigration law.

I obtained my JD from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Ontario (1990). I was called to the bar in the Province of Ontario and admitted to the practice of law in the State of California, both in 1992. I am certified as a specialist in immigration law by the Law Society of Ontario. Chambers Global and Chambers Canada rank me Band 1 in Canada (Nationwide) for immigration law.

Much of my U.S. work involves E-1 treaty trader and E-2 treaty investor visas, particularly for Canadian entrepreneurs and companies setting up or expanding operations south of the border. I have written the E-1/E-2 chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Annual Conference Handbook every year for more than a decade. The rest of my U.S. practice covers L-1A and L-1B transfers, TN status under USMCA, H-1B petitions, waivers of inadmissibility, and U.S. citizenship questions, including acquisition by descent and renunciation.

On the Canadian side, I represent corporate and high net worth clients in various work permit and permanent residence cases. I assist with work permits under Canada’s free trade agreements (CUSMA, CPTPP, CETA, the Canada-UK TCA, the Canada-Korea FTA, etc.). For example, I represent clients in CUSMA Professional work permits, CUSMA intra-company transferee work permits, CUSMA treaty trader work permits, and CUSMA treaty investor work permits. I also represent clients in non-treaty work permit cases, such as C61/62/63 intra-company transferee work permits, International Experience Canada work permits, C11 entrepreneur work permits, C20 reciprocal employment work permits, and C16 Francophone Mobility work permits, among others. In terms of permanent residence, we act for clients in Express Entry/Federal Skilled Worker/Canadian Experience Class cases as well as Provincial Nominee Program matters. I even handle inadmissibility issues (e.g., temporary resident permits and criminal rehabilitations). I have co-authored the Canadian chapters of LexisNexis’ Immigration Law & Procedure, which has been cited in more than 300 US court decisions, up to and including the Supreme Court.

I also have a specialized practice representing clients in Canadian citizenship-by-descent cases. This often involves multi-generational claims involving “Lost Canadian” cases under Bill C-37, Bill C-24, and Bill C-3.

All views on this website and my immigration blog are my own. It is general information about developments in the law. It should not be considered formal legal advice. If you have a specific legal issue, you can schedule a formal consultation with me or another qualified immigration lawyer.