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Galileo Partners: Québec and Canada’s Reference Firm for Business Immigration Law

For nearly 10 years, Galileo Partners has brought together some of the most recognized business immigration lawyers in Canada, including professionals with more than 30 years of experience in the field. This combination of experience, specialization, and day-to-day practice allows our team to confidently handle the most strategic and complex immigration matters.

Founded in Montreal in 2016, Galileo Partners is a boutique law firm dedicated exclusively to business immigration law. Since our founding, we have assisted more than 2 000 corporate clients with their international mobility initiatives, managing over 10 000 business immigration files annually across Canada, Quebec, and the United States.

We primarily support employers who recruit, relocate, and retain international talent to support their growth and operations in Canada.

Why Choose Galileo Partners?

Because we do only one thing: business immigration.

This specialization enables us to provide strategic advice tailored to employers’ realities, a deep understanding of federal and provincial programs, and the ability to respond quickly when business needs require immediate action.

It also allows us to fully understand the day-to-day challenges faced by human resources, legal, and operational teams responsible for managing an international workforce.

Our proactive approach is focused on helping clients achieve their business objectives and anticipating issues that could affect their operations. We are also well positioned to support companies with cross-border mobility needs, particularly with respect to immigration and business travel to the United States.

Finally, our clients especially value our high level of customer service, our accessibility, and our responsiveness when a situation requires prompt intervention.

Our Approach

We do not practice any other areas of law. This exclusive focus on business immigration allows us to provide industry-leading expertise, exceptional responsiveness, and unparalleled knowledge of immigration programs and regulatory developments.

This specialization enables us to support employers at every stage of their international mobility needs, offering strategic guidance tailored to an ever-evolving legal and regulatory environment.

Our approach rests on three principles:

01. Our clients’ business needs come first Immigration is not an end in itself, it is a growth lever. We immerse ourselves in our clients’ business projects so that every immigration strategy serves their operational objectives in the short, medium and long term.

02. Predictability as a standard Our clients need certainty. We work with rigor to ensure every file is managed with clarity, transparency and within agreed timelines, lightening the burden on HR and legal teams.

03. Excellence at the heart of our service The quality of our service and the expertise of our lawyers are recognized by our clients and peers nationally and internationally.

Industries We Serve

Our team has extensive experience working with a wide range of industries that actively recruit foreign workers and international talent.

This industry-specific expertise allows us to quickly understand our clients’ business realities and develop strategies that are tailored to their operational needs and objectives.

Galileo Partners works primarily with employers in the following sectors, across Quebec and Canada:

Manufacturing Our highest-volume sector. We support Quebec and Canadian manufacturers in obtaining work permits, primarily through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) (both high-wage and low-wage streams) and the International Mobility Program (IMP).

Civil Engineering and Construction Work permits for engineers, technicians, project managers, directors, specialists, operators, mechanics and more.

Agri-food Immigration strategies for workers in food processing companies.

Technology International mobility of highly skilled and unique talent: intra-company transfers, Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) and independent professionals.

Other sectors Logistics, transportation, mining, retail, healthcare, entertainment, sports and hospitality: full-service business immigration for all sectors of the Canadian economy.

Our Reach: Across Quebec and Canada

Although our firm is based in Montreal, we assist employers throughout Quebec and across Canada, whether they are regional, national, or multinational organizations.

Our team regularly supports international recruitment initiatives involving multiple locations, multiple jurisdictions, and large numbers of temporary foreign workers.

In Quebec, our clients operate across all regions, including Beauce, the Quebec City region, Outaouais, the Laurentians, Montérégie and greater Montreal. Our knowledge of regional economic realities allows us to tailor strategies to each local market.

Outside Quebec, we serve employers in all Canadian provinces, with best-in-class expertise on the differences between federal programs and the Quebec-specific framework.

Recognized by the World’s Leading Legal Rankings

Best Law Firms Canada 2026 Tier 1 National and Tier 1 Montreal in Immigration Law. The highest distinction awarded to Canadian law firms in this field.

Best Lawyers Canada 2026 Multiple Galileo Partners lawyers listed in the 2026 edition, including Jean-Philippe Brunet, Nicolas Simard-Lafontaine and Audrey Anne Chouinard.

Chambers & Partners International recognition for excellence in business immigration in Canada.

These recognitions highlight not only our team’s legal excellence, but also the lasting trust we have earned from Canadian employers over nearly a decade of dedicated service.

Our Team

Galileo Partners brings together nearly 20 lawyers specializing exclusively in immigration law, supported by a team of paralegals and consultants. Together, they form one of the largest and most experienced business immigration teams in Canada.