Joanie Lebrun

Joanie Lebrun is a senior lawyer in business immigration at Galileo Partners in Montreal; where she leads a team of lawyers and paralegals specializing in corporate immigration. A member of the Barreau du Québec since 2017; she advises Canadian and international employers on all aspects of immigration to Canada and Quebec; including work permits; Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) and Quebec temporary and permanent immigration programs. Her prior experience as legal counsel at the Ministère de l’Immigration; de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) gives her an in-depth command of Quebec’s administrative and regulatory immigration framework; a critical asset in managing complex files involving provincial authorities. She also serves as a frontline resource for Galileo’s legal teams on new legislative and regulatory developments in immigration law.

Key Practice Areas

• Business immigration strategy for employers
• Quebec immigration strategy (temporary and permanent programs)
• Work permits and Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs)
• International workforce mobility
• Employer immigration compliance
• Quebec administrative immigration framework (MIFI; CSQ; PEQ; PRTQ)

Professional Background

A graduate of Université de Sherbrooke Faculty of Law (LL.B., 2015) and a member of the Barreau du Québec since 2017; Joanie Lebrun has built an exceptionally well-rounded profile in immigration law. Prior to joining Galileo Partners; she served as legal counsel at the Ministère de l’Immigration; de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI); where she developed a thorough command of the legislative; regulatory and administrative framework governing immigration in Quebec; including the province’s temporary and permanent selection programs (Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ); Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés (PRTQ); Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) and other provincial streams). She subsequently joined an internationally recognized law firm within a team dedicated exclusively to business immigration.

At Galileo Partners; Joanie leads a team of lawyers and paralegals and supports clients in their most complex immigration matters. She plays a strategic legal monitoring role within the firm; acting as a frontline resource for legal teams on new rules; standards and developments communicated by federal and provincial immigration authorities.

Professional Recognition

• Best Lawyers (Ones to Watch) — Recognized in immigration law (since 2023)

Publications

A regular contributor to the Galileo Partners blog; Joanie Lebrun publishes practical analyses on developments in Canadian and Quebec immigration law. Her recent articles cover exceptions to the restrictions on hiring low-wage temporary foreign workers under LMIA rules; work permits for spouses of skilled workers (exemption code C41); and foreign worker hiring strategies for Quebec employers.

Professional Memberships

• Barreau du Québec (member since 2017)
• Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
• Association québécoise des avocats et avocates en droit de l’immigration (AQAADI)