About
Krista Schofer is a partner in Gowling WLG's Calgary office who leads the firm's western Canadian immigration practice and also practises in the Employment, Labour & Equalities and Privacy groups. She advises corporate clients on hiring foreign nationals in Canada and the United States, Canadian immigration compliance (including LMIA-exempt work permits, work permit exemptions, LMIA applications, study permits, visitor records, temporary resident visas, permanent residency and citizenship), management-side labour and employment matters, and privacy compliance under PIPEDA and provincial health information laws.
Practice areas
ImmigrationLabour & EmploymentPrivacy & Data Protection
Office
Expertise
Western Canadian immigration practiceCross-border workforce mobility (Canada–US)Canadian immigration compliance (LMIA, work permits, study permits, TRVs, PR, citizenship)US non-immigrant and immigrant petitionsManagement-side labour and employment advicePrivacy compliance and PIPEDA, provincial health information lawDrafting privacy policies and data protection agreements
Admissions
- Alberta (2009)
- Massachusetts (2016)