Suzanne I. Rix
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Partner
Halifax
Phone: (902) 491-4124
Fax: (902) 421-3130
coxandpalmer.com
Administrative Assistant
Terri Campbell
coxandpalmer.com
Phone: (902) 421-6262 ext 5111
Fax: (902) 421-3130
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A native of Halifax, Suzanne is a partner with Cox & Palmer's Halifax office and practices in the area of immigration law. Fully fluent in French as well as German and proficient in Spanish, Suzanne's immigration law practice includes preparing immigration applications for clients under the Nova Scotia Nominee Program and other provincial nominee programs, the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Business Program, the Federal Family Class, and the Canadian Experience Class. She also advises both employers seeking to hire foreign workers and individuals wishing to work in Canada, including under NAFTA and GATS.
Suzanne is vice-chair of the Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association (Nova Scotia) and a past board member of the German-Canadian Association of Nova Scotia. She is currently the Director of the Immigration & Diversity Team for FUSION Halifax.
Canadian Bar Association
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
Nova Scotia (1998)
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University (B.A. 1993)
Dalhousie Law School (LL.B. 1997)
- "The Federal Skilled Worker Program"
"Canada's Business Immigration Program Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act"
"The Nova Scotia Nominee Program"
"How to Obtain a Canadian Work Permit"
"The Canadian Experience Class"
"Immigration to Canada: A Primer" – presentation to Dalhousie International students (2007)
Speaker at the Canadian Bar Association National Immigration Law Conference
Canadian German Lawyers' Association
Greater Halifax Partnership Immigration Leadership Council
Director of the Immigration & Diversity Team for FUSION Halifax
Immigration Committee Member, Halifax Chamber of Commerce