Senior Manager
Rafael Alfonso Fabregas
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Languages
- English
- Tagalog
Contact information
Rafael is a Senior Manager at Fragomen’s Toronto office, where he advises clients on temporary residence matters (i.e., visitor, business visitor, study, and work-related entries).
Rafael has appeared before the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada. He is an expert under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and has written articles and thought-leadership pieces on policy and law and has also drafted stakeholder submissions to the Canadian government.
Rafael has testified before the House of Commons’ Parliamentary Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.
Prior to joining Fragomen, Rafael developed and managed immigration programs for clients in various industries, including engineering and construction, mining, financial services, aerospace and defense, pharmaceutical and consumer health and information technology, for small to medium enterprises and large multinational public and private companies. Rafael has represented clients in temporary and permanent resident applications, as well as in Canadian citizenship applications. While in law school, Rafael worked as a Student Case Worker at Parkdale Community Legal Services’ immigration division.
Rafael speaks English and Tagalog.
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LLB, 2005
- University of Toronto, B.A., 2002
More from Rafael
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Ontario
Awards
Awarded the Prize in Immigration Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2005
Awarded Lawyer of Distinction by the Federation of Asian-Canadian Lawyers, 2008
Listed in Canadian Immigrant’s Top 25 Immigrants, 2009
Awarded Outstanding Young Professional, Filipino Centre in Toronto, 2010
Professional accomplishments
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association
Member, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
Member, Filipino-Canadian Lawyers Network
Member, Ontario Bar Association
Rafael’s insights
The Immigration Conversation
September 16, 2024
