Damien Granderson is a Granderson Des Rochers LLP founder and has been practicing law in the Greater Toronto Area since 2001. His practice areas include immigration and refugee law, criminal law, charter rights litigation, human rights litigation and employment law. He is a past president of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers (CARL)

Damien is also one of Canada’s most prolific immigration lawyers advising clients on how to obtain permanent residency status or citizenship. In addition, he advises corporations on how to meet their obligations under Canadian labor laws. Damien Granderson´s past successful cases include several constitutional challenges that have established important legal precedents in Ontario courts and Canada’s Supreme Court.

Damien Granderson has been actively involved in human rights issues related to international immigration and refugee law. He has worked closely with several community and NGO organizations on these issues and represented clients at numerous public inquiries, conferences, and tribunals dealing with immigration, refugee and human rights law. 

Damien has represented clients in the United States Federal Court, the Board of Refugee Appeal of Canada (BORA) and the Federal Court of Canada. This, in addition to various other federal courts, at several UN Expert Inter-Agency Working Groups (EIWG) on refugee or human rights law matters. Damien Granderson also counsels the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR), an NGO representing the interests of refugees, asylum seekers and stateless persons in Canada.

Damien has been recognized as an expert on immigration and refugee law by several publications. He has also been listed among the top 10 immigration lawyers in Canada by several publications. He has appeared on several radio talk shows regarding immigration law and human rights issues. He hosted his cable TV show on immigration called ‘Immigration Quest with Damien Granderson,’ which aired on Vision TV, Citytv and Shaw Cable Television. The show was nominated for Best Information Program at the Canadian Screen Awards (CSA) in 2004.