Rekha McNutt

Rekha’s Primary Legal Assistant:

Virginia Ruiz
403.770.4008
Vruiz@caronpartners.com

Rekha practices primarily in immigration law. She has extensive experience with temporary resident visas, express entry, federal skilled workers, Canadian experience class, Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program, family class sponsorships, refugee claims, pre-removal risk assessments, and in-Canada humanitarian and compassionate permanent residence applications.

Rekha has focused much of her practice on Federal Court Judicial Review applications of various types of negative immigration-related decisions.

Rekha had appeared before the Alberta Provincial Court and the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta. She has also appeared extensively before the Federal Court of Canada and Immigration Tribunals such as the Immigration Division, Refugee Protection Division, and the Immigration Appeal Division.

Rekha is the past-Chair (2015-2016 & 2016-2017) of the Southern Alberta Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, Immigration Section.

Rekha graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce in 2001 and her law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2004. She was called to the Alberta Bar in 2005.

Rekha’s involvement in the legal community and community at large includes the following:

Associations:

Member, Canadian Bar Association (National) - Immigration Section
Member, Immigration Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association, Southern Alberta Branch
Past Chair(2015-2016 & 2016-2017), Immigration Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association, Southern Alberta Branch
Member, Calgary Bar Association
Member, Bar of the Province of Alberta

Community Involvement:

Volunteer with Calgary Legal Guidance, Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association, Immigrant Services Calgary, Centre for Newcomers

Hobbies & Interests:

Outside the law, Rekha tries to spend as much time on two wheels as she can! Motorcycles are now a family passion involving her husband and two children.