About Andrew Koltun
I am an immigration, refugee and civil litigation lawyer at Koltun Law PC in St. Catharines, Niagara and Hamilton, Ontario. As the grandchild of Ukrainian refugees, I am a strong believer in open borders for all.
Koltun Law PC is dedicated to litigating issues at the intersection of immigration law and abuses of power.
Through my civil litigation practise, I assists migrants to hold IRCC officers accountable for fabrication of evidence, public office malfeasance, negligent investigation of evidence and Charter violations.
I also assists foreign national victims of human trafficking bring lawsuits for financial compensation from the traffickers, recruiters and employers who benefited from their trafficking.
I also assists migrants in bringing professional negligence and fraudulent misrepresentation claims against consultants, travel agents, and scam artists who deceive migrants and harm their immigration status for profit.
Through my immigration law practise I focuses on challenging IRCC's use of automated decision-making tools during processing.
Through his access to information practise, I assists journalists, academics and researchers to challenge government’s mishandling of their ATIP/FOIA requests and any redactions imposed.
I am also a Director of AIMICI, a Canadian non-profit organization that monitors, analyses and educates on governments' use of AI in immigration law, while advocating for its fair and just application to the human beings impacted by its usage. AIMICI is dedicated to ensuring that governments’ use of AI use to manage immigration is consistent with human rights and the rule of law.
I hold a Juris Doctor (law degree) from the University of Ottawa, and an MA in Global Governance from the University of Waterloo.
I can be reached at andrew@koltunlaw.ca.
Media
Appearances
The Toronto Star | September 24, 2025
Someone tried to strip this man’s permanent status. He says it took Canadian immigration just four minutes to approve the ‘obvious’ fraud
CBC News Ottawa | September 8, 2025
Federal agencies fumble privacy safeguards on asylum system revamp, risking refugee data
The Toronto Star | July 26, 2024
This international student with mental disorders took 9 years to get a degree and was refused a work permit. Here’s why he’s challenging Canada’s rules
The Globe and Mail | June 16, 2023
Canada’s immigration system is overwhelmed with information requests. Ottawa was warned – but did nothing
CBC News Saskatchewan | March 20, 2023
Afghan refugees want to bring family to Canada as Taliban cancels holiday
The Globe and Mail | November 23, 2022
Parliamentary study hears federal FOI has become a ‘dysfunctional system’
Toronto Star | September 21, 2022
Will your immigration application be fast-tracked? It depends whether it hits Canada’s new ‘Green Bin’
Press Progress | September 13, 2022
Canada’s Immigration Rules are Leaving International Students Vulnerable to Exploitation and Abuse
Presentations
& Publications
Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association | October 28, 2025
Strategies for Combatting Growing Processing Times
Law Society of Ontario | October 9, 2025
Understanding ATIP & Key Considerations
Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association | September 5, 2024
Master Canadian Immigration ATIP Requests
Canadian Bar Association Immigration Law Conference | May 10, 2024
Study Permits, Work Permits and Temporary Public Policies
Ottawa Law Review | Issue 55-1 (May 2024)
Aneta Bajic, Chun He, & Andrew Koltun, “Eliminating Guilt-by-Association: Reviewing the Limits of Ezokola in Canadian Refugee Law Complicity Decision-Making (2013–2020)”
Cited in Ahuday v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 39.
CUPE 3906 | March 22, 2024
Transnational Solidarity: A Panel Discussion on International Student Workers
Queen’s University Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law | December 5, 2023
AI and Automation in IRCC Decision-Making
Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers Spring Conference | April 27, 2023
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Immigration-Refugee Decision-Making
(with Zeynab Ziaie)
Representative Cases
Le v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1965
Li v His Majesty the King, T-2768-25 (28 October 2025)
Lali v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 378 (CanLII
Eugene-Akhere v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 CanLII 115837 (FC)