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.

Civil Litigation

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.

Immigration Law

Through my immigration law practise I focuses on challenging IRCC's use of automated decision-making tools during processing.

ATIP/FOIA

 Through my access to information practise, I assists journalists, academics and researchers to challenge government’s mishandling of their ATIP/FOIA requests and any redactions imposed.  

Volunteer Activities

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.

Awards

In June of 2026, I was awarded the Canadian Bar Association Immigration Law Section Founders’ Award. In September of 2026 I was recognized in in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2027 edition).

Education

 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.