About Barbara
Barbara Jo (BJ) is the founder of Corporate Immigration Law Firm Professional Corporation. She has practiced immigration law for over twenty-five years and is a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Citizenship Law by the Law Society of Ontario. Prior to founding the firm she was a partner at a national law firm in Toronto. Her early professional experience includes working as a Canadian Customs Officer at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Barbara Jo is a sought-after expert on Canadian immigration matters. She is the Co-author of two leading text books published by Carswell; Annotated Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Annotated Citizenship Act. She has been a member of the Canadian Bar Association Immigration Law Section Executive for the past 10 years, including holding the position of Chair in 2017-2018.
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Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Immigration Law, Toronto, Canada (2026)
- Recognized: Immigration Law
- Corporate Immigration Law Firm – Top 10 Immigration Boutique Firms 2024 – Canadian Lawyer
- Corporate Immigration Law Firm – Canada’s Best Law Firms 2023, 2024, & 2025 – The Globe and Mail
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Best Lawyers in Canada – 19th Ed. (2025)
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Chambers Band 1, 2024
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Best Lawyers in Canada – 18th Ed. (2024)
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Global Elite Thought Leader – Canada – Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration 2024
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration 2024
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Global Elite Thought Leader – Canada – Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration 2023
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration 2023
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Best Lawyers in Canada – 17th Ed. (2023)
- Corporate Immigration Law Firm – Top 10 Immigration Boutique Firms 2022 – Canadian Lawyer
- Corporate Immigration Law Firm – Gold Benefactor, Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association (CILA)
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Chambers Band 1, 2022
- Corporate Immigration Law Firm – Chambers Band 2, 2022
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Best Lawyers in Canada – 16th Ed. (2022)
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Global Elite Thought Leader – North America– Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration 2022
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2022
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Most Frequently Recommended – Lexpert 2021
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Corporate Immigration 2021
- Barbara Jo Caruso – 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – Leading Practitioners – Lexpert
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Best Lawyers in Canada – 15th Ed. (2021)
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Most Frequently Recommended & A Leading Practitioner in Immigration Law – Lexpert
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Global Elite Thought Leader – North America– Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration 2020
- Barbara Jo Caruso – Who’s Who Legal: Corporate Immigration 2020
- Corporate Immigration Law Firm – Top 10 Immigration Boutique Firms 2019 – Canadian Lawyer
- Corporate Immigration Law Firm – Top 5 Immigration Boutique Firms 2012 – Canadian Lawyer