Suzanne I. Rix, KC

Suzanne is the Managing Partner of Cox & Palmer’s Halifax office and practices in the area of citizenship and immigration law. She was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1998 and received her Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) designation in 2021.

Suzanne regularly assists clients with Intra-Company Transferee Work Permit Applications, NAFTA Work Permit Applications, and Labour Market Impact Assessment-based Work Permit Applications, as well as Study Permit Applications and Temporary Resident Visa Applications. She also assists clients with various types of Applications for Permanent Residence, including under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program, Express Entry and the Nova Scotia Nominee Program, as well as Citizenship Applications and Permanent Resident Card Renewal Applications. Suzanne provides these services in English and German.

She is an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Immigration Law Section and Past Chair of the Citizenship and Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association (Nova Scotia). She also sits on the Grow and Nurture the Skilled Workforce Task Force of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.

Suzanne is the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Maritime Provinces.

Experience

• Assisting a golf course developer in obtaining Labour Market Opinion-based Work Permits and NAFTA Professionals Work Permits.
• Assisting a large fish processing plant in obtaining Work Permits for a number of employees, both as Intra-Company Transferees and based on Labour Market Impact Assessments.
• Assisting a German multinational company in obtaining LMO-based Work Permits for 200+ workers.
• Assisting a Mexican multinational company in obtaining LMO-based Work Permits for 100+ workers.
• Assisting many clients obtain Permanent Resident status through Federal and Provincial Nominee Programs.
• Assisting many clients with Inside and Outside Canada Spousal Sponsorship Applications.
• Assisting many clients with Canadian Citizenship Applications.
• Assisting a multi-national offshore drilling contractor in obtaining Intra-Company Transferee Work Permits.