About us

Kes is a lawyer licensed by the Law Society of Ontario since 2021. Kes’ practice specializes in immigration and refugee law. Through this work, Kes has appeared before the Federal Court and all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Kes also frequently prepares written applications to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and Canada Border Services Agency.

Prior to founding Kes Posgate Law in 2023, Kes articled at the Federal Court as a judicial law clerk and then worked as an associate lawyer at an immigration and refugee law firm in Toronto.

In addition to private practice, Kes is employed as an adjunct instructor at Queen’s University, Faculty of Law in the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law.

Kes graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia in 2020 and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Equity Studies from the University of Toronto in 2015.

‍Kes is a member of the Refugee Lawyers Association of Ontario and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, the latter of which Kes has represented as counsel in strategic litigation before the Federal Court and Supreme Court of Canada.