Lobbying Vice Chair (BOD)

Christopher Willis is the Managing Director of the Latitude Group and has been involved in the immigration industry since 1995. He is a member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC), the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC) and is a Fellow of the Investment Migration Council (FIMC). He is also part of the government advisory team at the Latitude Group and is in regular contact with numerous governments, where he advises on their immigration programs.

He is the Regional Representative Office (RRO) for the Investment Migration Council in the Caribbean.     

He is a dedicated and ethical immigration professional, with twenty- nine (29) years of experience helping individuals, families and companies with their immigration needs. He possesses strong leadership and communication skills along with a business development mindset. He is knowledgeable of immigration programs in many jurisdictions and maintains excellent government relations. He brings an international perspective to the CAPIC board to assist in advancing its mandate.

He has been involved in the Canadian Immigration industry, initially with OPIC and AICC and most recently with CAPIC. He is an RCIC and previously also held his license with the Registre Québécois des Consultants en Immigration.

His previous and current commitments to CAPIC are:

·        Member of Quebec Board

·        Member of National Governance Committee

·        Member of National Lobbying Committee

·        National Board of Directors (International region)

He has been educated in the United Kingdom and Canada and has owned and managed immigration firms in London, Montreal and the Caribbean. He is fluent in English and French and is involved in fund raising for philanthropic causes.

He regularly speaks at international conferences and is often quoted in the media as a subject matter expert on investment migration. You can see his LinkedIn profile here.