Andrea Baldwin

Andrea BaldwinPartnerShe/HerService AreasImmigrationIndustriesOil and GasEnergy & Natural ResourcesManufacturing, Processing & SalesFish, Seafood & Aquaculture IndustryTechnologyRenewable Energy902-536-3109Email Andrea Andrea is a Canadian immigration lawyer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She represents start-ups and established regional, national and multi-national clients seeking to bring international talent to Canada. Her client base spans various industries and sectors including renewable energy, manufacturing, transportation, technology, pharmaceutical, hospitality and post-secondary education. As one of Canada’s leading business immigration lawyers, Andrea understands the challenges ever-changing immigration laws and policies pose for employers. She provides strategic advice and recommendations to corporate clients and individuals related to all aspects of Canadian immigration law. Andrea began her legal career at another leading regional law firm in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she practiced as an associate and a partner, establishing and growing a robust business immigration practice before moving, in 2016, to a law firm affiliated with a “Big Four” accounting firm, to launch their immigration practice in Atlantic Canada. In 2021, Andrea moved her immigration law practice to the boutique firm Barteaux Labour and Employment Lawyers Inc., joining McInnes Cooper when we merged with Barteaux Lawyers in 2025. Andrea’s interest in immigration law developed while she clerked for Justices Julius Isaac and Allen Linden at the Federal Court of Appeal after law school.