Evelyn Ackah providing Pro Bono Legal Services for Decidedly Jazz Dance

Blog posted on September 23, 2014 by Evelyn Ackah in Media, News

A recent article in the Calgary Herald further shows the impact of changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for arts associations like the Alberta Ballet and Decidedly Jazz Danceworks. Ackah Business Immigration Law and Evelyn Ackah have been providing pro bono legal services to DJD for years so that they can find male jazz dancers to join their organization. There is a serious shortage of male jazz dancers throughout Canada. Please see the link below for further details about the challenges faced by those in the arts communities.Calgary Herald

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