Benjamin Kranc (pronounced "Krantz") is principal of Kranc Associates, a Toronto immigration law firm. He is also a past Director of Emigra Group (now Newland Chase), a global corporate immigration service, as well as past President of Emigra Canada, its Canadian subsidiary. Mr. Kranc has a B.A. (Honours) in Computer Science from York University (1983), and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Ontario (1986). He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1988 and certified as a specialist in immigration law by the Law Society of Ontario in 1997. Mr. Kranc practices in all facets of Canadian immigration law, with an emphasis on corporate and business immigration issues. Mr. Kranc is active in the immigration field and is the author of North American Relocation Law (Thomson Reuters), and other immigration titles, as well as a contributor to professional periodicals including The Law Times, Immigration and Citizenship Bulletin, and International Human Resources Update. He has been a lecturer for the University of British Columbia Immigration Practitioner's Program, and is a member of the Ontario Bar Association, Citizenship and Immigration Section. He has spoken about Canadian immigration law for various organizations including the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Employee Relocation Council, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.