Deanna Okun-Nachoff completed her law degree at the University of British Columbia in 2002. After receiving her call to the Bar of British Columbia in 2003, Deanna became Staff Lawyer and Executive Director of the West Coast Domestic Workers’ Association where she represented live-in caregivers in all aspects of immigration and employment law and acted regularly as counsel at the Immigration and Refugee Board and Federal Court of Canada. Deanna has extensive experience assisting marginalized and low-income workers, undocumented workers, trafficked persons and applicants for permanent residence who require Ministerial permission to remain in Canada due to a  medical inadmissibility or other non-compliance with Canadian immigration requirements.

Deanna joined McCrea & Associates in August 2010 following the birth of her daughter. She is Secretary of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Immigration Law Section, a member of the Board of Directors of MOSAIC, volunteer lawyer with Access Pro Bono, and Supervising Lawyer at the West Coast Domestic Workers’ Association.

Deanna has lived, worked and studied in England and in Holland. Her interest in diverse cultures has inspired her to travel throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Central America.

Deanna’s legal assistant is Silvia Macedo.