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{{Infobox person
| name               = Colin R. Singer
| image              = [[File:Colin R. Singer.jpg|200px|center]]
| occupation         = Lawyer
| website            = www.immigration.ca
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'''Colin R. Singer''' (born 1959) is a Canadian lawyer, a published author on Canadian immigration matters, and an entertainment manager. He is the founding director of the Canadian Citizenship & Immigration Resource Center (CCIRC) Inc. and Immigration.ca. Singer was an entertainment manager of [[Rick Genest]] (Zombie Boy) (died 2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50214342|title = 'Zombie Boy' Rick Genest's death accidental, says coroner|work = BBC News|date = 28 October 2019}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2022}}

== Education ==
Colin earned his undergraduate law degree from the [[University of Ottawa]] (1986) and a bachelor's degree from [[McGill University]], majoring in Industrial Relations (1982).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://colinsinger.ca/Story.html|title=Colin R Singer Canada Immigration Lawyer Story|website=colinsinger.ca|access-date=2018-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415122800/http://www.colinsinger.ca/Story.html|archive-date=2018-04-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Career ==
Colin is a member of the [[Bar of Quebec]] and the [[Canadian Bar Association]] since 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barreau.qc.ca/fr/bottin-des-avocats/#!/detail/c5-a75fK-g1r7Laa-lI6_K9St93M3vqrXFY6Qc1NdI0|title=Bottin des avocats|last=Québec|first=Le Barreau du|website=Le Barreau du Québec|language=fr|access-date=2018-08-19}}</ref> He is a member of the Quebec Order of Industrial Relations Counselors since 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Répertoire des membres - CRHA |url=https://ordrecrha.org/fr-CA/protection-du-public/repertoire-des-membres/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=ordrecrha.org |language=fr}}</ref>

From 1998–2001 Singer served as an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association's Quebec and National Immigration Law Sections. Since 2004 he is a member of the Canadian Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Singer appeared twice before Canada's [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration|House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration]] as an expert witness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/36-1/CITI/meeting-49/evidence|title=Evidence - CITI (36-1) - No. 49 - House of Commons of Canada|website=www.ourcommons.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-04-26}}</ref>

Since 2009, Colin has been a Governor of the [[Quebec Bar Foundation]], a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of the legal profession and became a lifetime member in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fondationdubarreau.qc.ca/gouverneur/3331/|title={{!}} Fondation Barreau du Québec|website=www.fondationdubarreau.qc.ca|language=fr-FR|access-date=2018-04-26}}</ref>

== Media and publications ==
Beginning in 2000, Singer served as an Associate Editor of "Immigration Law Reporter" (3rd Edition), a [[Carswell (publisher)|Carswell]] publication.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.editionsyvonblais.com/detail-du-produit/immigration-law-reporter-4th-seriesrecueil-de-jurisprudence-en-droit-de-limmigration-4e-serie/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115195207/http://www.editionsyvonblais.com/detail-du-produit/immigration-law-reporter-4th-seriesrecueil-de-jurisprudence-en-droit-de-limmigration-4e-serie/|archivedate=2018-11-15|url-status=dead|title=Immigration Law Reporter, 4th Series/Recueil de jurisprudence en droit de l'immigration, 4e série|website=www.editionsyvonblais.com|language=fr|access-date=2018-04-26}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2022}}

Singer is a writer of legal publications as well as a contributor of editorial content on several mainstream media platforms such as [[Mondaq]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mondaq.com/p/1289874/Colin+Singer/Immigration.ca|title=Colin Singer from Immigration.ca - Author Page at Mondaq|website=www.mondaq.com|access-date=2018-04-26}}</ref> the ''[[Financial Post]]'', CNN and the Lawyers Daily. He has also been featured on CBC, BNN and the Daily Beast.

'''Books'''

* (2019) Canada Provincial Immigration Programs for Skilled Workers: A Guidebook for Skilled Workers<ref>{{Cite book|asin=B07NHZQ87F|title=Canada Provincial Immigration Programs for Skilled Workers: A Guidebook for Skilled Workers|last=Singer|first=Colin|publisher=Self|year=2019|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>
* (2019) Canada Business Immigration Programs<ref>{{Cite book|asin=B07PQNL51L|title=Canada Business Immigration Programs|last=Singer|first=Colin|publisher=Self|year=2019|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>

== Entertainment ==
[[File:Zombie Boy LA Times by Colin Singer.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Zombie Boy by Colin Singer]]
After representing Rick Genest (Zombie Boy) to appear in the Paris-based [[Thierry Mugler]] fashion campaign in January 2011, in February of that year, Singer became his manager.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scene360.com/photography/64524/interview-tattooed-zombieboy/|title=An Interview with the Extremely Tattooed Zombie Boy|last=Scene360|access-date=2018-04-26|language=en-US}}</ref> He signed Genest to appear in [[Lady Gaga]]'s music video "Born This Way".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/03/deconstructing-lady-gagas-born-this-way-video/71924/|title=Deconstructing Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Video|last=Zafar|first=Aylin|work=The Atlantic|access-date=2018-04-26|language=en-US}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2022}} He subsequently signed Genest to a 2-year contract to become L'Oréal's first male spokesmodel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://adage.com/article/special-report-media-evolved/dermablend-s-zombie-boy-viral-shows-big-budget-l-oreal-small/231013/|title=Dermablend's 'Zombie Boy' Viral Shows Big-Budget L'Oreal Can Think Small|access-date=2018-05-08|language=en}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2022}}

== Photography ==
Featuring Rick Genest as his muse, Colin became an internationally published fashion photographer, promoting Zombie Boy through an artistic expression of body modification captured through high fashion imagery. Singer portrayed Zombie Boy's body art and expressive mannerisms in images that appeared in high fashion editorials, international print and online publications such as: Agendamag.com, Anothermag.com, Twelve Magazine, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', Austria's Next Top Model, [[Bloginity]], Tattoo Savage, Fault Magazine, Boom Magazine, Tattoo.About.com, Malibu, French Elle, Vogue Italy (online), Arte France, AOL, C-Heads.com and Das Magazin, ''[[The Globe and Mail|Toronto Globe and Mail]]'', ''[[Toronto Star]]'', The Sun and more. Colin's images of Zombie Boy were exhibited in the Paris-based [[Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac|Musée du quai Branly]], May 2014 Exhibition "Tattoists, Tattooed" as well as its special edition catalog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/programmation/exhibitions/currently/tattooists-tattooed.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521121359/http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/programmation/exhibitions/currently/tattooists-tattooed.html|archivedate=2014-05-21|url-status=dead|title= TATTOOISTS, TATTOOED |website=www.quaibranly.fr}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2022}}

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