here is a little more info. the 2 law firms were very eager to do it, and even said that they can do the paperwork and submit it to the cruise port to get approval on the spot.
this seems to be some type of boondoggle that helps canadian law firms get business.
they basically said that they know how to fill in the form so that the government accept the application for cruise reasons.
may be the government will cooperate if a law firm is involved, though i am not sure where the law firm's name goes in the form.
anyway, i am very skeptical but i will doing everything to cover my butt before moving forward.
being careless not covering butt is what got me the felony in the first place, never again.