[5] In 2017, he was named a Life Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation, a charitable organization that seeks to advance the rule of law through research.

[9] Cohen argued against the proposed reforms to IRPA due to concerns they would enable Canada to be discriminatory in its selection of immigrants.

In 2015, David Berger and Cohen spearheaded an effort in conjunction with other members of the Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom to reunite Syrian refugees with their families in Montreal.

[11] Members of the Temple raised $70,000 to sponsor two Syrian families through Canada's Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program.

[12] He was well-known for his use of technology to provide information on how to move to Canada, as well as to connect immigrants so they can develop social networks and find employment.