International Law

New RPD Members for Calgary

By immlawyer

After a substantial amount of time where there was only one lonely Member of the Refugee Protection Division in Calgary, it appears that Ms. Adhopia, Ms. Kingma, Ms. Narula, Mr. Tkachuk and Ms. Walker  will be determining refugee claims in Calgary. 

Prior to her appointment to the Board, Ms. Adhopia was Portfolio Officer with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner. She had also held the positions of Public Complaints Director, Strategic Research Analyst and Tactical Crime Analyst with the Calgary Police Service. Ms. Adhopia received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from McGill University and her Master of Arts in Criminology from the University of Toronto.

Prior to her appointment to the Board, Ms. Kingma was Hearing Adjudicator, Correction Act, for the Solicitor General of Alberta. She also held the positions of Commissioner and Hearing Chair with the Appeals Commission for Workers? Compensation of Alberta. Ms. Kingma received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of British Columbia, her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Victoria and her Master of Laws from Dalhousie University.

Prior to her appointment to the Board, Ms. Narula held several positions with the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society, the most recent being Coordinator of Special Projects. She also held the positions of Coordinator of Resettlement and Integration Services, Resettlement Assistant and Researcher. Ms. Narula received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Anthropology from Concordia University.

Prior to his appointment to the Board, Mr. Tkachuk was Junior Achievement Program Director with the Yukon Entrepreneurship Centre Society and Sessional Instructor at Yukon College. He also held the position of General Counsel with Northwestel Inc. and was Associate Lawyer with Pitzel & Company, Coffin Laluk and Wheatley Sadownik. He received his Bachelor of Arts and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Alberta, and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Tkachuk was called to the Bar of Alberta in 1992.

Prior to her appointment to the Board, Ms. Walker was most recently a member of the Labour Standards Appeal Board of the Northwest Territories. She has also been Manager, Policy and Legislation, with the Department of Health and Social Services of the Government of Northwest Territories. She received a Bachelor of Arts (Science) from the University of Western Ontario and her law degree from the University of Windsor. Ms. Walker was called to the Bar of Ontario and the Northwest Territories in 1981.

Full post as published by Canadian Immigration Blawg on February 07, 2009 (boomark / email).