Graduation Celebration Fall 2022

Daniel Won, Instructor

John Norquay, Instructor

Arian Sultafa, Instructor

Lynn Gaudet, Instructor

Our industry is constantly evolving. Consequently, you must be very flexible and energetic to stay on top of the never-ending changes in Canadian immigration and citizenship law. However, if you embrace your opportunities, you will find your new career to be the most rewarding experience.

Take on the world! Collect many memories. So, you will inspire your juniors with amazing stories when it is your turn to teach.

Adventures await you.

Katharina Kontaxis, Instructor

Congratulations to the GDipICL graduating class of 2022! You did it! You got the finish line in a very rigorous graduate legal studies program. We are so excited to celebrate this important milestone with you and your loved ones. I want you to take a moment and reflect and acknowledge the personal and professional sacrifices you and your loved ones have made to get here. I hope when you look back at your learning journey you see how far you have come since those first few weeks in ICL810! You have not only survived but you have thrived. Rest assured that the skills, values, and knowledge you have gained in this program will give you a solid foundation to pursue a pathway in immigration, refugee and citizenship law and advocacy.

Harini Sivalingam, Coordinating Instructor

Congratulations class of 2022!

Wishing you much success!

Sandra M. González Ponce – instructor

To all graduates of the GDiplCL program, congratulations! I am proud of the Class of 2022 and cannot wait to see all your accomplishments in the next chapter. All of your hard work and perseverance have led you to this proud moment in your lives. The world of immigration is now at your fingertips, and I wish everyone the very best in your next adventure!

Kind regards,

Fred Y-F Li, Adjunct Instructor

To the graduating cohort of Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law:

A very big congratulations on this accomplishment. You are embarking on a journey that is filled with promise and personal satisfaction.

Whether you choose to be self-employed, work for a firm or an education institution the possibilities are endless. The work is challenging but incredibly rewarding. Reuniting families or helping individuals realizing their dreams never gets old.

I wish you luck on your journey and congratulations once again.

Manprit Aujla-Grewal, Instructor

I’m so glad that another cohort of GDipICL students successfully completed the program and will have an exciting different future! It’s an honor to be part of your academic journey and the teaching is also an invaluable learning experience for me. Thank you for your dedication to the program and your experiences sharing, questions, inspiration to me, and all I have learned from you. Warmest congratulations on your graduation! I wish you all the best in your future endeavors no matter be a RCIC, a Visa officer, a RISIA, an immigrant settlement worker or in seeking other related career! Whatever you do and wherever you go, I hope what you learned from the program can always support you, strengthen you, guide you, and inspire you!

Ivy Li, Instructor

Mina Thaika, Graduate

Svyatoslav Lashkevych, Graduate

Ifeoma Tony-Osondu, Graduate

David Najera Alva, Graduate

Lorena Uzelac, Graduate

Manan Gupta, Graduate

Lyzandra Lewis, Graduate

Kaiande Devonish, Graduate

Arvinder Bhela, Graduate

Olalekan Olasiyan, Graduate

Michaela Ambrose, Graduate

Willie Kanu, Graduate

Congratulations! On this amazing achievement class of 2022. I am honored to be part of an extremely professional cohort made up of students from varied employment, academic, cultural, and life experience backgrounds. As we step out into the world as Queen’s alumni and friends forever, I extend my best wishes for a wonderful road ahead. Our paths are bound to cross (It’s a small world after all!)

Aji Sam Mathews, Graduate

Congratulations to my fellow graduates! It was such a pleasure to be a part of the inaugural class of the GDipICL. It was an intense but very rewarding learning experience. Despite the novelty of the program, we all rose to the challenge and supported one another. I want to say a big thank you to Professor Sharry Aiken, Jan Edward, and Andrea Labelle for their support. Lastly, thank you to my brilliant instructors for sharing their knowledge and keeping me engaged, even from across a screen.

I wish everyone the best in their future endeavors and I am excited to see where our new expertise takes us.

Francesca Griffin, Graduate

GradDipICL Class of 2022 Take your time celebrating. Take it easy for a while. Then get ready to take on the world! let’s take this moment to take pride in how far we’ve come and let’s have faith in how far we can go!!!What an amazing day it was to be in person at the Queens University graduation. It was great to be a part of a dynamic and energetic bunch!!! Let our paths cross as successful consultants in the years to come!!!

Fathima Shazna Imtiaz – Graduate

“The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Congratulations to my fellow F21 graduating classmates. We did it! Now the real work begins. I wish for you all continued success.

Howard L.Brown, Graduate

Congratulations to the GDipICL Class of 2022!

I am proud and honoured to have been part of the Queen's University GDipICL Class in the academic year 2021 - 2022, and looking forward to new challenges and extraordinary achievements that await us.

The fantastic journey we walked together through difficulties and uncertainties; the hard work, persistence, and passion, as well as the professional guidance and devotion of our remarkable Instructors; last but not least, the courage and the support from our families; has triumphed to this glorious and happy moment - Graduation!

Congratulations, and best wishes on future accomplishments!

Dritero Braho, Graduate

Warm wishes to all my Friends Colleagues on their Graduation. We should be super proud of ourselves for reaching this accomplishment after all the hard work, perseverance, effort, and time spent throughout the program. I am thankful to all my Instructors, Colleagues, Friends, and Coordinators who has helped me work towards aiming for a better future. It's time to restart our life with new hopes and new goals &... Yes! We are now Graduates of GDipICL from the Queen’s...!!💃💃

All the best for a happy, healthy, and prosperous future wherever your career takes you. Congratulations and best wishes to all the Graduates of Fall 2022 !!! 😊

Soumya Sunil Nair, Graduate

"Our hard work finally paid off" Congratulations to all the GDiplCL graduates!This has been the most interesting and impactful academic program in my career. As a newbie in Canada, I also made a good number of great friends through this program.

I would like to thank all the GDiplCL professors and staff for their unending support. Special thanks to my family and friends for always cheering me behind the scenes!

I dedicate my GDiplCL certificate to my husband, Mega and my children, Jermaine, Rylan and Asher.

We made it!

Maureen Mega-Akpobi, Graduate

I recently completed the GDipICL programme at Queen's University, and I can honestly say that the knowledge and experiences I gained there helped me grow into a self-assured student. I believe this was due to the expertise and encouragement of the program's many instructors, who are passionate about what they teach. Every instructor I encountered made me feel completely supported, thus there were no major or minor questions or comments when it came to talking about the lecture material and assignments. Every lecture includes class discussions, which have helped my classmates and broadened our intellectual thinking by engaging with the various points of view one frequently finds in an academic setting.

I'd want to congratulate every one of my classmates who finished this year and signed up for EPE. I'm looking forward to seeing them all practising successfully. I'd also like to convey my congratulations to the class instructors for their work and knowledge-sharing, which allowed me to finish the course with a deep understanding of the subjects. I appreciate the programme Director for establishing such engaging and effective course learning.

Kamaldeep Singh, Graduate

I would start by saying “CONGRATULATIONS” to my peers for completing the graduate diploma. It’s been a tough journey for us, but thanks to our wonderful instructors and Queen’s team for making it memorable and full of learning. I am glad that I met so many wonderful personalities in this course, and I am hoping to keep in touch with each one of you in my professional or personal life. It's not an end, it’s a new beginning for us to do what we love to do and to make a difference in people’s lives. Last but not the least, all the best to everyone and again many congratulations, WE DID IT!

Parmod Choudhari, Graduate

Congratulations everyone. We made it!

While our graduation remarks the beginning of our professional journey ahead, let's always remember the importance of being a compassionate, reflective, and ethical practitioner. We will keep on learning with each other, just like what we have been doing throughout the program.

Thank you all who were there with us: our professors and instructors, the program administration team, technical support team, our family and friends, and of course, every and each of you, my dearest peers.

I am glad and grateful to be part of the GDipICL family. Looking forward to seeing us grow!

Peri Wong, Graduate

Warmest congratulations to all my colleagues on graduation! It wasn’t easy, but together, we did it. Here’s to a happy ending and a new beginning. I wish everyone all the best in your new chapter. May you snatch all the chances and beat all the challenges in your future life. Happy graduation day!

Shuai Dong, Graduate

Congratulations and good luck as you move on! Congratulations, Fall 2021 Class! I hope success continues to follow you in whatever you do as you enjoy the results of your hard work. Dream new dreams, embrace who you are, live life passionately, and keep aiming high.

Indpreet Kaur, Graduate

The journey was tough, but we took the challenge and successfully completed this program.

I am so proud and happy for each one of us.

May God’s grace be with each of us as we step toward our dreams…

Congratulation! We did it!

Sheeba Joseph, Graduate

*GDipICL WE DID IT!*

Dear Graduating Class of 2022,

It is an honour and a privilege to extend my *HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS* to us all for completing this life changing program, and doing so at the prestigious Queens University, Kingston, Ontario in Canada.

Thank you all for your passion, persistence, and perseverance amidst coursework deadlines, tight work schedules and other competing priorities like family etc.

I also extend my deepest appreciation to the faculty staff whose guidance, wisdom and courage enabled us to reach this academic milestone.

Let's go change lives as we have done in the past, and do so ethically and with utmost humility. I am so proud of you all and myself too for this accomplishment.

Once again CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes in your current and future endeavors.

With love + joy + appreciation,

Olivia Tamale Namuddu, Graduate

Congratulations on reaching this milestone! There is no doubt that it took hard work and dedication to reach this goal, but you did it! It has truly been a pleasure working with you since the start of the term and now I look forward to seeing you join us as GDipICL alumni. I can’t wait to see the positive change you will make for the immigration and citizenship law field and for those who you will serve.

Jan Edward, Program Coordinator

Congratulations on reaching this academic milestone. You have worked hard, and your dedication and perseverance have paid off. Take a moment and give yourselves the credit that you deserve for your achievement. May exciting opportunities come your way, and may you be successful in all your endeavors. We are all proud of you. Cheers!

"There is no passion to be found in playing small — in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." —Nelson Mandela

Christina Asperilla, Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Don Ames, Admissions and Recruitment Manager

“It is absolutely still possible to make a difference.” — Michelle Obama

Congratulations! We're so proud of you.

The GDipICL is a rigorous program and your success in it demonstrates that you have the dedication and ambition required to be successful in your future career.

Take time to celebrate your success; you earned it!

Jolene McLean, Program Coordinator