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Aya is an Associate at Fragomen’s Toronto office, where she assists corporate clients, including those in the information technology, manufacturing and engineering industries, with various immigration matters. She has experience with Reciprocal Employment, Intracompany Transfer, CUSMA and other free trade agreements, as well as Labor Market Impact Assessment applications.

Aya speaks Arabic and English.

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  • Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, LL.M., 2017
  • University of Kent, LL.B., 2015
  • York University, Specialized Honors B.A., 2013

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