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Ian McGrath

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Degrees:BPAPM/2004

Ian is a currently an employee of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Most recently, he was the Deputy Program Manager in the visa section of Canada’s Embassies in Senegal and Lebanon. While in Lebanon, Ian assumed the role of Refugee Unit Manager throughout Operation Syrian Refugee. Prior to working overseas, he was the Coordinator of the Five Country Conference Technical Secretariat during Canada’s year as Chair.  In addition, Ian has 8 years of experience working in refugee policy and international relations. His Masters Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from York University which focused on refugee issues and he received a Fulbright Scholarship to Georgetown University. His research on refugee registration and refugee settlement has been published in various academic journals. Ian graduated from the Arthur Kroger College in 2004.