Kareem El-Assal

Kareem El-Assal

OLIP Senior Research Fellow & Director of Policy and Digital Strategy at CanadaVisa

In addition to advising OLIP on policy and research, Kareem El-Assal is the Director of Policy & Digital Strategy at CanadaVisa. CanadaVisa’s mission is to help make the Canadian dream a reality for newcomers from around the world. Since beginning his immigration career in 2010, Kareem has authored over 100 publications and successfully organized 15 events featuring government ministers and leaders from a variety of sectors. Kareem writes frequent commentaries on Canadian immigration and is often called upon by the media, business groups, and government to share his policy insights.