Al Parsai

Objective

To inspire and educate on immigration law, cultural intelligence, and DEI principles, leveraging my extensive academic background, including a recent certification in DEI Strategies for Business Impact from the Cambridge Judge Business School. Committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion through informed, engaging public discourse.

Speaking Skills and Achievements

Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) with Toastmasters International.
An engaging speaker who has led hundreds of speeches, seminars, and training courses in Canada, the United Kingdom, the UAE, and Iran since 1992.
Delivered Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs approved by CICC, ICCRC, and some provincial law societies. Some sessions had more than 2500 enrollments.
Speaker for Passages Canada, Historica Canada from 2012 to 2014.
A former speaker for the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Canada (2015).
A TEDx speaker on the mental health approach to weight loss.
The author of 11 books.
Published over 200 educational videos on immigration law.

Professional Experience

Adjunct Professor, Queen's University Law School, Kingston, ON, Canada | Spring 2022 to Present.
- Delivering lectures and workshops as requested by the university
Instructor, Ashton College, Vancouver, BC, Canada | 2016 to Present.
- Delivered online courses with up to 101 students per group, demonstrating effective large-audience management.
- Consistently identified by students as one of the top instructors due to engaging and insightful teaching approach.
Director and Owner, Investatech Inc. (O/A Parsai Immigration Services & GSCE), ON, Canada | 2007 to Present.
- Co-developed and delivered CPD programs approved by several law societies and professional organizations.
- Regularly conducted seminars and workshops to educate clients and colleagues on various aspects of immigration.
- Represented thousands of clients from 57 countries to the Canadian immigration authorities.

Education

Master of Laws (LLM) in Dispute Resolution,
York University (Osgoode Hall Law School), Toronto, ON, 2021.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: DEI Strategies for Business Impact,
Cambridge Judge Business School, Executive Education, University of Cambridge, January 2024.
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology,
Yorkville University, New Brunswick, Canada, 2014.
Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM),
Toastmasters International, 2009-2015.
Immigration Consultant Certificate,
Humber College, Toronto, Ontario, 2010.
BSc In Mechanical Engineering,
Sharif University Of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 1994.