ELIE NASRALLAH, B.A. (HONS)
(CICC) FULL-MEMBER # R416303
HIGHLIGHTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor’s of Arts (Honours) from Carleton University
– Administrative Law Diploma from Algonquin College
– Full Member of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council
– Official Member of the Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants
– Representation, Advocacy and Appearances Dealing with all Immigration Matters in Front of Government’s Agencies, Tribunals and Boards Dealing with Immigration Issues
– Professional Writer and Commentator on Immigration, Political, Social and Economic Matters in Major Canadian and International Newspapers and Magazines
– Solid Background in Political Science Regarding National and International Affairs
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Joined the ADR Centre in 1999 and is Currently an Independent Practionener as an Immigration Consultant (ICCRC) at the same Centre Located at: 251 Bank St., Suite 608, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1X3
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
– Practicing as an Immigration and Refugee Consultant in the City of Ottawa for the Past 12 Years
– Advocacy in Front of the Immigration and Refugee Board
– Advocacy in Front of the Immigration Appeal Division
– Representation on Behalf of Clients in all Immigration and Refugee Matters
– Specializing in Sponsorship Applications, Family Unification, Skilled Workers Class, Business Immigration, Entrepreneur Class, Investors Class, Self-employed Class, Appeals, Work Permits, Student Visas, Visitation Visas, Refugee Claims and Other Immigration Matters
– Frequent Television Appearances, Radio Shows Host, Interviews and Many Public Lectures on Important Immigration and Refugee Concerns
Awards
FREELANCE WRITER/COMMENTATOR
Published articles in the following national and international newspapers:
- The Ottawa Citizen
- The Globe and Mail
- Al Qabas
- The Toronto Star
- The Annahar
- The Daily Star
Elie M. Nasrallah is pleased to announce his book
Hostage To History:
The Cultural Collapse of the 21st Century Arab World
published by Friesen Press
launched April 5, 2016 in St Elias Church.
Now available from Amazon and iTunes
Acclaim for the book:
“It’s easy firing criticism from the outside—it takes enormous courage to do it from within. Elie Mikhael Nasrallah has guts. He also has something important to say.”
—Roy MacGregor, author of Canadians: Portrait of a County and Its People
MY ARAB SPRING, MY CANADA
The book was launched October 22, 2012 at 7 pm in St Elias Church. The ceremony was attended by the Mayorof Ottawa and other distinguished guests..
BOOK SUMMARY:
- WRITTEN BY ARAB AUTHORS FOR THE ARAB COMMUNITIES IN CANADA
- WHAT DOES THE ARAB AWAKENING MEAN IN THE CANADIAN CONTEXT?
- WHY THE 350,000 PLUS CANADIANS OF ARAB DECENT SHOULD FEEL EMPOWERED, ENCOURAGED AND ENHANCED BY THE ARAB SPRING
- THE ARAB AWAKENING GENERATION HAS A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE IMAGE OF ARABS IN CANADA AND BE EMPOWERED
- THE AIM AND MISSION IS TO REACH, ENGAGE, AND CHALLENGE ARAB CANADIAN CITIZENS TO THINK ANEW IN ORDER TO ACT ANEW IN LIGHT OF THE ARAB SPRING
- THE SECOND AIM IS TO CHALLENGE CANADIANS TO REBOOT AND REFORMAT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ARAB DIASPORA GIVEN THE POTENTIAL CONVERGENCE OF VALUES OWING TO THE ARAB SPRING STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY, DIGNITY, AND DEVELOPMENT
- THE BOOK TACKLES LIKE: IMMIGRATION, DIVERSITY, INTEGRATION, SHARIA LAW, WOMEN’S RIGHTS, HIJAB AND OFFERS A SERIES OF IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE AS A CALL TO ACTION
- THE BOOK IS A DARING ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO AND LIFT THE ARAB COMMUNITIES FROM THEIR LONG AND DEEP SLEEP
- THE PRESENT CAN BE CHANGED STARTING TODAY AS WELL AS THE FUTURE
“In My Arab Spring, My Canada, authors Qais Ghanem and Elie M. Nasrallah have given this country, their country, a valuable gift. This book — co-authored by a Muslim and a Christian, both of Arab descent, both proud Canadians — is a pocket guide for those who come from the Middle East as well as a useful reference for those already here. Nasrallah has roots that go all the way back to the Titanic, so these are hardly starry-eyed or discouraged newcomers. They examine immigration from earliest days to today and they look to the future with great optimism.”
— Roy MacGregor, author of Canadians: A Portrait of a Country and Its People
THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE AT AMAZON PUBLISHING AND AT BOOK STORES IN CANADA. PRICE $12.00
