Vice Chair/Policy Chair (BOD)
Kim K.C. Ly, RCIC / CRIC - Board Vice Chair
Term Expiry: 2027 AGMFirst Term
Kim K.C. Ly is a registered
Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) with the College of Immigration & Citizenship
Consultants and Principal of her boutique firm, Borders Immigration Consultancy.
Possessing a Master's
Degree in Justice Studies (Royal Roads University) and Honours Diploma in
Immigration Consultancy (Humber College), Kim is also the Co-ordinating
Instructor and Adjunct Professor of the Economics and Temporary Entry
courses for the Graduate Diploma in Immigration & Citizenship Law,
Faculty of Law, at Queen's
University.
With over 25 years of
experience in the immigration field, Kim maintains a client base that ranges
from individuals to Fortune 500 corporations. She is also a regular presenter
on various immigration topics at numerous industry-related events, as well
as for various corporations and professional associations.
A long-time member of the
CAPIC-ACPII, a professional association only for Immigration Consultants,
Kim also serves as a member of the Leadership Council of a local
community organization in London, Ontario that connects local
employers to immigrant talent with the aim of strengthening the local economy.
She is also Immigration Counsel to numerous clients of the LEDC, the lead economic development agency for
the City of London.
Kim is currently an Adjunct
Professor at Queen's University's Graduate Diploma in Immigration &
Citizenship Law -teaching its Temporary Entry and Economic Immigration courses.
She also currently serves as Co-Chair for the City of London's Newcomer
Policy & Lobbying Taskforce and sits as a Director on the London
Chamber of Commerce Board.
Kim has served two terms on
the Government Affairs committee with the London Chamber of Commerce, two
terms on her professional College's Governance and Nominating committee, as
well as two terms as a Director on the CAPIC Board. During her tenure with
CAPIC, she served as Chair of its Policy and Lobbying committee, and Co-Chair
of its Joint P&L Working Group with the College.
An advocate for social justice, policy reform, and lobbying initiatives, Kim is passionate with helping immigrants successfully migrate to Canada.