{"id":34233,"date":"2026-04-14T09:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alumniandfriends\/?p=34233"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:29:10","slug":"alison-pratt-iba-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alumniandfriends\/2026\/04\/alison-pratt-iba-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Alison Pratt (IBA \u201920)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>La version fran\u00e7aise suit la version anglaise.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alumniandfriends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/04\/Alison-Pratt-Headshot_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34049\" style=\"width:354px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alumniandfriends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/04\/Alison-Pratt-Headshot_.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alumniandfriends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/04\/Alison-Pratt-Headshot_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/alumniandfriends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/04\/Alison-Pratt-Headshot_-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Alison Pratt is a dedicated Canadian diplomat who has turned her ambition for equity into action. As part of IRCC\u2019s Foreign Service Development Program, she has completed overseas training in Abu Dhabi and a full posting in Ho Chi Minh City and is now serving in Cairo as a migration officer. In each location, she navigates sensitive immigration and visa cases, ensuring fairness, applying cultural sensitivity, and helping people whose lives hinge on these decisions. Outside government work, Alison gives back to the community. She served on the board of\u00a0VoiceFound, advocating for survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. She also volunteered as a settlement assistant to guide newcomers in settling in Canada, and she continues her long-term commitment as a curriculum researcher with Planting Seeds International, building inclusive educational materials for communities in Guatemala.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Alison Pratt est une diplomate canadienne qui a concr\u00e9tis\u00e9 ses ambitions en mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9quit\u00e9. Dans le cadre du programme de d\u00e9veloppement du service ext\u00e9rieur d\u2019IRCC, elle a suivi une formation \u00e0 Abu Dhabi, a \u00e9t\u00e9 affect\u00e9e \u00e0 H\u00f4 Chi Minh-Ville. Elle s\u2019occupe de dossiers d\u00e9licats en mati\u00e8re d\u2019immigration et de visas, en accordant une importance particuli\u00e8re \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quit\u00e9, en tenant compte des r\u00e9alit\u00e9s culturelles et en aidant les personnes pour qui ces d\u00e9cisions sont cruciales. Au-del\u00e0 de son travail au gouvernement, Mme Pratt s\u2019investit dans la communaut\u00e9. Elle a si\u00e9g\u00e9 au conseil d\u2019administration de&nbsp;VoiceFound, qui d\u00e9fend les personnes survivantes de la traite et de l\u2019exploitation d\u2019\u00eatres humains. Elle a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 b\u00e9n\u00e9vole en tant qu\u2019assistante d\u2019int\u00e9gration pour aider les nouveaux arrivants \u00e0 s\u2019installer au Canada. Par ailleurs, elle poursuit son engagement \u00e0 long terme en tant que chercheuse de programmes d\u2019\u00e9tudes aupr\u00e8s de&nbsp;Planting&nbsp;Seeds&nbsp;International, en \u00e9laborant du mat\u00e9riel \u00e9ducatif inclusif pour les communaut\u00e9s du Guatemala.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La version fran\u00e7aise suit la version anglaise. 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