Fawad’s story – from refugee to Canadian citizen

Studying hard paid off on Fawad’s journey from refugee to Canadian citizen. He fled from Afghanistan to Pakistan with his family when he was a boy and in spite of the hardships there he pursued his education and learned English. This enabled him to apply and enter a Canadian university program, so he moved to Canada. Nowadays, he is employed in the public sector and does a lot of community work. Enthusiastic about giving back, he encourages other refugees by sharing his story and saying “Look, I made it through, you can too!”