Are
you passionate
about
public
service?
Join
us
as
we
meet
Arts
alumni
working
in
various
areas
of
the
government
to
explore
government
jobs
and
career
opportunities in public
service.
Public
Service
Canada
is
the
largest
single
employer
in
Canada,
hiring
nearly
300,000
people
across
the
country
(and
abroad)
in
over
200
departments
and
agencies
in
the
federal
government.
There
are
also
hundreds
of
provincial,
city
and
local
governements
that
make
up
the
Public
Service
sector.
But
what
kind
of
jobs
are
really
available
in
government?
Meet
your
Arts
alumni!
Moderator:
Ifrah
Arif
(BA
’21,
Political
Science)
Ifrah
Arif
recently
landed
a
new
role
in
August
of
2021
as
a
Program
Officer
at
Immigration,
Refugees
and
Citizenship
Canada.
Ifrah
was
previously
a
Junior
Officer
with
the
same
organization,
and
also
as
a
Junior
Program
Officer
at
Canada
Border
Services
Agency.
Ifrah
has
always
aspired
to
a
achieve
a
position
where
she
can
contribute
in
the
development
of
a
country
or
an
organization,
in
a
competitive
and
challenging
environment.
Ifrah
is
an
avid
volunteer
with
a
large
catalogue
of
diverse
opportunities
where
she
has
honed
her
political,
business,
and
economic
skills.
Ifrah’s
volunteer
work
includes
the
United
Nations,
the
Liberal
Party
of
Canada,
the
World
University
Service
of
Canada,
the
International
and
Canadian
Student
Network,
and
many
more.
John
Harder
(BA
’06,
Political
Science)
John
Harder
joined
the
Government
of
Canada
in
2008
and
has
held
progressively
senior
roles
at
the
Treasury
Board
Secretariat
(TBS),
the
Department
of
Finance
(FIN)
and
Innovation,
Science
and
Economic
Development
(ISED).
Areas
of
focus
over
that
time
include:
scrutinizing
spending
in
support
of
intelligence
and
border
security
programs
(TBS);
developing
financial
standards
and
regulations
in
response
to
the
financial
crisis
(FIN);
and
tapping
into
Canadian
industry
to
support
the
design
and
build
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Navy’s
new
fleet
of
destroyers
(ISED).
John
and
his
wife,
Muneeba
(who
he
met
at
UW),
have
two
kids
–
a
seven
year-old
boy
and
five
year-old
girl.
While
his
family
is
the
main
enjoyment
and
focus
of
his
life,
John
somehow
always
finds
time
to
hit
the
gym,
golf
with
friends,
watch
his
soccer
team
ManCity
or
read
a
good
non-fiction
book.
Ian
Pomroy
(BA
'87,
Economics)
Ian
Pomroy
graduated
from
the
University
of
Waterloo
in
1987
after
completing
his
Bachelor
of
Arts
majoring
in
economics.
During
his
undergrad,
Ian
held
co-op
positions
with
the
Federal
Government
in
Ottawa
and
the
private
sector
in
Toronto.
After
graduating,
Ian
completed
his
Master
of
Arts
in
economics
at
McGill
University
in
1988.
From
there,
Ian
worked
as
an
Economic
Analyst
in
several
Federal Government
departments
in
Ottawa,
starting
at
the
International
Trade
and
Finance
Branch
in
the
Department
of
Finance,
then
for
the
Cultural
Industries
Branch
in
the
Department
of
Communications
and
the
Strategic
Policy
Branch
in
the
Department
of
Canadian
Heritage.
Ian
then
took
his
expertise
back
to
the
Department
of
Finance
in
1995
where
he
held
the
position
of
Tax
Policy
Analyst
and
Senior
Tax
Policy
Analyst
for
the
Personal
Income
Tax
Division
in
the
Tax
Policy
Branch.
Today,
Ian
has
been
enjoying
retirement
since
2019
and
is
excited
to
share
stories
and
career
advice
with
Arts
students.
Rebecca
Wagner
(MA
’09,
Political
Science)
Rebecca
Wagner
currently
works
in
government
relations
and
issues
management
with
the
Wilfrid
Laurier
University
Graduate
Students’
Association. Previously,
Rebecca
served
as
Chief
of
Staff
to
former
MPP
Daiene
Vernile
and
former
MP
Raj
Saini
and
helped
these
political
figures
connect
with
the
community
through
strategic
communications
and
stakeholder
engagement.
As
the
current
VP
of
the
Kitchener
Centre
Provincial
Liberal
Association
and
the
former
Chair
of
Communications
of
the
Kitchener
Centre
Federal
Liberal
Association,
Rebecca
has
volunteered
extensively
in
community
politics.
She
has
been
an
active
member
of
the
Ontario
Liberal
Party
and
the
Liberal
Party
of
Canada
and
ran
Daiene
Vernile’s
2018
provincial
election
campaign
and
Raj
Saini’s
2019
federal
election
campaign.
Rebecca
has
been
an
avid
volunteer
in
the
Toronto
and
Waterloo
Region
communities,
largely
in
a
leadership
capacity,
holding
volunteer
positions
with
Women’s
College
Hospital,
Western
University,
Cota
Health,
KW
Counselling
Services,
the
Kitchener
Downtown
Community
Health
Centre,
CIGI,
the
City
of
Waterloo,
the
Region
of
Waterloo,
and
Healthy
Minds
Canada.
