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Katrina Sriranpong is a former Vacnouver-based lawyer who specialized in offering legal assistance and advocacy to immigrants, refugees, and survivors of human trafficking.
Katrina Sriranpong is a former lawyer and philanthropist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  As a former lawyer, she spent a significant portion of her professional career assisting refugees and immigrants navigate the complex web of immigration law and policy. Sriranpong is an advocate for the rights of children in war-torn countries and supports programs aimed at rehabilitation, education and developmental aid for children.   


== Education and Early Career ==
== Education and Early Career ==
Katrina Sriranpong studied at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Katrina earned her law degree from the University of Leicester, England and continued her education at the University of Oxford, England. Her education at Oxford focused on international law, intellectual property, and United Nations administrative law.
Katrina Sriranpong attended John Robson Elementary School and New Westminster Secondary School in New Westminster, British Columbia.  After graduating, Sriranpong attended the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. She obtained a law degree from the University of Leicester in England, United Kingdom. Sriranpong also pursued further studies in International Business Law specializing in international arbitration, international criminal law, international intellectual property law and UN administrative law at the University of Oxford, England.  Sriranpong was called to the Bar of British Columbia in August 2012 and the Bar of Alberta in January 2013.
 
While in University, Sriranpong was accepted for an internship with the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, a UN Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Network Institute. “It was a privilege working there to promote the rule of law, human rights, and good governance in criminal law and the administration of criminal justice domestically and globally,” Katrina Sriranpong says. “I also researched corruption in foreign criminal justice systems and focused on the implementation of U.N. norms and standards in promoting the rule of law, human rights, and good governance.”


== Legal Experience ==
== Legal Experience ==
Katrina Sriranpong specialized in immigration litigation at the tribunal level and judicial reviews at the Federal Court of Canada.  
As a lawyer, Katrina Sriranpong specialized in immigration litigation and judicial reviews, a procedure by which the courts can review an administrative action by a public body and secure an order.  Sriranpong appeared before the Federal Court of Canada for judicial review of negative immigration decisions.  She also represented clients before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) in various matters including refugee hearings, sponsorship appeals, residency obligation appeals, admissibility hearings and detention reviews.  Sriranpong represented human rights activists from Syria and Ukraine in claiming refugee protection in Canada as well as other refugee claimants from India, Pakistan, Turkey, Mexica, El Salvador, Honduras, Somalia, Botswana and Albania.  
 
In Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Sriranpong worked diligently in assisting her clients by coming up with immigration strategies for emplouees of multinational corporations, as well as help administrate applications to help overcome any unseen complications or issues.


Sriranpong relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to continue her highly in-demand work as the only Thai-speaking immigration lawyer in the whole of British Columbia.  
In her previous role as an immigration lawyer in Calgary, Alberta, Katrina Sriranpong advised corporate clients regarding immigration options for hiring foreign skilled workers, specifically in the oil and gas industry.  Sriranpong formulated immigration strategies for employees of multinational corporations and prepared applications to overcome any inadmissibility issues.  Sriranpong represented both corporate and individual clients in a variety of matters under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and ancillary legislation such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).


== Personal Life ==
== Personal Life ==
Katrina Sriranpong married in 2015, has two young daughters, and lives in Vancouver with her family. Sriranpong is a passionate health and nutrition advocate who lives a whole-foods, plant-based diet and believes in "evidence-based eating" as proclaimed by Dr. Michael Greger.
Katrina Sriranpong married in 2015.  She has two sons and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with her family.  

Latest revision as of 16:49, January 4, 2023

Katrina Sriranpong is a former lawyer and philanthropist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  As a former lawyer, she spent a significant portion of her professional career assisting refugees and immigrants navigate the complex web of immigration law and policy. Sriranpong is an advocate for the rights of children in war-torn countries and supports programs aimed at rehabilitation, education and developmental aid for children.   

Education and Early Career

Katrina Sriranpong attended John Robson Elementary School and New Westminster Secondary School in New Westminster, British Columbia.  After graduating, Sriranpong attended the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. She obtained a law degree from the University of Leicester in England, United Kingdom. Sriranpong also pursued further studies in International Business Law specializing in international arbitration, international criminal law, international intellectual property law and UN administrative law at the University of Oxford, England.  Sriranpong was called to the Bar of British Columbia in August 2012 and the Bar of Alberta in January 2013.

Legal Experience

As a lawyer, Katrina Sriranpong specialized in immigration litigation and judicial reviews, a procedure by which the courts can review an administrative action by a public body and secure an order.  Sriranpong appeared before the Federal Court of Canada for judicial review of negative immigration decisions.  She also represented clients before the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) in various matters including refugee hearings, sponsorship appeals, residency obligation appeals, admissibility hearings and detention reviews.  Sriranpong represented human rights activists from Syria and Ukraine in claiming refugee protection in Canada as well as other refugee claimants from India, Pakistan, Turkey, Mexica, El Salvador, Honduras, Somalia, Botswana and Albania.  

In her previous role as an immigration lawyer in Calgary, Alberta, Katrina Sriranpong advised corporate clients regarding immigration options for hiring foreign skilled workers, specifically in the oil and gas industry.  Sriranpong formulated immigration strategies for employees of multinational corporations and prepared applications to overcome any inadmissibility issues.  Sriranpong represented both corporate and individual clients in a variety of matters under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and ancillary legislation such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Personal Life

Katrina Sriranpong married in 2015.  She has two sons and resides in Vancouver, British Columbia with her family.  

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