Vikas Rai Chauhan RCIC-IRB, is the Director and Principal Immigration Consultant at Aware Immigration inc. based in Toronto, Canada.  He is a Licensed and Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, with License number R731462 at the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC- the College). Vikas has met stringent educational standards and is a member in good standing of the College. He is able to represent you at Board and tribunals of IRCC – Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship, Canada, and IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada. He is also licensed to adjudicate your cases at Immigration Division- ID, Immigration Appeal Division- IAD, Refugee Protection Division- RPD and Refugee Appeal Division- RAD.

Vikas is also appointed as the Commissioner of taking Oaths and Affidavit by the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.

He is a member of the CAPIC (Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants), a professional body. He is also a part of Committees at CAPIC.

Education:.

Vikas Rai Chauhan completed his Post Graduate Law program, specializing in Immigration and Citizenship Law, from the Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, where he was conferred with the GDipICL- Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law. He was the President and Member of the Student Council of the program at the Queen’s University. He also volunteers his time in helping the larger student body of future Immigration practitioners.

He is a lifelong learner, and is updated with the latest in the immigration and the global trends. He has completed his MBA in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management with Honors from YEDI, Toronto, Canada. He is also an alumnus of the prestigious IIM Ahmadabad, India, where he sharpened  his Management acumen (AGMP 2006-07), highly creative & self-motivated with excellent management skills. He also completed his Real Estate Licensing course from the Humber College, Canada. He has also done his Bachelors in Hotel management from Bangalore University, India.

Start-Up and Business Expertise

Vikas is a data driven professional with over 20+ years of rich, diversified corporate & entrepreneurial experience in many sectors, including– Immigration, Real Estate, Mortgage, Hospitality, Food Service, Modern Retail, QSRs, IT, Hotels, Cinema, Consulting, Startup etc.

Vikas is well connected in the global Start-Up ecosystem. He is a Charter Member of the TiE- The Indus Entrepreneurs, and member of the TiE India Angels (TIA). He has been engaged with the TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) Chandigarh chapter at various positions, including, serving as part of the Governing council, a Board Member, and serving on various committees. He is proficient in assessing and creating business plans.

As a General Secretary of the Chapter, Vikas represented the TiE Chapter in global forums, lead teams and committees of business owners and volunteers, delivered on important agendas and developed the Start-Up and entrepreneurial ecosystem. As the Chair of Sponsorship, he raised funds through sponsorship, alliances and events. He has also been in the core team and handling the operations for the various events including TiECON.

Vikas is also an author, who has published many articles and posts on social platforms. He is also a speaker, who has appeared on podcasts and has hosted many webinars and events.

Business Support Service:

Vikas has successfully ran business consulting firm and had senior leadership roles in corporates providing B2B support services. From Recruitment, to corporate training, or manpower outsourcing, Vikas has worked hands on and also led large teams to successfully deliver on client expectations. 

He has interviewed and hired hundreds of candidates as a recruiter, or in the corporate roles. Vikas understands the business needs, and what it takes to hire and retain talent for growing the business. 

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Vikas Rai Chauhan, RCIC-IRB is a well-connected and well-Networked professional, and can provide you with a competent advice and leverage collective knowledge and resources to help your case.