Piya Parmar

Incoming MA Candidate Public & International Affairs at UOttawa

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

About

Incoming Master of Public and International Affairs student at the Graduate School of Public and International Attairs (GSPIA) at the University of Ottawa. Recent graduate of the University of Guelph with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences, with a minor in Sustainable Business, graduating Cum Laude/Distinction. My academic and professional interests lie at the intersection of equity, international affairs, and public policy, with a particular focus on Indigenous politics and Political Ethics. Through my graduate studies, l hope to further develop my research and policy analysis skills while exploring how equity-informed approaches can contribute to more effective and equitable policy outcomes.

Experience

  • Bilingual Programs Assistant at Help A Girl Out Canada
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    As the Bilingual Programs Assistant, I support menstrual equity programming and facilitate conversations with Clients, Donors and Interested parties in both English and French.

  • University of Guelph (2 yrs 4 mos)
    • Community Assistant
      Apr 2025 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

      - Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of Residence Life Staff (RLS) within the building. - Facilitate student conduct meetings, ensuring fair and supportive conversations around community standards. - Lead regular section meetings to promote team cohesion, share updates, and address building needs. - Create and maintain the on-call schedule for RLS, ensuring 24/7 student support coverage. - Complete overnight on-call shifts, responding to student needs, emergencies, and incidents as required. - Design and deliver inclusive, community-wide programming to foster student engagement and belonging.

    • Writing Consultant/Peer
      2024 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Research Assistant
      Jan 2025 - May 2025 · 5 mos

      Investigated the Politicization of Facts in Canadian Parliament along with Professor Edward Koning at the University of Guelph.

  • Student Policy Analyst at Emploi et Développement social Canada (EDSC) / Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
    Dec 2023 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

    - Review, edit, and format official documents for Government of Canada web publishing. - Accurately record and distribute detailed meeting minutes to internal stakeholders. - Shadow senior team members to gain insight into intergovernmental negotiation processes and policy implementation. - Work on the National Progress Report and conduct research for backgrounders and data.

  • Law Assistant at Gagan Law Professional Corporation
    May 2021 - Aug 2021 · 4 mos

    - Answering customer questions about the company, products, or services. - Resolving customer complaints and directing customers to the right department. - Taking orders, processing payments and making changes to customers' accounts.