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Aleem Punja

Aleem Punja

Executive Director, Future Ready Initiative, Aga Khan Council for Canada
EducationDisability Studies ’16

Aleem Punja is executive director at the Aga Khan Council for Canada and oversees the Future Ready Initiative where he leads national programs focused on poverty reduction, newcomer integration and inclusive communities. A registered social worker with over 20 years of experience, Aleem has led sector-wide modernization efforts and advanced equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across systems. He is a 2023/2024 CivicAction DiverseCity Fellow and a participant in the Maytree Policy School. He also serves as vice-chair of the Toronto Lands Corporation, supporting community-building through innovative public school board land use.

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