Sonia is from Vernon, British Columbia, but has lived in communities across the province, including in the Cariboo, Northern, Okanagan, Kootenay and Island regions. Sonia studied and obtained a Bachelor of Arts majoring in law and society at the University of Calgary in 2017 and a Juris Doctor from Dalhousie University in May, 2020. In 2019, Sonia spent a summer working with the Ontario Securities Commission’s Enforcement Branch on the Joint Serious Offences Team. Following graduation, Sonia began articling with the Department of Justice Canada, Prairie Regional Office in Edmonton, Alberta.