Ali Salman

WorkSpace Modular Structures

Ali Salman is the CEO of Workspace Modular Structures, a company dedicated to setting new standards in modular construction through innovative design and business integrity. Ali’s leadership has been instrumental in delivering scalable, sustainable, and rapidly deployable infrastructure modular solutions across various sectors, including energy, healthcare, housing, and disaster relief.

Partner & CEO

Modular Building Institute

Spearheading research collaborations to bridge academic innovation and industry application in modular construction.

Leading initiatives that transform theoretical advancements into scalable, real-world modular and prefabrication solutions.

Actively engaging with top industry experts to produce white papers, design standards, and best practices that elevate the global modular construction sector.

Chair of MBI Research & Development Council

Lawtiq.com

Foreign Direct Investment & Business Immigration Advisory Firm

Partner

BIG Properties Group

Real Estate Investments - Explore lucrative commercial properties and cash flowing businesses that offer great investment potential. Whether it's office spaces, retail outlets, or industrial buildings, cash flowing businesses we help you make sound investment decisions.

Northgate Modular

Indigenous Partnerships Lead

Drove revenue growth and market expansion through strategic partnerships, especially with Indigenous communities, governments, and resource sector clients.

Led business development for turnkey modular solutions across mining, energy, education, healthcare, and workforce housing sectors.

Oversaw large-scale modular projects, negotiating multi-million dollar contracts while ensuring cultural alignment and community benefit agreements.

Developed marketing and sales strategies that increased lead generation and conversion rates, contributing to double-digit revenue growth.

Strengthened Northgate’s brand presence as a preferred modular solution provider for northern and remote projects.

Director Strategic Growth, Marketing & Sales

Cormode & Dickson Ltd.

Leading Modular Construction Division 

Built and scaled the modular construction division, delivering high-value projects across petroleum, industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential sectors.

Managed cross-functional teams, ensuring projects were completed on time and under budget, while meeting stringent safety and quality standards.

Secured strategic partnerships and repeat business from top-tier clients, growing division revenue by over 40% during tenure.

Provided design-build solutions tailored to clients' evolving needs, integrating future-proof modular construction methods.

Vice President of Modular Division

Keylo Inc

Advised on modular housing projects aimed at increasing affordable homeownership across Canada.

Collaborated with developers and investors to structure modular real estate deals, focusing on innovative financing models and efficient construction techniques.

Helped clients navigate regulatory landscapes and optimize project viability using prefab solutions.

Modular Housing Consultant

Director of Business Development

Gaps AI

Launched and scaled a digital growth agency specializing in AI-driven marketing strategies, digital transformation, and lead generation.

Built a client portfolio including startups, SMEs, and enterprises across Canada, helping companies achieve measurable revenue growth.

Successfully exited after acquisition, delivering shareholder value and client continuity.

Co-Founder - Sold

Extreme PIta

Operated and scaled six high-performing franchise locations, consistently ranked among the top in Western Canada.

Managed over 45 employees, handled P&L, inventory, vendor relations, and multi-location operations.

Implemented local marketing campaigns resulting in a 17% sales increase in Northern Alberta.
Successfully sold business to MTY Group.

Franchisee (6 locations) - Acquired

As Managing Partner at BIG Business Brokers, I lead a coast-to-coast team sourcing and closing mid-market acquisitions—$1 M to $50 M—for family offices, private equity, and entrepreneurial buyers. From hotels and gas stations to manufacturing firms, we package deals that de-risk the buy-side and maximise seller exits. My edge: hands-on operating and turnaround experience, giving clients board-level insight with an owner’s hustle.

Modular Visionary Fixing the Housing Gap
As CEO of Workspace Modular, I spearhead scalable, factory-built solutions—workforce housing, schools, clinics, and mixed-use projects—that slash timelines and costs while meeting CSA and local code. Our “design-for-repeatability” approach fast-tracks approvals and turns real estate into an off-the-shelf asset class.

Why Work With Me?
End-to-End Execution: From due diligence and capital stack design to post-close value creation.
Network Depth: 32 k+ investors, developers, and C-suite contacts across North America.
Data-Driven: Financial modelling, market analytics, and rigorous risk filters on every file.

15 years in operations, construction, and asset management—so strategies actually work in the field.

Let’s Build & Buy
Acquirers & Sellers: DM for confidential deal flow or exit planning.
Developers & Municipalities: Talk to me about plug-and-play modular projects that solve density and ROI.
Partners & Talent: Always scouting sharp minds who want to scale big ideas.

Fractional CMO

Intellectual Property

Lawyer - Patents

Conestoga College

Adjunct Professor - Law

Own Innovation

Gurbir handled patent and trademark prosecution, drafting patentability and FTO options, IP analytics and intelligence searching at Own Innovation. His roles included building smart IP portfolios and developing robust IP strategies for clients. He is driven towards working with innovators in obtaining optimal positioning of their IP assets.
He also undertook business development and marketing initiatives for the firm, including initiatives to enhance the firm's recognition at various international forums and rankings.

Intellectual Property Lawyer

Intellectual Property Specialist and Trademark Agent

Intellectual Property Specialist

Office Of The Controller General Of Patents, Designs And Trade Marks (Cgpdtm)

Representing clients before Indian Patent Office and foreign patent offices in patent filing, prosecution, and opposition.

Patent Agent

IP Innovation Clinic

Senior Fellow

Osgoode Professional Development

Undertaking activities to promote OsgoodePD and engage prospective students. Activities include:
Marketing initiatives (i.e.. interviews for the blog / email communications / social media, photography for digital and print ads, etc.)
Events (i.e. open houses, information sessions, etc.)
Prospective student communication (1:1 contact with prospective students who have questions about the program / your experience)

Current Student Ambassador (CSA)

Deeth Williams Wall LLP

Conducting legal and technical research on AI/ML use cases to investigate inventorship rights for artificial intelligence systems in Canadian patent applications

Researcher

Mishi Choudhary & Associates

Legal support to litigation, intellectual property departments; 
Represented clients in courts of original and appellate jurisdictions, successfully argued on behalf of intermediaries in suits on online defamation, copyright and trademark infringement, safe harbor protection, content blocking/take down orders;
Represented clients before patent opposition board (Indian Patent Office);
Filing and prosecuting trademark application on behalf of clients;
Reviewing and providing account on patent disclosures, conducting patentability analysis;
Patent infringement and validity analysis by thorough review of potential references and prior art;
Performing patent search and analytics;
Maintaining IP dockets, providing administrative support for tracking application timelines, responding to office actions;
Proficient in handling case-life cycles (court-submissions, evidence, examination of witness, arguments), preparing defence strategies;
Free and open source software (FOSS) compliance and copyright licensing; and
Drafting case briefs, landscape reports.

Associate Counsel and Patent Agent

Software Freedom Law Centre, India (SFLC.in)

Advocated open source compliance, trained developers in licensing and privacy/data protection  
Successfully established India chapter for a Linux Foundation project on supply chain open source compliance;
Led and successfully executed trainings on open source software licensing, intellectual property seminars, and data security best practices for computer engineers, benefitting over 35 companies and over 1000 professionals;
Drafted funding proposals, organized digital security and safe browsing trainings, and assisted in projects on net neutrality, privacy, bridging digital divide and promoting inclusion; and
Guest speaker on “Open-Source Licenses Explained” at Startup Hub Incubator, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Counsel

High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Law office of Mr. Parvez Chugh Advocate

Drafting petitions, motions; assisted lawyers in court submissions before the H’ble High Court in diverse case profiles including Commercial Appeals(Writ), First Appeal Orders, Civil Original Contempt Petitions, Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions etc.
Providing law office support in case management, legal research, client correspondence
Consumer law litigation and representation before State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Chandigarh) and National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (New Delhi) in cases related to real estate, consumer products, automobiles, and commerical services.

Associate Advocate

Gurbir has a demonstrated proficiency in patent drafting and prosecution, and litigation at trial and appellate levels with over 100 court appearances. Having worked as a computer science engineer, and later as a lawyer and patent agent (India), his practice profile covers drafting, prosecuting patent and trademark applications, providing patentability opinions, validity searches, infringement analysis, building claim charts, IP landscaping, and IP portfolio management. 
Gurbir has prosecuted over 250 office actions and drafted patent applications for a variety of technology areas including aerospace, fintech, blockchain, e-commerce, cyber security, digital forensics, mechanical, and NFTs for US, Canadian, Indian, PCT, and European patent offices leading to successful patent grants. He has advised clients in open source software licensing, IP transfers, and IP strategy using advanced market analytics.
As a trial lawyer, he has represented clients in IP infringement suits, online defamation, and safe harbor protection. He has successfully negotiated settlements with insurance companies in motor vehicle accident claims. 

Gurbir is driven towards legal volunteerism and pro-bono support, which includes successfully mentoring students for law school entrance and public sector exams, providing legal consultancy services to civil society organizations, and offering pro-bono IP services under governmental programs. He is founder of a project (MedicinesForAll) on providing access to generic medicines to patients in India. He is also empaneled as an IP Facilitator in Government of India’s program (‘Scheme for Facilitating Startups IP Protection’) for providing pro-bono legal advice to startups on IP registration and commercialization.

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