Ms. Tariq received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto in 2004, where she graduated with High Distinction and was named Valedictorian. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School (York University) in 2008, and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2009. 

Ms. Tariq served as a University of Toronto Mississauga Alumni Association (UTMAA) board member from 2015-2021. As a UTMAA board member, she regularly attended and presented at events involving students and alumni. She also mentored students, and both led and moderated webinars involving students and alumni. 

Ms. Tariq maintains a broad-based litigation practice, with an emphasis on commercial disputes, expropriation, construction law, and insurance litigation. Ms. Tariq appears regularly before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and has appeared before the Ontario Divisional Court and the Ontario Court of Appeal.

Ms. Tariq is serving her first three-year term on the UTM Campus Council, starting on July 1, 2022.