This list of Canadian Sikhs is a list of notable Sikhs from Canada.

Academia and education

* Harjot Oberoi — Professor of Asian Studies at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thre ...

* Sandeep Singh Brar — Sikh historian,

internet pioneer Instead of having a single "inventor", the Internet was developed by many people over many years. The following are some Internet pioneers who contributed to its early and ongoing development. These include early theoretical foundations, specifyi ...

, and photographer *

Sat Bir Singh Khalsa Sat Bir Singh Khalsa is a researcher in the field of body mind medicine, specializing in yoga therapy. Originally from Toronto, he earned his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, where he also began his practice of Kundalini Yoga under the tu ...

— researcher specializing in yoga therapy * Sheena Iyengar — Professor of Business in the Management Department at Columbia Business School * Naranjan Dhalla —

Cardiovascular The blood circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate. It includes the cardiovascular system, or vascular system, tha ...

research scientist and Distinguished Professor at the

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.Jaspal Atwal Jaspal Singh Atwal (born 1955) is an Indo-Canadian businessman convicted of attempted murder for his role in the 1986 attempt to assassinate Punjab minister Malkiat Singh Sidhu. A Khalistani sympathizer and member of the now-banned militant group ...

— businessman in real-estate construction and media *

Navdeep Bains Navdeep Singh Bains (born June 16, 1977) is a Canadian politician who served as Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented the riding of Mississauga—Malton in the House of Co ...

— Vice-Chair, Global Investment Banking at

CIBC The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC; french: Banque canadienne impériale de commerce) is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered at CIBC Square in the Financial District of Toronto, Ontario. ...

, and former politician *

Nav Bhatia Nav Bhatia (born July 9, 1951), nicknamed the Raptors Superfan, is a Canadian businessman and superfan of the Toronto Raptors basketball team. He founded and currently runs the Superfan Foundation to help unite people through the love of the sp ...

— businessman and superfan of the

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...

Baljit Singh Chadha Baljit Singh Chadha (born 1951) is a Canadian businessman based in Montreal, Quebec, who is the president and founder of Balcorp Limited which he started in 1976.The company has offices in Montreal, New Delhi and Mumbai. He is a leader of the Sikh ...

— president and founder of Balcorp Limited, and former member of the

Security Intelligence Review Committee The Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC; french: Comité de surveillance des activités de renseignement de sécurité) was a committee of Privy Councillors that was empowered to serve as an independent oversight and review body for the o ...

* Harbanse Singh Doman —

forester A forester is a person who practises forestry, the science, art, and profession of managing forests. Foresters engage in a broad range of activities including ecological restoration and management of protected areas. Foresters manage forests to ...

, industrialist, and Chairman of Doman Industries * Vikas Khanna — chef, restaurateur, cookbook writer, filmmaker *

Manjit Minhas Manjit Minhas (born May 31, 1980) is a Canadian entrepreneur, television personality and venture capitalist. She is co-owner of Minhas Breweries & Distillery, manufacturer of beer brands such as Mountain Crest Classic Lager, Boxer Lager, Lazy Mut ...

— entrepreneur, television personality, and co-founder of Minhas Breweries & Distillery *

Spoony Singh Sapuran Singh Sundher (22 October 1922 – 18 October 2006), popularly known as Spoony Singh, was an Indian-born Canadian businessman and entrepreneur known for his personality and establishing the Hollywood Wax Museum. Early years and ca ...

— businessman, known for establishing the

Hollywood Wax Museum The Hollywood Wax Museum is a wax museum featuring replicas of celebrities located on Hollywood Boulevard in the tourist district in Hollywood, California, with other locations in Myrtle Beach, Branson, and Pigeon Forge. Among the wax replicas on ...

* Suneet Singh Tuli — tech entrepreneur

Non-profit

Alex Sangha Alex Sangha is a Canadian social worker and documentary film producer. He is the founder of Sher Vancouver which is a registered charity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) South Asians and their friends. Sangha wa ...

— social worker, documentary film producer, and Founder of Sher Vancouver

Entertainment

Parveen Kaur (Canadian actress) Parveen Kaur (born 19 October 1988) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Christine in ''Beyond'' and scientist Saanvi Bahl in '' Manifest''. Early life Parveen was born on 1988-10-19 and raised in Okanagan Valley, British Colu ...

Amrit Kaur (actress) Amrit Kaur (born June 4, 1993) is a Canadian actress, producer, and writer, best known for her role as Bela Malhotra on the 2021 HBO Max series, ''The Sex Lives of College Girls.'' Early life and education Amrit Kaur grew up in an Indian Sikh ...

Rupan Bal Rupanjit Singh Bal (born January 26, 1990) is an Indian-Canadian YouTuber, actor, director and comedian. Bal became famous for his comedic roles in videos produced by fellow Indo-Canadian comic and YouTuber Jus Reign, and parleyed that role int ...

— YouTuber, actor, director, and comedian *

Neeru Bajwa Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1975) is a Canadian actress, director and producer who has mainly worked in Punjabi and Hindi films. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film '' Main Solah Baras Ki'' and then moved on to work ...

— actress, director, and producer associated with Punjabi-language cinema *

Sunny Leone Karenjit Kaur Vohra (born May 13, 1981), known by her stage name Sunny Leone (), is a Canadian-American model and actress in the American and Indian film industries. She is a former pornographic actress. She was born in Canada to an Indian S ...

— actress and model *

Jus Reign Jasmeet Singh Raina (born November 4, 1989), professionally known as Jus Reign, is a Canadian comedian and music artist of Indian descent. He is most prominently known as a YouTube personality, and one of Much Digital Studios' original creators. ...

(Jasmeet Singh Raina) — comedian and YouTube personality * Humble the Poet (Kanwer Singh) — spoken word artist, writer, and YouTube personality *

Lilly Singh Lilly Saini Singh (born September 26, 1988) is a Canadian YouTuber. Singh began making YouTube videos in 2010. She originally appeared under the pseudonym Superwoman (stylized IISuperwomanII), her YouTube username until 2019. In 2016, she was in ...

— YouTuber, comedian, television host, and actress

Music

* Fateh — rapper/singer * Byg Byrd - Punjabi Music Producer and CEO of Brown Boys. *

Gurinder Gill Gurinderbir Singh Gill known professionally as Gurinder Gill is an Indo-Canadian singer and rapper associated with Punjabi music. His numerous tracks charted on UK Asian and Punjabi music charts by Official Charts Company; "Majhail" and "Brown ...

— rapper and singer *

Harbhajan Mann Harbhajan Singh Mann (born 30 December 1965) is an Indian-Canadian singer, actor and film producer associated with Punjabi music and cinema. His movies include ''Jee Aayan Nu (2002)'', ''Asa Nu Mann Watnan Da (2004)'', ''Heer Ranjha (2009)'' and ...

— Punjabi singer, actor, and film producer *

Jazzy B Jaswinder Singh Bains (born 1 April 1975), better known by his stage name Jazzy B is an Indo-Canadian Punjabi singer and songwriter. Early life and career Jazzy B was born in Nawanshahr, Punjab, India. When he was five years old, his family m ...

(Jaswinder Singh Bains) — bhangra singer-songwriter. *

Rup Magon Rupinder "Rup" Singh Magon (Punjabi: ਰੁਪਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਗੋਨ) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, actor and author born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. He is a co-lead singer of JoSH, a South Asian fusion band. ...

— singer, songwriter, producer, actor and author *

Sarbjit Cheema Sarbjit Singh Cheema (Punjabi: ਸਰਭਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਚੀਮਾ) is an Indian-Canadian actor and singer who sings in the Punjabi language. Early life Sarbjit Singh Cheema was born in the Jalandhar district of Punjab, India into a ...

— singer and actor * Shinda Kahlon (Satinderpal Singh Kahlon) — rapper, singer, and songwriter *

Sidhu Moose Wala Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (11 June 1993 – 29 May 2022), better known by his stage name Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian rapper, singer and actor. He rose to the mainstream with his track "So High". In 2018, he released his debut album ''PBX 1'' ...

(Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu) — Indian-born rapper, singer, and songwriter *

Sunny Malton Sandeep Singh Sidhu (born November 15, 1989), known as Sunny Malton, is a Punjabi Canadian rapper and singer. He rose to mainstream with his track 'Issa Jatt' with Sidhu Moose Wala. His song ''Levels'' with Sidhu charted at 32 on Canadian Hot 100 ...

(Sandeep Singh Sidhu) — rapper and singer * NAV (Navraj Singh Goraya) — rapper

Journalism and writing

* Gurjinder Basran — novelist * Monika Deol — entertainment reporter for Citytv in Toronto * Ranj Dhaliwal — author *

Tara Singh Hayer Tara Singh Hayer (November 15, 1936 – November 18, 1998) was an Indian-Canadian newspaper publisher and editor who was murdered after his outspoken criticism of fundamentalist violence and terrorism. In particular, he was a key witness in the ...

— newspaper publisher *

Rupi Kaur Rupi Kaur (born 4 October 1992) is a Canadian poet, illustrator, photographer, and author. Born in Punjab, India, Kaur emigrated to Canada at a young age with her family. She began performing poetry in 2009 and rose to fame on Instagram, eventua ...

— poet, writer, illustrator, and performer *

Monita Rajpal Monita Rajpal (born 20 February 1974) is a Canadian journalist. She is a former news presenter for Citytv and CNN International. At CNN, she anchored '' CNN Today'', ''World One'', the art programmes ''Art of Life'' and ''Icon'', ''CNN NewsCente ...

—

CNN International CNN International (CNNI, simply branded on-air as CNN) is an international television channel that is owned by CNN Global. CNN International carries news-related programming worldwide; it cooperates with sister network CNN's national and inte ...

news anchor *

Harnarayan Singh Harnarayan Singh is a Canadian sports announcer and journalist. He became known for announcing the Punjabi-language broadcasts of ''Hockey Night in Canada,'' and currently calls games in English for Sportsnet and ''Hockey Night in Canada''. ...

— television sportscaster *

Harsha Walia Harsha Walia is a Canadian activist and writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has been involved with No one is illegal, the February 14 Women's Memorial March Committee, the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, and several Downtown Eas ...

Politics

Amarjeet Sohi Amarjeet Sohi (born March 8, 1964) is a Canadian politician serving as the 36th and current mayor of Edmonton since October 26, 2021. Sohi previously sat as a member of Parliament (MP) and served in the federal Cabinet from 2015 to 2018 as the ...

— Current

Mayor of Edmonton This is a list of mayors of Edmonton, a city in Alberta, Canada. Edmonton was incorporated as a town on January 9, 1892, with Matthew McCauley acclaimed as its first mayor during the town's first election, held February 10, 1892. On October 8 ...

, former Member of Parliament (MP), former Minister of Natural Resources * Anju Dhillon — MP of Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle and first person of South Asian descent to be elected from the

province of Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen p ...

. * Baljit Singh Gosal — Former MP of

Bramalea—Gore—Malton Bramalea—Gore—Malton (formerly known as Brampton—Malton and Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale) was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada. In 2015, it was dissolved into ...

, and former Minister of Sport *

Bardish Chagger Bardish Chagger (born April 6, 1980) is a Canadian politician who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Chagger has sat in the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Waterloo si ...

— Former MP of Waterloo *

Bob Saroya Babar "Bob" Saroya (born February 3, 1952) is a former Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Markham—Unionville in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. During the 42nd Canadian Parl ...

— Former MP of

Markham—Unionville Markham—Unionville is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Boundaries Markham—Unionville is located in the City of Markham within an area bordered by a ...

* Colin Basran — Former Mayor of

Kelowna, British Columbia Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ''ki ...

Darshan Kang Darshan Singh Kang (born 1951) is a Canadian politician, who served in the House of Commons of Canada representing Calgary Skyview from 2015 until 2019. He previously sat as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus. Prior to his election ...

— Former Member of the Canadian Parliament for Calgary Skyview * Gulzar Singh Cheema — Former MP & former member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for

Surrey-Panorama Ridge Surrey-Panorama Ridge was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Geography 1999 Redistribution Surrey-Panorama Ridge was created from *the southern half of ...

George Chahal Harnirjodh "George" Chahal is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. Before entering federal politics, he was a Councillor for Ward 5 on the Calgary City Council from ...

— MP of

Calgary Skyview Calgary Skyview is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Calgary Skyview was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally def ...

* Gurbax Singh Malhi — MP for

Gurmant Grewal Gurmant Singh Grewal (born December 21, 1957) is an Indo-Canadian politician and former Conservative Member of Parliament. Gurmant and his wife, Nina Grewal, who represented Fleetwood—Port Kells from 2004 to 2015, were the first married co ...

— MP for Newton—North Delta *

Gurratan Singh Gurratan Singh (born May 13, 1984) is a former Indo-Canadians, Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 Ontario general election, 2018 provincial election. He represented the riding of Brampton East ...

— Former Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Brampton East *

Hardial Bains Hardial Bains ( pa, ਹਰਦਿਆਲ ਬੈਂਸ; 15 August 1939 – 24 August 1997) was an Indo-Canadian microbiology lecturer, but was primarily known as the founder of a series of left-wing movements and parties foremost of which was th ...

— Founder of the

Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) The Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist) ( abbr. CPC(M-L)) is a Canadian federal political party founded by Hardial Bains in 1970. The CPC(M-L) has been registered with Elections Canada as the Marxist–Leninist Party of Canada (MLP ...

Hardeep Grewal Hardeep Grewal is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. He represents the riding of Brampton East as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progr ...

— MPP of Brampton East *

Harjit Sajjan Harjit Singh Sajjan (, ; born September 6, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as the minister of international development since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Sajjan represents the British Columbia (BC) riding ...

—

Minister of International Development An International development minister is a position in many governments responsible for development aid and international development. Country-related articles and lists *: Minister for International Development *: Minister of International D ...

, Minister Responsible for , and MP of

Vancouver South Vancouver South (french: Vancouver-Sud) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1997, and since 2004. It covers the southern portion of the city of Va ...

Harry Bains Harry Bains is a Canadian politician serving as the Minister of Labour in British Columbia. He has been the NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Intern ...

— Minister of Labour in British Columbia * Harinder Takhar — Former politician in Ontario, Canada *

Herb Dhaliwal Harbance Singh (Herb) Dhaliwal, PC (born December 12, 1952) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1993 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver South. ...

— Former MP of

. *

Iqwinder Gaheer Iqwinder Gaheer (born July 12, 1993) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Mississauga—Malton in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. Early life and career Gaheer was born in Punja ...

— MP of Mississauga—Malton * Jagmeet Singh — Leader of the New Democratic Party and MP for

Burnaby South Burnaby South (french: Burnaby-Sud) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Burnaby—Douglas and Burnaby—New Westminster. Burnaby So ...

* Jag Sahota — Former MP of

Jasraj Hallan Jasraj Singh Hallan is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary Forest Lawn in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Born in Dubai to Indian parents, he immigrated to Canada as ...

— MP for

Calgary Forest Lawn Calgary Forest Lawn is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Calgary Forest Lawn was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was de ...

* Johnder Basran — Former Mayor of Lillooet, BC, and the first Indo-Canadian to be elected to a mayoral office in Canada *

Kamal Khera Kamalpreet Khera (born February 4, 1989) is a Canadian politician who has been the minister of seniors since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Khera was elected to represent the riding of Brampton West in the House of Commons ...

— MP of

Brampton West Brampton West (french: Brampton-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population was 170,422 in 2006- making it the most populous riding in C ...

* Kuldip Kular — Former MPP in Ontario * Manmeet Bhullar — Former Member of the

Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from sin ...

Maninder Sidhu Maninder Sidhu (born April, 1984) is a Canadian politician who was first elected to represent the riding of Brampton East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election The 2019 Canadian federal election was held on ...

— MP of Brampton East * Mintu Sandhu — MLA for The Maples * Moe Sihota — Former President of the

British Columbia New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social-democratic provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. As of 2017, it governs the province. It is the British Columbia provincial arm of the federal New Democrati ...

— Former MP and

Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development The minister of innovation, science, and industry (french: ministre de l'Innovation, des Sciences et de l'Industrie) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the economic development and corporate ...

Nina Grewal Nina Grewal (born 20 October 1958), is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party. She represented the constituency of Fleetwood—Port Kells, British Columbia from her election in the 2004 Canadian federal el ...

— MP for Fleetwood—Port Kells * Parm Bains — MP for

Steveston—Richmond East Steveston—Richmond East (french: Steveston—Richmond-Est) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral districts of Delta—Richmond East and Richmon ...

Parm Gill Parm Gill (born May 17, 1974) is a Canadian politician. He has represented the riding of Milton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2018 and has served as the Ontario Minister for Citizenship and Multiculturalism since June 18, 202 ...

— MPP of Milton and former MP for Brampton—Springdale *

Prabmeet Sarkaria Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria () is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been the president of the Treasury Board of Ontario since June 18, 2021. He has sat as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the riding of Brampton South since t ...

— Current President of the Treasury Board of Ontario, MPP for Brampton South, former Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, and the first turban-wearing Sikh Cabinet minister in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

. *

Raminder Gill Raminder Singh Gill (born 1950 or 1951) is an Indian-born Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2003, and has unsuccessfully sought election to the House of Commons of Canada on thre ...

— Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario * Ramesh Sangha — Former MP for Brampton Centre *

Randeep Sarai Randeep Singh Sarai (born April 15, 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Surrey Centre during the 2015 Canadian federal election. ...

— MP for

Surrey Centre Surrey Centre (french: Surrey-Centre) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia. It encompasses a portion of British Columbia previously included in the electoral district of Surrey North. Surrey Centre was created by the 2012 feder ...

Ravi Kahlon Ravinder "Ravi" Kahlon (born May 15, 1979) is a Canadian politician and athlete. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Delta North since 2017, and member of the British Columbia New Democ ...

— Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism of British Columbia *

Ruby Dhalla Ruby Dhalla (born February 18, 1974) is a Canadian chiropractor and former politician. She served as the Member of Parliament for Brampton—Springdale in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Liberal Party. Dhall ...

— First Sikh women to serve in the House of Commons of Canada. *

Ruby Sahota Ruby Sahota (born June 22) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding Brampton North during the 2015 Canadian federal election. Early life and edu ...

— MP of Brampton North *

Sabi Marwah Sarabjit (Sabi) Singh Marwah (born July 12, 1951) is a former member of the Canadian Senate. He is a former vice chairman and chief operating officer of Scotiabank, retiring in 2014 after 35 years with the bank where he began his career as a fin ...

— Member of the Canadian Senate *

Sonia Sidhu Satinderpal "Sonia" Sidhu is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Brampton South during the 2015 Canadian federal election. Early life ...

— MP of Brampton South *

Sara Singh Sara Singh (born 1985) is a Canadian politician. She was one of the two Deputy Leaders of the Ontario New Democratic Party, alongside John Vanthof, and also Opposition Critic for Attorney General from 2018 until 2022. Singh was elected to the Le ...

— Deputy Leader of the

Ontario New Democratic Party The Ontario New Democratic Party (french: link=no, Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Ontario; abbr. ONDP or NDP) is a social-democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Ontario following th ...

* Sindi Hawkins — MLA for Kelowna-Mission, BC *

Sukh Dhaliwal Sukhminder "Sukh" Singh Dhaliwal (born October 1, 1960) is a Canadian businessman and politician, who has served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Surrey—Newton since 2015. He was previously the Member of Parliament for Newton—North De ...

— MP for Surrey—Newton *

Tim Uppal Tim Uppal (born November 14, 1974) is a Canadian politician, banker, and radio host who is the member for Edmonton Mill Woods in the Parliament of Canada. He served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Sherwood Park from 2008 ...

— Current Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Minister of State (Multiculturalism), and MP for

Edmonton Mill Woods Edmonton Mill Woods is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Edmonton Mill Woods was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was le ...

Ujjal Dosanjh Ujjal Dev Dosanjh ( pa, ਉੱਜਲ ਦੇਵ ਦੁਸਾਂਝ) (), (born September 9, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 33rd premier of British Columbia from 2000 to 2001 and as a Liberal Party of Canada member of ...

— 33rd Premier of British Columbia *

Vic Dhillon Vic Dhillon (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Brampton West—Mississauga and Brampton West. Background Dhillon h ...

— Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario *

Wally Oppal Wallace Taroo "Wally" Oppal, (born 1940) is a Canadian lawyer, former judge and provincial politician. Between 2005 and 2009, he served as British Columbia's Attorney General and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism, as well as Member of ...

— Former MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview

Military and activism

Mewa Singh Lopoke Mewa Singh Lopoke ( Punjabi: ਮੇਵਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਲੋਪੋਕੇ) was a Sikh activist in Canada who was a member of the Vancouver branch of the Ghadar Party, which called for the overthrow of British rule in India. On October 21, 1914, M ...

— Member of the Vancouver branch of the anti-British, revolutionary

Ghadar Party The Ghadar Movement was an early 20th century, international political movement founded by expatriate Indians to overthrow British rule in India. The early movement was created by conspirators who lived and worked on the West Coast of the Unite ...

Darshan Singh Canadian Darshan Singh Canadian (born Darshan A. Sangha in 1917, in Langeri, Punjab, India – 25 September 1986) was a Sikh trade union activist and communist organizer in Canada and India. Canada Darshan Singh Canadian immigrated to Vancouver, Br ...

— trade unionist and communist organizer *

Harmeet Singh Sooden Harmeet Singh Sooden (born 1973) is a Canadian-New Zealand anti-war activist who volunteered for the international NGO Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq. He was held captive in Baghdad with three others for almost four months until being freed ...

— anti-war activist Sikh Canadian soldiers in World War I *

Buckam Singh Buckam Singh (December 5, 1893 – August 27, 1919) was a Canadian Sikh soldier in the First World War and early Sikh pioneer to Ontario. Early life Buckam Singh was born on December 5, 1893, in the farming town of Mahilpur, Punjab, India, ...

— most well-known Sikh-Canadian soldier of World War I, and early Sikh pioneer of BC and Ontario. * John Baboo (May 27, 1888 – July 9, 1948) — Punjabi-born Winnipegger who was wounded at

Vimy Ridge The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the Battle of Arras, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of ...

. His prior service included 4 years with the 28th Cavalry in

Madras, India Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

. He died in the Veterans Hospital in

Victoria, BC Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The ...

. * Sunta Gougersingh (January 1, 1881 – October 19, 1915) — enlisted in

Montréal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-p ...

and served with the 24th Battalion of Québec. He was killed in action 19 October 1915, and was buried in West-Vlaanderen,

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. * Hari Singh (b. June 6, 1882) — Punjabi-born Torontonian who served with the 75th Reserve Battalion,

Royal Canadian Dragoons The Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCD) is the senior armoured regiment of the Canadian Army by precedence. It is one of three armoured regiments in the Regular Force and forms part of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. The colonel-in-chief of The ...

. Prior service included 3 years with the 5th Bombay Cavalry of Sindham. * Harnom Singh (alias Harry Robson; b. July 4, 1888) — of

Chilliwack, BC Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake, British Columbia, Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park ...

, possibly born in Juarez, Mexico. His parents were possibly from

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

and India. He served in the 143rd Railway Construction Battalion. * John Singh (b. December 13, 1880) — Indian-born Winnipegger who served in the 108th Battalion. * Lashman Singh (b. January 15, 1885) — enlisted at

Smiths Falls, Ontario Smiths Falls is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada, southwest of Ottawa. As of the 2021 census it has a population of 9,254. It is in the Census division for Lanark County, but is separated from the county. The Rideau Canal waterway passes ...

, served with the 75th Battalion, and was killed in action on 24 October 1918. * Ram Singh (b. December 3, 1888) — of Grand Forks, BC, born in Punjab, India. He enlisted in Vancouver and served with the Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment. * Sewa Singh (b. June 7, 1890) — of Vancouver, born in Dinjutah, India. He served with the 1st Canadian Reserves Battalion. * Waryam Singh (b. January 23, 1883) — enlisted at Smiths Falls, Ontario, and served with the 38th Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment.

Sports

Andrew Kooner Andrew Singh Kooner (born 11 May 1979 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England) is a Canadian boxer and trainer, currently living in Toronto. Amateur career Andrew Kooner moved to Tecumseh, Ontario at a young age and began boxing at age 13 out ...

— Boxer *

Arjan Bhullar Arjan Singh Bhullar (born May 13, 1986) is an Indo-Canadian mixed martial artist currently competing in the heavyweight division of ONE Championship, where he is the current ONE Heavyweight World Champion. He has also competed in the Ultimate ...

— Mixed martial artist currently signed to ONE Championship *

Arshdeep Bains Arshdeep Bains (born January 9, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger playing for the Abbotsford Canucks in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Early li ...

—

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playing for the

Abbotsford Canucks The Abbotsford Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, and members of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team began play in the 2021–22 season with home games at Abbotsford Centre as the AHL affilia ...

, and Draft Prospect of the

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

Jimmy Hansra Amarbir Singh "Jimmy" Hansra (born 29 December 1984) is a Canadian cricketer born in Ludhiana, India. He is a middle-order batsman and occasional offspinner. He began playing cricket at a very young age at school, and had an interest in the sp ...

— Cricketer *

Jinder Mahal Yuvraj Singh Dhesi (born July 19, 1986) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand, under the ring name Jinder Mahal. Having started his career on the independent circuit, Mahal joine ...

— Professional wrestler currently signed to

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* Jujhar Khaira — Professional

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

player for

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

Manny Malhotra Emmanuel Noveen Malhotra (born May 18, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who is currently an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a former assistant coach of the Vancouver C ...

— Former NHL player and former Assistant Coach of

* Nuvraj Singh Bassi — Former defensive tackle in the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

Robin Bawa Robin N. Bawa (born March 26, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League between 1989 and 1994. Playing career Bawa spent five productive seasons of junior hockey in the ...

— Former NHL player *

Sim Bhullar Gursimran Singh "Sim" Bhullar (born December 2, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. He played college basketball for New Mexico State University and is the first player of Indian des ...

— Professional basketball player for Guangxi Rhino *

Tiger Ali Singh Gurjit Singh Hans (born March 9, 1971) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1997 to 2002 under the ring name Tiger Ali Singh. He is the son of professional wrestler ...

(Gurjit Singh Hans) —

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, best known for his appearances in the WWF from 1997 to 2002. *

Tiger Jeet Singh Jagjeet Singh Hans (born April 3, 1944) is an Indo-Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler, known better by his ring name Tiger Jeet Singh. He was known for his elaborate ring entrances, and generally performed as a heel. He wrestled in Japan ...

(Jagjeet Singh Hans) — semi-retired professional wrestler; father of Tiger Ali Singh. * Yogi Johl (Herbinder Singh Johl) —

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who, at the

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, became the first Canadian of the Sikh religion and of Punjabi descent to represent Canada at the Olympic games.

Crime and cause célèbre

* Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu — Beautician *

T. Sher Singh Tapishar Sher Singh (born 1949) is a former lawyer who was disbarred in 2007 by the Law Society of Upper Canada. He was one of eight recipients of the Order of Canada who had their honour revoked by the Order's Advisory Council. Early years ...

— Former lawyer *

Bindy Johal Bhupinder "Bindy" Singh Johal (January 14, 1971 – December 20, 1998) was a Canadian gangster from British Columbia, Canada. A self-confessed drug trafficker, he was known for his outspoken nature, blatant disregard for authority and his longtim ...

— Gangster and drug trafficker from British Columbia * Ranjit Cheema — Vancouver-based gangster and drug trafficker *

Gurmit Singh Dhak Gurmit Singh Dhak (September 8, 1978 – October 16, 2010) was a Canadian gangster who served as the co-boss of the Dhak-Duhre group in Vancouver. Gangster Dhak was born in and grew up on the West Side Dunbar area of Vancouver. His parents were In ...

— gangster

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