List of Sikhs from Canada
This list of Canadian Sikhs is a list of notable Sikhs from Canada.
Academia and education [ edit ]
Business and private sector [ edit ]
Parveen Kaur (Canadian actress)
Amrit Kaur (actress)
Rupan Bal — YouTuber, actor, director, and comedian[ 11]
Neeru Bajwa — actress, director, and producer associated with Punjabi-language cinema [ 12]
Sunny Leone — actress and model[ 13]
Jus Reign (Jasmeet Singh Raina) — comedian and YouTube personality[ 14]
Humble the Poet (Kanwer Singh) — spoken word artist, writer, and YouTube personality[ 15]
Lilly Singh — YouTuber, comedian, television host, and actress
- punjabi-canadian singer
Sunny Malton (Sandeep Singh Sidhu) — rapper and singer
NAV (Navraj Singh Goraya) — rapper
Karan Aujla (Jaskaran Singh Aujla) - punjabi rapper
Journalism and writing [ edit ]
Amarjeet Sohi — Current Mayor of Edmonton , 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 .
Baljit Singh Gosal — Former MP of Bramalea—Gore—Malton , and former Minister of Sport
Bardish Chagger — Former MP of Waterloo
Bob Saroya — Former MP of Markham—Unionville
Colin Basran — Former Mayor of Kelowna, British Columbia
Darshan Kang — 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
George Chahal — MP of Calgary Skyview
Gurbax Singh Malhi — MP for Bramalea—Gore—Malton
Gurmant Grewal — MP for Newton—North Delta
Gurratan Singh — Former Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Brampton East
Hardial Bains — Founder of the Communist Party of Canada (Marxist–Leninist)
Hardeep Grewal — MPP of Brampton East
Harjit Sajjan — Minister of International Development , Minister Responsible for PacifiCan , and MP of Vancouver South
Harry Bains — Minister of Labour in British Columbia
Harinder Takhar — Former politician in Ontario, Canada
Herb Dhaliwal — Former MP of Vancouver South .
Iqwinder Gaheer — MP of Mississauga—Malton
Jagmeet Singh — Leader of the New Democratic Party and MP for Burnaby South
Jag Sahota — Former MP of Calgary Skyview
Jasraj Hallan — MP for Calgary Forest Lawn
Johnder Basran — Former Mayor of Lillooet, BC , and the first Indo-Canadian to be elected to a mayoral office in Canada
Kamal Khera — MP of Brampton West
Kuldip Kular — Former MPP in Ontario
Manmeet Bhullar — Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Maninder Sidhu — MP of Brampton East
Mintu Sandhu — MLA for The Maples
Moe Sihota — Former President of the British Columbia New Democratic Party
Navdeep Bains — Former MP and Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
Nina Grewal — MP for Fleetwood—Port Kells
Parm Bains — MP for Steveston—Richmond East
Parm Gill — MPP of Milton and former MP for Brampton—Springdale
Prabmeet Sarkaria — 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 .[ 16]
Raminder Gill — Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Ramesh Sangha — Former MP for Brampton Centre
Randeep Sarai — MP for Surrey Centre
Ravi Kahlon — Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism of British Columbia
Ruby Dhalla — First Sikh women to serve in the House of Commons of Canada.
Ruby Sahota — MP of Brampton North
Sabi Marwah — Member of the Canadian Senate
Sonia Sidhu — MP of Brampton South
Sara Singh — Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Sindi Hawkins — MLA for Kelowna-Mission , BC
Sukh Dhaliwal — MP for Surrey—Newton
Tim Uppal — Current Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada , Minister of State (Multiculturalism) , and MP for Edmonton Mill Woods
Ujjal Dosanjh — 33rd Premier of British Columbia
Vic Dhillon — Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Wally Oppal — Former MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview
Military and activism [ edit ]
Sikh Canadian soldiers in World War I [ 17]
Buckam Singh — 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)[ 18] — Punjabi-born Winnipegger who was wounded at Vimy Ridge . His prior service included 4 years with the 28th Cavalry in Madras, India . He died in the Veterans Hospital in Victoria, BC .
Sunta Gougersingh (January 1, 1881 – October 19, 1915)[ 19] — enlisted in Montréal and served with the 24th Battalion of Québec. He was killed in action 19 October 1915, and was buried in West-Vlaanderen , Belgium .
Hari Singh (b. June 6, 1882)[ 20] — Punjabi-born Torontonian who served with the 75th Reserve Battalion , Royal Canadian Dragoons . Prior service included 3 years with the 5th Bombay Cavalry of Sindham.
Harnom Singh (alias Harry Robson; b. July 4, 1888)[ 21] — of Chilliwack, BC , possibly born in Juarez, Mexico . His parents were possibly from Singapore and India. He served in the 143rd Railway Construction Battalion .
John Singh (b. December 13, 1880)[ 22] — Indian-born Winnipegger who served in the 108th Battalion .
Lashman Singh (b. January 15, 1885)[ 23] — enlisted at Smiths Falls, Ontario , 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.[ 24]
Sewa Singh (b. June 7, 1890)[ 25] — of Vancouver, born in Dinjutah, India. He served with the 1st Canadian Reserves Battalion .
Waryam Singh (b. January 23, 1883)[ 26] — enlisted at Smiths Falls, Ontario, and served with the 38th Battalion , Eastern Ontario Regiment.
Crime and cause célèbre[ edit ]
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^ "Private Sewa Singh :: CGWP Record Detail" . canadiangreatwarproject.com . Retrieved 2023-05-13 .
^ "Private Waryam Singh :: CGWP Record Detail" . canadiangreatwarproject.com . Retrieved 2024-10-17 .
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