South Asian Canadians

Ajmer Rode is a Canadian author writing in Punjabi as well as in English. His first work was non-fiction Vishva Di Nuhar on Einstein's Relativity in dialogue form inspired by Plato's Republic. The book published by the Punjabi University in 1966 initiated a series of university publications on popular science and sociology. Rode's first poetry book Surti influenced by science and philosophical explorations was expeimental and in words of critic Dr. Attar Singh 'has extended the scope of Punjabi language and given a new turn to Punjabi poetry'. His most recent poetry book Leela , more than 1000 pages long and co-authored with Navtej Bharati, is counted among the outstanding Punjabi literary works of the twentieth century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ajmer Rode"

Ali Velshi is a television journalist best known for his work on CNN. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ali Velshi"

Anita Rau Badami is an Indo-Canadian novelist. She was born in 1961 in Rourkela, Orissa, India, before emigrating to Canada in 1991. Her critically acclaimed novels deal with the complexities of Indian family life and with the cultural gap that emerges when Indians move to the west. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anita Rau Badami"

Ashwin Sood (born September 25, 1967 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England) is a Canadian musician. He is the drummer in Sarah McLachlan's band, and is also McLachlan's husband. Sood also plays percussion, loops, keyboards, and keyboard bass. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ashwin Sood"

Deepak Obhrai (born May 7, 1950 in Oldeani, Tanzania) is a Canadian politician, representing the riding of Calgary East for the Conservative Party of Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Deepak Obhrai"

Emanuel Sandhu (born November 18, 1980) is a Canadian ice skater. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emanuel Sandhu"

Dr. Gulzar Singh Cheema (born April 13, 1954) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1993, and a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2004, making him one of only a few Canadian politicians to sit in two provincial legislatures since Confederation. He was also a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Gordon Campbell from 2001 to 2004, and was a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian federal election of 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gulzar Singh Cheema"

The Honourable Gurbax Singh Malhi, PC, MP, BA (born October 12, 1949 to a Sikh family in Chugha Kalan, Punjab, India) is a Canadian politician. He is currently a member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton for the Liberal Party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gurbax S. Malhi"

Gurmant Singh Grewal, MBA , B.Sc (born December 21, 1957 in Barundi, India) is a Canadian politician and former Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada. Gurmant and his wife, Nina Grewal, were the first married couple to serve in the Canadian House of Commons at the same time. First elected to the Canadian House of Commons on June 2, 1997 (re-elected on November 27, 2000) for the riding of Surrey Central, he represented the riding of Newton—North Delta from 2004 until 2005. His wife represents Fleetwood—Port Kells. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gurmant Grewal"

Harinder Jeet Singh Takhar is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Takhar was born to a Sikh family in the Indian state of Punjab, with a background in farming and civil service work. He moved to Canada in 1974, and arrived in Mississauga, Ontario in 1977. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harinder Takhar"

(Indo-Canadian) Upon retiring from the army, some of these men found their pensions to be inadequate, or else their lands in the clutches of money-lenders. They decided to try their fortunes in the countries they had visited. They joined an Indian diaspora which included people from Burma through Malaya, the East Indies, the Philippines and China. They were able to get work in the police force and some were employed as night-watchmen by British firms. Others started small businesses of their own or drove taxis. These were modest beginnings but they had bigger ideas. At that time thousands of Chinese and Japanese migrants were going to Canada and the United States and sending substantial sums of money back to their families at home. The Sikhs, who had seen Canada, recomended the New World to fellow Sikh people who were in a position to venture out and seek new fortunes. They were guaranteed jobs by agents of big Canadian combines like the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Hudson Bay Company guaranteed. Overcoming their initial reluctance to go to these countries due to the treatment of Orientals by the white population, many young men chose to go. They were assured that this would not happen to them. They were British subjects; Canada was a part of the British Empire; and the British Empire owed much to the Sikhs. Queen Victoria had proclaimed in 1858 that throughout the empire the people of India that they would enjoy "equal privileges with white people without discrimination of colour, creed or race" ...more on Wikipedia about "Indo-Canadian"

Jasbir Singh Cheema is a Canadian television personality and politician. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jasbir Singh Cheema"

Dr. Kuldip Singh Kular, BSc, MBBS, MD, MPP (born December 12, 1948 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Bramalea-Gore-Malton-Springdale for the Ontario Liberal Party. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kuldip Singh Kular"

Moyez G. Vassanji, C.M. (who writes as M.G. Vassanji) is a Kenyan/ Canadian novelist. ...more on Wikipedia about "M.G. Vassanji"

Munmohan Singh "Moe" Sihota is a Canadian broadcaster and former politician. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moe Sihota"

Monika Deol is a Canadian television personality. She began as a reporter for Citytv in Toronto, and eventually became a VJ for MuchMusic, hosting and co-producing Electric Circus from 1988 to 1996. Deol was also an entertainment specialist on CityPulse at Six, host of MuchMusic’s news shows FAX and Rapid Fax, and co-host of Citytv’s alternative fashion and style show Ooh La La. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monika Deol"

The Honourable Navdeep Singh Bains, PC, MP, BA, MBA, CMA (born June 16, 1977) is a Canadian politician and has served, since October 7 2005, as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister ...more on Wikipedia about "Navdeep Bains"

Nina Grewal, MP (born October 20, 1958 in Osaka, Japan) is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party. She was elected in the general election of June 2004 to represent the constituency of Fleetwood—Port Kells, British Columbia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nina Grewal"

==Notable Pakistani Canadians== ...more on Wikipedia about "Pakistani Canadian"

Priscilla Uppal (born 1975 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian poet and novelist. She teaches creative writing at York University in Toronto. ...more on Wikipedia about "Priscilla Uppal"

Rahim Jaffer (born December 15, 1971) is the Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament for the Edmonton-Strathcona district of Alberta. Born in Kampala, Uganda and of Pakistani origin, he originally won his seat as a member of the Reform Party of Canada (later the Canadian Alliance and then merged with the Progressive Conservatives to form the Conservative Party). Jaffer is a Muslim of the Ismaili faith, and was the only Muslim member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rahim Jaffer"

Dr. Raj Pannu (born 1934), a Canadian politician, led the Alberta New Democrats from 2000 to 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Raj Pannu"

Ruby Dhalla (born February 18, 1974) is a Canadian politician. She is a current member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the Ontario riding of Brampton—Springdale for the Liberal Party. Along with British Columbia Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) Nina Grewal, Dhalla is the first Sikh woman to serve in the Canadian House of Commons. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ruby Dhalla"

Sarika Sehgal (born September 1976) is a Canadian broadcast journalist. Sehgal's broadcasting career began in Toronto as a producer for a national morning show. From there, she served as an anchor and reporter for CICI in Sudbury. Similar duties soon followed at CKEM in Edmonton where she was a key part of the special September 11, 2001 attacks coverage. Within a year, she was on her way to CFRN to co-produce and anchor the noon-hour newscasts, as well as report on health issues. Sehgal also served as an executive producer and co-anchor for CHCH in Hamilton. In September 2003, Sehgal headed back to Toronto to co-host CKXT's Toronto Tonight. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sarika Sehgal"

Shaun Majumder is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born on January 1, 1972 in Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador, and is well-known in Canada. His mother is a Newfoundlander, his father is East-Indian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shaun Majumder"

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