Jasraj Singh Hallan
Jasraj Singh Hallan is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary East in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election">Canadians">Canadian federal election. Born in Dubai to Indian parents, he immigrated to Canada as a child and was raised in Calgary. Before entering politics, he was a businessman in Calgary, owning a home building business.
Early life and career
Hallan came to Canada at five years old. He is the son of two economically disadvantaged parents from Dubai. Hallan described himself growing up as an "at-risk youth" involved in gangs in northeast Calgary. He graduated from Lester Pearson High School. He has completed an accounting diploma from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He also has a certified Master Builder designation and ran a homebuilding business operating in Calgary.Politics
Hallan previously ran in the 2019 Alberta general election for the riding of Calgary-McCall for the United Conservative Party, losing to Irfan Sabir.Following the death of then-Member of Parliament for Calgary Forest Lawn, Deepak Obhrai in 2019, the Conservative Party of Canada opened a nomination race for the Conservative Candidacy for Calgary Forest Lawn in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election. The nomination was contested by Obhrai's son, Aman Obhrai, Calgary City Councillor Andre Chabot and Amrit Rai Nannan and was won by Hallan.
Hallan won the riding of Calgary Forest Lawn in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election with almost 60% of the popular vote.
Hallan voted in support of Bill C-233 - an act to amend the Criminal Code, which would make it an indictable or a summary offence for a medical practitioner to knowingly perform an abortion solely on the grounds of the child's genetic sex.
In 2022, Hallan became the Conservative's party finance critic. In addition, he is one of the Conservative MPs involved in the party effort to outreach to the immigrant and newcomer communities in Canada.
He was elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.