Jean Yip
- Born
- 1968 — Scarborough, Ontario
- Family
- Widow of Arnold Chan
- Political Experience
- Elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on December 11, 2017; Elected vice chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts in the 45th Canadian Parliament in 2025.
- Notable
- First became prominent in the riding when she took time to assist her husband with constituency political duties during his cancer treatment.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering politics, Jean Yip reportedly worked in the insurance and information technology sectors. According to public disclosures filed with the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, she has declared assets that include rental income from a property in Toronto and various publicly traded securities.
Key Relationships & Connections
Jean Yip's entry into federal politics is directly linked to her late husband, Arnold Chan. He was the Member of Parliament for the same riding of Scarborough—Agincourt from 2014 until his death in 2017. Yip won the subsequent by-election to fill the seat he had held.
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Jean Yip won with 27,552 votes (54.3%)
Total votes cast: 50,733
How does Jean Yip's voting record line up with your values?
Mr. Speaker, September is a season of new beginnings, new classes, new teachers and new opportunities. For many families in Scarborough—Agincourt, it is also a time to come together and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Celebrated by Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and other Asian communities around the world, the festival is a time for family, friendship and reunion. Here in
You spoke about some of the successes associated with the pilot program regarding applications. When will the RCMP fully integrate the pilot program's strengths into the process? How far along are you in the process?
How do we match up with the Five Eyes in terms of the application process?
Following on the same vein, I noticed that your opening statement said increasing “diversity” and that there were some under-represented communities aside from the indigenous communities. What are some of those under-represented communities?
Would there be somebody there guiding the applicant and answering their questions?
Thank you, Chair. Thank you to the Auditor General for this important report. Thank you to the RCMP for keeping Canadians safe across the country. My first question is this: Why did the RCMP not meet its target processing time for 97% of applications?
You mentioned this in your opening statement.
Why is the Yukon at 7.9%, versus the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, which have higher percentages?
This would probably help applicants who have left early.
If we look at exhibit 8 of the Auditor General's report, we see there is a bit of a timeline. It shows “Intake”, “Applicant selection”, “Suitability review” and so forth. It says that “Intake” was “23 days slower”—and you've mentioned some improvements—that “Applicant selection” was “60 days slower” and that the “Suitability review” was “55 days slower”. Do some of those improvements made in
Vacancy. It's under exhibit 5. That's all in the north. Is it because the Yukon has a greater population to select from compared to the other territories?
What financial barriers are there for recruits?