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.
Where Jean falls on key policy spectrums
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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, many families in Scarborough—Agincourt and across Canada are concerned about the cost of living and managing expenses such as child care. Can the Secretary of State for Children and Youth provide an update on what the government is doing to make life more affordable for families?
It's the only reserve available to offset losses.
This is my last question. Can you update us on the statutory reserve?
Then there's a smaller amount for sports.
Mr. Brown, you touched on diversity and inclusion with I believe Mr. McKinnon's question. Maybe it was inadvertent, however. What investment has been made in the anti-racism secretariat?
I was just wondering if there is an adequate reserve.
Thank you. Thank you for coming today. Which community sectors received the largest share of funding in the years that were studied?
What proportions of funds were directed to local or community initiatives rather than large national organizations? This matters a lot to my riding of Scarborough—Agincourt, because I have a lot of smaller organizations that could really use funding.
What about in terms of smaller funding like journalism, particularly ethnic media?
Just to repeat it again, it's one-third for audiovisual arts and culture.
Thank you, Chair. I understand the Conservatives' knee-jerk reaction of wanting to see that the money is paid back. When we hear that the money was awarded in error, we want to correct the error and try to restore things to the way they were, but collecting money from these organizations wouldn't do that. These funds were awarded to organizations that completed projects, advanced research and
How will the productivity superdeduction and the SR and ED reforms impact government finances?
Thank you very much. Ms. Rogers, you talked about the importance of increasing productivity and said that business investment is required. Could you elaborate on that?
We'll leave it at that. Thank you.
Which cultural or community sector received the largest share of funding in the years studied?
You had a chart in your deck talking about the asset profile. Why has the asset profile declined in recent years?