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.
Based on publicly available information — may contain inaccuracies
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?
I'd like to suspend. There is a lot of information in Mr. Kuruc's motion, and I would just like to discuss—
Mr. Gallivan or Ms. Graham, do you want to comment further on that?
Kristina had her hand up.
This is not the time to work in silos. I had a question about the student direct stream and how IRCC was slower to respond to the integrity concerns. What is being done to rectify that in regard to the student direct stream?
Okay.
As well, approximately 40% of cases were not closed “because students did not respond to requests for more information.” How can you compel students to respond in order to close the cases?
By putting “estimates and costs” in place of “management”, you're narrowing the scope so that they can answer the member's inquiries better and faster. It's too broad. One of his goals is getting an answer. If it's narrower in scope, it would help.
No, my hand wasn't up then.
Thank you. Thank you for staying longer. Ms. Hogan, I believe Mr. Osborne touched on his province. In the report, it says, “The reduction in new study permits disproportionately affected smaller provinces.” Why is that?
Yes. I did wonder. I often find it hard to track my own kids. Voices: Oh, oh! Jean Yip: How else is CBSA collaborating with IRCC?