| Jasraj Hallan | |
| Riding: | Calgary Forest Lawn |
| Parliament: | Canadian |
| Term Start: | October 21, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Deepak Obhrai |
| Birth Name: | Jasraj Singh Hallan |
| Birth Place: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Profession: | Politician, Home Builder, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian |
| Party: | Federal: Conservative Party of Canada Provincial: United Conservative Party (2017 - Present)Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (before July 2017) |
| Residence: | Calgary, Alberta |
| Alma Mater: | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
Jasraj Singh Hallan is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Calgary Forest Lawn in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1] Born in Dubai to Indian parents, he immigrated to Canada as a child and was raised in Calgary.[2] Before entering politics, he was a businessman in Calgary, owning a home building business.[3]
Hallan came to Canada at a very young age. He was the son of two economically disadvantaged parents from Dubai.[4] Hallan grew up as an at-risk youth in NE Calgary and graduated from Lester Pearson High School. He has completed an accounting diploma from SAIT. He also has a certified Master Builder designation and ran a homebuilding business in which he built many homes for families in Calgary.[5]
Hallan previously ran in the 2019 Alberta general election for the riding of Calgary-McCall for the United Conservative Party, losing to Irfan Sabir.[6]
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.[7] The nomination was contested by Obhrai's son, Aman Obhrai, Calgary City Councillor Andre Chabot and Amrit Rai Nannan and was won by Hallan.[8]
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 (sex-selective abortion), 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.[9]
In 2022, Hallan became the Conservative's party finance critic.[10] In addition, he is one of the Conservative MPs involved in the party effort to outreach to the immigrant and newcomer communities in Canada.[11]
Hallan and his wife still live in the NE and have 2 daughters. Having an immigrant background, he now dedicates his time to helping youth in his community and immigrants and refugees to Canada. Hallan sponsored a refugee family from Afghanistan in 2019.