| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Michael Parsa | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MPP |
| Office: | Minister of Children, Community and Social Services |
| Term Start: | March 24, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Merrilee Fullerton |
| Office2: | Associate Minister of Housing |
| Term Start2: | June 24, 2022 |
| Term End2: | March 24, 2023 |
| Successor2: | Nina Tangri |
| Parliament3: | Ontario Provincial |
| Term Start3: | June 7, 2018 |
| Predecessor3: | Constitutency established |
| Riding3: | Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation: | Small business owner |
| Spouse: | Valerie |
Michael Parsa (Persian: میکائیل پارسا) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 2018 general election. He represents the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, and is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.[1] [2] [3]
Parsa has a B.A. in organizational management. Prior to entering politics, he ran a family business which had been operating in the Greater Toronto Area since 1990. He served on the board of the Optimist Club and served as its president from 2005 to 2009.[4]
Parsa ran in the 2015 Canadian federal election as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the Ontario riding of Richmond Hill and finished second to Liberal Majid Jowhari.[5]
Parsa was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 2018 Ontario election in the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. He served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (Small Business) from June 29, 2018 to June 26, 2019 and has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the President of the Treasury Board from July 26, 2019 to June 24, 2022. Parsa has also been a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts since July 26, 2018.
Beginning after the 2022 Ontario general election, Parsa served as the Associate Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing[6] until succeeding Merrilee Fullerton as Minister of Children, Community and Social Services.[7]
Parsa has lived in Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill since 2002.[4]