Deepak Anand MPP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. Deepak is a chemical engineer from Panjab University in India and earned his MBA degree from the Schulich School of Business in Canada.[1] He represents the riding of Mississauga—Malton as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. He is currently the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Member, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and is a Special Advisor to the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Honourable Vic Fedeli for the Indian-Ontario trade file.[2]

Deepak Anand
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Mississauga—Malton
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byRiding Established
Personal details
BornPatiala, India
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseAruna Anand
Children2
Residence(s)Mississauga, Ontario
Alma materPanjab University, Schulich School of Business
OccupationSmall business owner, Radio Show Host, Community Activist
Websitehttps://www.deepakanandmpp.ca/

Professional Background

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Originally from Mohali, India, Anand went to Panjab University for Chemical Engineering and worked in India before immigrating to Canada in 2000. He started his working life as Lab Technician at an automotive factory. Credit to the education at Sheridan College Anand got promoted to Quality Manager within the automotive industry. After initial years of settling, Anand joined a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business. He then worked as a Financial Analyst at Morguard before buying and running a small company that distributed automotive parts around the country.[3]

Electoral record

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2022 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Malton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Deepak Anand 13,028 44.89 +5.77
Liberal Aman Gill 8,838 30.45 +9.68
New Democratic Waseem Ahmed 5,140 17.71 −15.13
Green Robert Chan 1,173 4.04 +2.25
New Blue Van Nguyen 844 2.91  
Total valid votes 29,023 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 210
Turnout 29,233 36.51
Eligible voters 80,022
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −1.95
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.
2018 Ontario general election: Mississauga—Malton
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Deepak Anand 14,712 39.12
New Democratic Nikki Clarke 12,351 32.84
Liberal Amrit Mangat 7,813 20.77
Independent Caroline Roach 1,187 3.16
Green Eryn Sylvester 674 1.79
Libertarian Michelle Ciupka 657 1.75
None of the Above Alex Vezina 217 0.58
Total valid votes 37,611 100.0  
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

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