list of Chinese Canadians:
The following is a list of Chinese Canadians including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian-born descendants who are notable, have made significant contributions to the Canadian or international culture or society politically, artistically or scientifically, or have appeared in the news prominently.
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Politics and public service
- Arnold Chan (陳家諾), MP for Scarborough—Agincourt. Liberal.
- Michael Chan (陳國治), Ontario Cabinet Minister. MPP for Markham—Unionville. Liberal.
- Raymond Chan (陳卓愉), former federal Minister of State. Former MP for Richmond. Liberal
- Shaun Chen (陈圣源), Chairman of Toronto school board, Canada's biggest school board
- Ida Chong (張杏芳), BC Cabinet Minister. Former MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head. BC Liberal.
- Gordon Chong (张金仪), former city councillor and former vice-chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission.
- Michael Chong (莊文浩), former federal Cabinet Minister. MP for Wellington—Halton Hills. Conservative.
- George Chow (周烱華), two-term Vancouver City Councillor who was elected as a member of the Vision Vancouver party in 2005 and 2008.[1]
- Olivia Chow (鄒至蕙), MP for Trinity—Spadina from 2006 to 2014. New Democrat.
- Adrienne Clarkson (伍冰枝), Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005, former journalist, novelist, publisher, winner of the Gemini Award Best Host in a Light Information.
- Lillian Dyck, Canadian senator.
- Ying Hope (刘光英), former Metro Toronto Councillor.
- Ted Hsu (徐正陶), MP for Kingston and the Islands. Liberal
- Kerry Jang, politician, currently serving on Vancouver, British Columbia's City Council.
- Douglas Jung (鄭天華), first Canadian of Chinese origin elected to Parliament. Former MP for Vancouver Centre. Conservative.
- Jenny Kwan (關慧貞), former BC Cabinet Minister. MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. New Democrat. [caught stealing]
- Norman Kwong (林佐民), former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and star football player in CFL.
- David Lam (林思齊), former BC Lieutenant Governor (1988–1995)
- Art Lee, former MP for Vancouver East and Parliamentary Secretary. Former leader of British Columbia Liberal Party. Liberal.
- Philip S. Lee (李紹麟) Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (2009–present)
- Richard Lee (李灿明), British Columbia Liberal Party MLA for Burnaby North. BC Liberal.
- Chungsen Leung (梁中心), MP for Willowdale and Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism. Conservative.
- Sophia Leung (梁陳明任), former MP for Vancouver—Kingsway and Parliamentary Secretary. Liberal.
- Joe Li (李国贤), Councillor for Markham and York Region, 2010-
- Laurin Liu (劉舒雲), MP for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles. New Democrat.
- Raymond Louie (雷建华), Vancouver city councillor, former school trustee.
- Alan Lowe, former Mayor of Victoria, BC.
- Jean Lumb, community activist and first Chinese-Canadian to receive the Order of Canada.
- Gary Mar, Former Albertan Cabinet Minister and MLA for Calgary-Mackay. Conservative.
- Inky Mark (麥鼎鴻), MP for Dauphin—Swan River. Conservative.
- Denzil Minnan-Wong (黄旻南), first Chinese Deputy Mayor, Toronto
- Vivienne Poy (利德蕙), first senator of Chinese ancestry, and sister-in-law to Adrienne Clarkson. Liberal.
- Sid Chow Tan, community activist and President of the Head Tax Families Association of Canada.
- Tony Tang, engineer and politician currently serving on Vancouver, British Columbia's City Council
- Sandra Wilking (黄明娥), first female Chinese councillor, Vancouver, 1988-1990
- Peter Wing, first mayor of Chinese descent in North America, three successive terms as mayor of Kamloops starting in 1966.
- Alice Wong (黃陳小萍), MP for Richmond and Minister of State for Seniors. Conservative.
- Bob Wong (黃景培), former Ontario Cabinet Minister and MPP for Fort York. Liberal.
- Patrick Wong, former BC MLA for Vancouver-Kensington. BC Liberal.
- Peter Wong, former mayor of Sudbury, Ontario
- Soo Wong (黃素梅), Ontario MPP for Scarborough—Agincourt. Liberal.
- Tony C. Wong (黃志華), former Ontario MPP for Markham, former York Region Councillor. Liberal.
- Kristyn Wong-Tam (黃慧文), LGBTQ activist and Toronto councillor for the Rosedale electoral district
- Teresa Woo-Paw, Albertan MLA for Calgary-Mackay. Conservative.
- Mary-Woo Sims, politician and social justice activist. Best known as a former chief commissioner of the British Columbia Human Rights Commission.
- David Xiao, Albertan MLA for Edmonton-McClung. Conservative.
- John Yap (葉志明), BC MLA for Richmond-Steveston. BC Liberal
- Bill Yee (余宏荣), first Chinese councillor, Vancouver, 1982
- Wai Young (楊蕭慧儀), MP for Vancouver South. Conservative.
Law and judiciary
- Won Alexander Cumyow (溫金有), First person of Chinese origin born in Canada; As a court interpreter, Won was also the first ethnic-Chinese government official in Canada
- K. Dock Yip - lawyer
- Jim Chu (朱小荪), first Chinese Chief Constable of the Vancouver Police Service
- Guo Guoting, prominent lawyer who defended dissidents and Falun Gong practitioners
- Linda Ann Loo, Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
- Kenneth Jım, Crımınal Lawyer
Business
- Milton Wong, financier and former Chairman of HSBC Canada. [HSBC has been found guilty of money laundering/Feb 2015]
- Paul Lee, former President of Electronic Arts.
- Danielle Fong, co-founder and Chief Scientist of LightSail Energy, Inc.
- G. Raymond Chang, co-founder and former CEO of CI Financial, philanthropist and third Chancellor of Ryerson University whose G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is named after him.
- Tung Chan, former CEO of the Vancouver immigrant settlement society, S.U.C.C.E.S.S..
- Caleb Chan, businessman and son of the late Chan Shun. Donated $10 million to fund UBC's Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
- Tom Chan, Vancouver based real estate entrepreneur, brother of Caleb Chan and son of the late Chan Shun. Donated $10 million to fund UBC's Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.
- Robert H. Lee, Vancouver based businessman, Chairman and Founder of Prospero. Robert H. Lee Graduate School is named in honor of his ardent philanthropy.
- Chu Lai, businessman and one of the earliest Chinese-Canadian merchants in British Columbia.
- Alfred Sung, fashion designer and founder of Club Monaco
- Michael Lee-Chin, Investor - CEO of AIC Canada.
- Victor Li, businessman; son of Hong Kong business mogul, Li Ka-shing and major investor in Air Canada
- Cindy Lee, Canadian businesswoman who is the founder and currently serves as the President and CEO of T&T Supermarket
- Li Ka-shing, Chairman of Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL), Cheung Kong Holdings, and an investor Husky Oil
- Richard Li, businessman; son of Hong Kong business mogul, Li Ka-shing, Chairman of PCCW and chairman of PCCW's executive committee.
- Thomas Fung, Hong Kong-born Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Eldest son of Fung King Hey and founder of the Fairchild Group.
- Fung King Hey, one of the founders of Sun Hung Kai & Co, father of Thomas Fung.
- David Ho, Vancouver-based entrepreneur originally from Hong Kong, founder of Harmony Airways, owner of the University Golf Club and MCL motors.
- Brandt C. Louie, President and CEO of H.Y. Louie Co. Limited, and Chairman of London Drugs Limited.
- Brian Wong, Co-founder of Kiip
- Ben Chiu (邱澤堃), founder of KillerApp.com
- Yip Sang, businessman
- Eva Kwok, businesswoman and former director of the Bank of Montreal.
- Gary Ho, businessman and ardent philanthropist
- Gabriel Yiu, businessman, journalist, and social activist.
- Andrea Jung (鍾彬嫻), CEO, Avon Products
Athletics
- Chris Beckford-Tseu, ice hockey goaltender for the St. Louis Blues.
- Patrick Chan (陳偉群), figure skater: 2011 World Champion and 4-time Canadian Champion.
- Bryan Chiu, Chinese-Canadian football player for the Montreal Alouettes
- Adderly Fong, race car driver
- Lori Fung, gymnast and winner of first gold medal ever in Rhythmic Gymnastics at 1984 Olympic Games
- Andre Ho, table tennis player
- Chan Hon Goh (吳振紅), first Chinese-Canadian principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada
- Carol Huynh, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.
- Larry Kwong, first Chinese-Canadian to play in the National Hockey League.
- Norman Kwong (林佐民), known as "The China Clipper", fullback, won four Grey Cups and 30 individual Canadian Football League records. Also served as former Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.
- Mira Leung, figure skater
- Michelle Li, badminton player
- Alexa Loo, Olympic snowboarder
- Jujie Luan, fencer
- Darryl O'Young, racing driver
- Wendy Saschenbrecker, fencer
- Landon Ling, soccer player
- Megan Wing, figure skater
- Charlene Wong, former Olympic figure skater
- Brandon Yip, ice hockey player for the Phoenix Coyotes
Visual arts
Entertainment
- David Y.H. Lui
- Cory Lee
- Angela Chang
- Kayi Cheung
- Leslie Cheung
- Osric Chau
- Shawn Dou
- Selena Li
- Rui Shi Zhuo
- Byron Wong
- Anna Guo
- Yvette Lu
- He Qiuxia
- Han Mei
- Shannon Chan-Kent
- Terry Chen
- Olivia Cheng
- Saskia Garel
- Kristin Kreuk
- Julia Kwan
- Henry Lau, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor working in Korean pop music. He is best known for being a member of Super Junior-M.
- Byron Lawson
- Sook-Yin Lee
- Alexina Louie
- Liu Fang
- Hollie Lo
- Linlyn Lue
- Nicole Lyn
- Lena Ma
- Maggie Ma
- Melissa O'Neil
- Daniel Ong
- Eddie Peng
- Keanu Reeves
- Kris Wu
- Mina Shum
- Valerie Tian
- Nicholas Tse
- Ziya Tong
- Yee Jee Tso
- Debbie Wong
- Kea Wong
- Stephen Yan
- Benny Yau
- Sally Yeh
- Catalina Yue
- Chan-hon Goh
- Peng Yuyan
- Lawrence Chou
- Jacky Chu
- Anne Heung
- Denise Ho
- Sandrine Holt
- Matthew Ko
- Jade Kwan
- Sonija Kwok
- Miranda Kwok
- Kenneth Ma
- Lydia Shum
- Nicholas Tse
- Daniel Ong
- Brandon Chang
- Edison Chen
- Fred Cheng
- Lesley Chiang
- Charlene Choi
- Tommy Chong
- Rae Dawn Chong
- Robbi Chong
- Christy Chung
- Linda Chung
- Kelvin Kwan[2]
- Miranda Kwok
- Karena Lam
- Bernice Liu
- Crystal Lowe
- Angela Tong
- Françoise Yip
- Aimee Chan
Media
- Lily Kwan
- Bernard Lo
- Elaine Lui
- Cindy Cheung
- Sharlene Chiu
- Tasha Chiu
- Ziya Tong
- Sheng Xue
- Jiang Weiping
- Josephine Au
- Steve Chao
- Wei Chen
- Lila Feng
- Mellissa Fung
Literature
- Denise Chong
- Wayson Choy
- Judy Fong Bates
- Evelyn Lau
- Andy Quan
- Ying Chen
- Vincent Lam
- Larissa Lai
- Sky Lee
- Kenneth Lu
- Goh Poh Seng
- Fred Wah
- David H.T. Wong
- Jan Wong
- Jim Wong-Chu
- Rita Wong
- Paul Yee
- Frank Zhang
Science and technology
- Thomas Chang
- James K. M. Cheng
- Kin-Yip Chun
- Roger Hui
- Victor Ling
- Tak Wah Mak
- Bing Thom
- Paul Tseng
- Tsui Lap-chee
- Joseph Yu Kai Wong
- William Kwong Yu Yeung
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