SIKHS IN CANADIAN POLITICS

1907 Legislation disenfranchises those not of Anglo-Saxon pare ntage, depriving Sikhs of voting rights. Ha arsher immigration rules introd duced.

1947 Just about a month aftera India’s Independence, Indo--Canadians get the right to vote in Canada.

1967 Immigration policy relaxed, new wave of settlers beg gin arriving.

1986 Munmohan Sihota b ecomes the first Sikh elected d to a legislature in Canada as heh enters the British Columbia assembly.

1991 Sihota becomes the first Sikh cabinet minister in a Canadian government, as he takes over Labour and Consumer Af ffairs portfolio in British Columbia.

1993 First Indo-Canadians s elected to Canadian House of Commons.

1997 HERB DHALIWAL bec comes first federal minister of Indian origin.

2000 UJJAL DOSANJH becomes the first person of Indian origin to become the Premier of a Canadian province, British Columbia.

2011 Tim Uppal becomes thet first turbaned Sikh to be part of the federal Cabinet, under Prime e Minister Stephen Harper.

2015 A record four cabinet t ministers are appointed by new PM Justin Trudeau, including mini-sterm of national defence HARJIT SAJJAN.

2015 Bardish Chagger bec comes the first Sikh woman to join the federal Cabinet.

2016 Sabi Marwah is the first Sikh to be nominated to Canada’s upper chamber, the Senate.

2017 JAGMEET SINGH becomes the first Sikh leader of a federal political party as he wins the race for leadership of the New Democratic Party.