World Sikh Oraganization selects new board and president for 2020-21
Ottawa: The World Sikh Organization of Canada held its biennial convention on Saturday October 5, 2019 in Ottawa. WSO delegates from across Canada gathered to discuss current challenges facing Canadian Sikhs and to select Tejinder Singh Sidhu as the next President of the organization.
Tejinder Singh was born and raised in Calgary. He has been an active member in his community for many years and has an impressive record of service to the community. In 1999 Tejinder Singh was part of the group that began Dashmesh Mission which has now morphed into Sikh Youth Calgary. He was also President of the Sikh Students Association at the University of Calgary during his time there. In 2008, Tejinder was selected as Vice-chair for Khalsa School Calgary. He served on the board for 3 years. In 2011 he was the Senior Vice President for Dashmesh Culture Centre Gurdwara Sahib. With the help of WSO, Tejinder Singh was able to successfully win the right for Sikhs across Alberta to wear kirpans in courthouses. He was selected to serve as WSO Vice-president for Alberta in 2013.
Tejinder Singh is married with two children and works for a large telecommunications company in a management role.
Tejinder Singh will lead a 31 member Board of Directors selected from across Canada.
The World Sikh Organization of Canada’s 2020-2021 Executive is as follows:
• President: Tejinder Singh Sidhu, Calgary • Senior Vice-president: Dr. Bhavjinder Kaur Dhillon, Surrey
• Director of Finance: Danish Singh Brar, Surrey
• Director of Administration: Jaskaran Singh Sandhu, Brampton
• VP British Columbia: Guntaas Kaur, Richmond
• VP Alberta: Harman Singh Kandola, Edmonton
• VP Central Canada: Imreet Kaur, Winnipeg
• VP Ontario: Sharanjeet Kaur, Brampton
• VP Quebec & Atlantic: Mandeep Kaur, Montreal The WSO 2020-21 Board reflects the diversity of the Canadian Sikh community and is gender balanced. The newly selected board is inclusive of both Canadian-born Sikhs and those who have immigrated to Canada, including those who arrived as international students. The WSO’S Executive is over fifty percent women and all below the age of 40. Outgoing President Mukhbir Singh who served from 2016 said, “it has been an honour to serve as President of the WSO for the past four years.
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