Maninder Sidhu
- Born
- April 1984
- Family
- Lives with his wife and children in Brampton
- Political Experience
- First elected to represent the riding of Brampton East in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Re-elected in the 2021 and 2025 federal elections. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development (March 19, 2021). Appointed Minister of International Trade following the 2025 election.
- Notable
- Served as a member of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Active member of several parliamentary associations and interparliamentary groups, including the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association, and the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas.
Where Maninder falls on key policy spectrums
Your Money
People & Society
How We're Governed
Land & Community
Mr. Speaker, Canadian energy is bringing the world to our doorstep. The LNG Canada project alone is linking Canadian natural gas to major energy markets in Asia: to Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, China and more. These partnerships show that Canada's energy is respected and it creates good jobs here at home. That is exactly what we are doing to get more energy to new export [more]
Mr. Speaker, the people of Labrador have sent a strong champion here to Ottawa, and together we are unlocking new global opportunities. In China, we achieved tariff relief on crab and lobster, welcomed by harvesters across Newfoundland and Labrador. Prime Minister In Australia, thesecured a $10-billion commitment to build Canada. In the Gulf, VistaJet ordered 40 Canadian-made airplanes worth [more]
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, overseas efforts are delivering concrete results. Last week in India, we secured a $2.6-billion uranium deal. This is not about the billions. It is about the 90,000-plus nuclear workers in Ontario that it is powering. In Australia, thesecured a commitment of $10 billion to build major projects across the country. VistaJet, based in the gulf, recently placed an order [more]
S-3, An Act to amend the Weights and Measures Act, the Electricity and Gas Inspection Act, the Weights and Measures Regulations and the Electricity and Gas Inspection Regulations moved that Bill, be read the first time.
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), and consistent with the policy on the tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaty entitled “Agreement between Canada and the European Union laying down the conditions for the participation of Canadian legal entities and products originating in Canada to procurement under the SAFE Instrument”, [more]
moved: That a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours that, in relation to Bill C-4, An Act respecting certain affordability measures for Canadians and another measure, the House respectfully disagrees with the amendment made to the bill by the Senate because Parliament should be the body that decides the rules that govern communication by federal parties with Canadians, the [more]
moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.
moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.