Rob Oliphant M.P.

The Rev. Dr. Robert Oliphant was elected to the House of Commons on October 19, 2015, representing the federal riding of Don Valley West. He previously served in that position from 2008 until 2011 where he served as Official Opposition Critic for Veterans Affairs and for Multiculturalism. He is currently the Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. He is also Co-Chair of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association and the Canada-Pakistan Friendship Association. He served as Co-Chair of the House of Commons and Senate Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying and as Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security from 2015 to 2017. Rob’s recent legislative accomplishments include an Act which outlaws discrimination against genetic characteristics as well as an Act he co-sponsored which creates a national dementia strategy. Rob received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto and worked in industry as a Systems Accountant. An Ordained Minister in the United Church of Canada, he has a Masters of Divinity from the Vancouver School of Theology, at the University of British Columbia and served congregations in Newfoundland, Quebec, Yukon and Toronto. He earned a Doctorate from the Chicago Theological Seminary at the University of Chicago in 2008. From 2011 until 2015 he was President and CEO of the Asthma Society of Canada. Rob is the former President and CEO of the Asthma Society of Canada, a national charity He is a former senior Minister at Eglinton St. George’s United Church in North Toronto, accountant, and senior advisor in government, including the Office of the Premier of Ontario Rob has worked in business, government and the community to make a difference throughout his life. He works tirelessly to represent Don Valley West in Ottawa.