Meet Harkirat Singh
Harkirat Singh is a former School Board Trustee at the Peel District School Board and a former professor at Humber College and Lambton College.
Currently serving his second term as a City Councillor and first as Deputy Mayor, he is passionate about city building, politics, and climate action.
As a School Board Trustee, he served as a Regional Director at the Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA) and a Board Member at the Sikh Heritage Month Foundation. As a City Councillor, he has been a Board Member of the Brampton Library and a Consultative Committee Member for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA). He is currently a Research Fellow at the Broadbent Institute.
As a School Board Trustee, he served as a Regional Director at the Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA) and a Board Member at the Sikh Heritage Month Foundation. As a City Councillor, he has been a Board Member of the Brampton Library and a Consultative Committee Member for the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA). He is currently a Research Fellow at the Broadbent Institute.
Key Achievements
Transformative Leadership Initiatives
Tree planting
Community driven initiative: Adding more trees to make our neighborhoods greener and healthier.
Park Enhancements
Upgrading local parks since 2018 with new recreational spaces that families can enjoy.
Gore Meadows
Expanding this popular community space to give residents more places to gather and play.
Featured Projects
Projects Completed Under Harkirat’s Leadership
Niwaas
Niwaas LTC stands as a testament to community-driven healthcare, developed by the Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Centre to address the specific needs of Sikh-Punjabi seniors.
This not-for-profit initiative prioritizes resident well-being over commercial interests, offering specialized medical care.
This not-for-profit initiative prioritizes resident well-being over commercial interests, offering specialized medical care.
Projects
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Over 50 community projects completed in Wards 9 and 10 that directly improve daily life for residents. From fixing roads to building parks and adding traffic signals, these projects are based on what neighbors told us they needed most.
Traffic & Safety
Making neighborhood streets safer with speed humps and new traffic signals at various locations where residents raised concerns. These changes help protect children, pedestrians and drivers by slowing down traffic in busy residential areas.
Parks & Recreation
Building new shade shelters, adventure zones and upgraded facilities where families can enjoy time outdoors. These improvements give everyone – from kids to seniors – better places to stay active, meet neighbors and enjoy Brampton’s outdoor spaces.
In his role as Deputy Mayor, Harkirat Singh founded and chairs the MedTech Task Force. He also founded and established Niwaas Long-Term Care, a 160-bed facility, and chairs its Fundraising Cabinet.
Most recently, Niwaas Long-Term Care launched Niwaas Living, an affordable housing non-profit developing 90 family units in Brampton, 40 of which will be deeply affordable.
Internationally recognized, he has served as a municipal expert on various topics at global forums, including twice at the Urban20 Summit (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo), the Strong Cities Fifth Global Summit (Cape Town), and the United Nations Headquarters (New York). He was recently selected by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to represent Canada at the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)’s World Council and Executive Bureau.
Internationally recognized, he has served as a municipal expert on various topics at global forums, including twice at the Urban20 Summit (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo), the Strong Cities Fifth Global Summit (Cape Town), and the United Nations Headquarters (New York). He was recently selected by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to represent Canada at the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)’s World Council and Executive Bureau.
