Tim Uppal
Conservative · Edmonton Gateway, AB
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Biography
Tim Singh Uppal is a Canadian politician, banker, and radio host who is the member for Edmonton Gateway in the Parliament of Canada following the 2025 Canadian election. He served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Sherwood Park from 2008 to 2015. On July 15, 2013, Uppal was moved from Minister of State for Democratic Reform to the portfolio of Minister of State (Multiculturalism). In 2022, Uppal was named Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party. encyclopedia
- Born
- 1974-11-14, New Westminsterencyclopedia
- Languages
- Englishofficial
- Occupation before politics
- bank manager, banker, business manager, businessperson, consultant, politician, radio personalityencyclopedia
Electoral history
Edmonton Gateway
Conservative · 45th ParliamentSince 2025-04-28officialTim Uppal26,385Jeremy HoefslootRunner-up · Liberal19,435Difference 6,950 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
Elections Canada, 45th general election.
Edmonton Mill Woods
Conservative · 44th Parliament2021-09-20 to 2025-04-27encyclopediaTim Uppal18,392Ben HendersonRunner-up · Liberal16,499Difference 1,893 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
Elections Canada, 44th general election.
Edmonton Mill Woods
Conservative · 43rd Parliament2019-10-21 to 2021-09-19encyclopediaTim Uppal26,736Amarjeet SohiRunner-up · Liberal17,879Difference 8,857 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
Elections Canada, 43rd general election.
Edmonton—Sherwood Park
Conservative · 41st Parliament2011-05-02 to 2015-10-18encyclopediaTim Uppal24,623James FordRunner-up · Independent16,263Difference 8,360 votes. 4 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Edmonton--Sherwood Park.
Elections Canada, 41st general election.
Edmonton—Sherwood Park
Conservative · 40th Parliament2008-10-14 to 2011-05-01encyclopediaTim Uppal17,628James FordRunner-up · Independent15,960Difference 1,668 votes. 3 other candidates also ran.
On the official list the riding is Edmonton--Sherwood Park.
Elections Canada, 40th general election.
Education
- University of AlbertaDegree not recordedYears not recordedencyclopedia
Experience
Our sources do not list any previous employment for this member.
In their own words
1,287 Hansard interventions on file. These are the words said in the House, not a summary. Private conversations are not collected and are not invented.
Mr. Speaker, at a time when Canadians are skipping meals because the cost of food has become too high, the last thing they need is a government making it even more expensive to get food from the farm to the grocery store. Diesel prices have hit an all-time high. Canada's trucki…Statements by Members — Gas Prices · 2026-09-23
Where they stand
Policy positions are scored only from this member's stored House words and, when it is on file, their own public website. Wikipedia and other encyclopedias may supply details such as a birth date, education or work history, and each of those details is labelled with its source, but they are never used to score a position. Members whose only sources are encyclopedias have no scored positions.
A stored score on 7 of 14 topics. Each row names the end of that topic’s axis the stored words reached, and the sentence the score rests on.
Climate
Slower phase-down, production first
The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down
Opposes the Liberal carbon tax as risky and job-killing, repeating this stance across excerpts.
Too bad that the carbon tax was the Liberal leader's idea. He first advocated it as part of his 2006 leadership campaign. He said that we needed to “put a price on carbon” and that we have to burden other Canadians who are able to bear energy costs.Source of that line
Energy
Expand production and export
The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas
Excerpts repeatedly call for pipelines and energy production.
It states: That the House: (a) take note of the Memorandum of Understanding between Canada and Alberta of November 27, 2025; and (b) support the construction of one or more pipelines enabling the export of at least one million barrels a day of low-emission Alberta bitumen from a strategic deepwater port on the British Columbia coast to reach Asian markets, including through an appropriate adjustment to the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, while respecting the duty to consult Indigenous peoples.Source of that line
Fiscal policy
Lower taxes and tighter spending
The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending
Advocates tax cuts, reduced business taxes and against tax hikes, repeating this across multiple excerpts.
We have reduced taxes by almost $200 billion over 2007-08 and the following five years. We are reducing the tax rate on new business investment to the lowest level in the G7 by 2010. This alone will help Canada weather these tough times as companies choose to relocate to Canada as a cost-cutting measure.Source of that line
Foreign affairs
Assertive alliances and sanctions
The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint
Excerpts take assertive stance on Israel and human rights abroad.
We stand in solidarity with the Jewish students and others on campus who are being forced to endure this travesty. We condemn this one-sided resolution that singles out Israel alone with boycott, divestment, and sanctions. As the Prime Minister has said, Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state is absolute and non-negotiable.Source of that line
Immigration
Higher permanent intake
The other end of this axis: Lower intake
Criticizes proposals to cut immigration or foreign workers as anti-immigration rhetoric.
The Liberal Party must end this ugly anti-immigration rhetoric. Could the Minister of Immigration tell us the government's position on this issue?Source of that line
Labour
More flexibility for employers
The other end of this axis: Stronger unions and standards
Excerpt opposes bill to ban replacement workers.
This bill is not in the best interests of workers. If it were passed, we would create uncertainty in the labour market in general and in these federally regulated industries in particular. Uncertainty costs jobs.Source of that line
Public safety
Enforcement and sentencing
The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint
Favors mandatory minimum sentences and enforcement for drug crimes and assaults.
How would you say that mandatory minimum sentences and the inclusion of a new aggravating factor for drug crimes, for example, for the offences committed for the purpose of an organized crime would disrupt criminal organizations?Source of that line
7 topics with no stored score
- AgricultureNo position has been scored.
- DefenceNo position has been scored.
- FederalismNo position has been scored.
- Financial regulationNo position has been scored.
- HealthNo position has been scored.
- HousingNo position has been scored.
- TradeNo position has been scored.
Who lines up
Comparing stored scores on the same questions.