ABOUT THE MP
Meet MP PARM BAINS
STEVESTON-RICHMOND EAST
In 2021, Parm Bains was elected to serve as the Member of Parliament for Steveston-Richmond East.
Parm’s parliamentary roles and responsibilities include sitting on the committee for Government, Operations, and Oversight, as well as the committee for Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics. These committees review legislation, consider amendments, conduct studies, and issue reports.
In addition to his committee work, Parm is a member of the Pacific, Labour, Housing and Sikh Caucuses. These Caucuses engage with stakeholders, establish priorities and present findings and recommendations to government.
Born in Victoria, Parm’s family moved to Richmond when he was a year old. As a lifelong resident of Richmond, Parm became an active member of the local community and for British Columbia as a public service worker.
Having served as a Public and Media Relations Officer within the Government of British Columbia in the past and later as a university lecturer, Parm amassed 20 years of progressive experience in corporate communications, including public and stakeholder engagement, public policy development, and government and media relations.
Parm’s proactive approach towards identifying public policy issues and fostering relationships between government and community allowed his outreach accomplishments to extend across several initiatives for education, business, mental health and addictions, at-risk youth and public safety, seniors and sports.
Parm served as the Vice Chair of the Richmond Community Foundation and remains involved in Richmond’s sports community where he volunteers in a variety of coaching and mentorship roles.
Parm was awarded a Pacific Leadership Scholarship from the Province of British Columbia and earned a Master of Arts degree in Professional Communications with a Specialization in International and Intercultural Studies from Royal Roads University in Victoria.
A former Instructor in the School of Business at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Parm lives with his wife and two children in Richmond.