Sean Fraser (politician)
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Sean Fraser
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 Fraser in 2023
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| Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | |
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Assumed office July 26, 2023 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Hussen (Housing), Dominic LeBlanc (Infrastructure and Communities) |
| Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
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In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Marco Mendicino |
| Succeeded by | Marc Miller |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |
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In office December 12, 2019 – October 26, 2021 |
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| Minister |
Bill Morneau Chrystia Freeland |
| Preceded by | Joël Lightbound |
| Succeeded by | Terry Beech |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity | |
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In office December 12, 2019 – October 26, 2021 |
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| Minister | Mona Fortier |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
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In office August 31, 2018 – September 11, 2019 |
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| Minister | Catherine McKenna |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Schiefke |
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Member of Parliament for Central Nova | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Peter MacKay |
| Personal details | |
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Sean Simon Andrew Fraser
June 1, 1984 Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Sarah Burton |
| Residence(s) | New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
| Alma mater |
St. Francis Xavier University (BSc) Dalhousie University (JD) Leiden University (LLM) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Sean Simon Andrew Fraser (born June 1, 1984) is a Canadian politician who has served as minister of housing, infrastructure and communities since July 26, 2023. Prior, he served as the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Fraser has represented the riding of Central Nova in the House of Commons since 2015.
Early life and education
Raised in Merigomish in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Fraser earned a Bachelor of Science degree at St. Francis Xavier University in 2006. He then studied law at Dalhousie University and at Leiden University in the Netherlands, graduating in 2009 and 2011 respectively.
Legal career
He spent three years working in Calgary as an associate at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, and also did work related to the Promotion of Access to Information Act for an NGO in South Africa.
Political career
A Liberal, Fraser was elected for the federal riding of Central Nova in the 2015 federal election which saw the Liberals under Justin Trudeau win a majority government.
From 2018 to 2019, he served as parliamentary secretary to the minister of environment and climate change. From 2019 to 2021, he served as parliamentary secretary to the minister of middle class prosperity and minister of finance.
On October, 26, 2021, he was appointed minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship. On November 1, 2022, he announced the government's plan to increase Canada's annual immigration target to 500,000 by 2025; Fraser cited labour shortages as the reason for the increase.
On July 26, 2023, he was appointed minister of housing, infrastructure and communities.
Awards
Fraser was selected as "Best Orator" and was a finalist for "Rising Star" during the 12th annual Maclean's Parliamentarians of the Year Awards.
Electoral record
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Central Nova | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sean Fraser | 18,682 | 45.89 | -0.4 | $88,208.43 | |||
| Conservative | Steven Cotter | 13,060 | 32.08 | +2.6 | $38,393.01 | |||
| New Democratic | Betsy MacDonald | 6,225 | 15.29 | +2.3 | $11,093.54 | |||
| People's | Al Muir | 1,445 | 3.55 | +1.5 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Katerina Nikas | 494 | 1.21 | -6.6 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Harvey Henderson | 365 | 0.90 | N/A | $0.00 | |||
| Communist | Chris Frazer | 138 | 0.34 | -0.1 | $0.00 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Ryan Smyth | 65 | 0.16 | N/A | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 40,474 | 99.4 | +0.3 | $107,714.33 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 236 | 0.58 | -0.3 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,710 | 66.7 | -7.8 | |||||
| Registered voters | 61,073 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.5 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Central Nova | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sean Fraser | 20,718 | 46.59 | −11.94 | $99,263.87 | |||
| Conservative | George Canyon | 13,201 | 29.69 | +3.89 | $89,511.25 | |||
| New Democratic | Betsy MacDonald | 5,806 | 13.06 | +2.82 | none listed | |||
| Green | Barry Randle | 3,478 | 7.82 | +3.68 | $6,467.76 | |||
| People's | Al Muir | 938 | 2.11 | New | $2,862.69 | |||
| Communist | Chris Frazer | 180 | 0.40 | New | $749.95 | |||
| Independent | Michael Slowik | 149 | 0.33 | New | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,470 | 100.0 | $102,724.82 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 412 | 0.92 | +0.40 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,882 | 74.49 | −0.19 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 60,251 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −7.92 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Central Nova | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sean Fraser | 25,909 | 58.53 | +44.58 | $113,362.49 | |||
| Conservative | Fred DeLorey | 11,418 | 25.80 | –29.49 | $109,137.26 | |||
| New Democratic | Ross Landry | 4,532 | 10.24 | –16.57 | $63,038.54 | |||
| Green | David Hachey | 1,834 | 4.14 | +0.34 | $11,206.15 | |||
| Independent | Alexander J. MacKenzie | 570 | 1.29 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,263 | 100.00 | $204,540.28 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 233 | 0.52 | ||||||
| Turnout | 44,496 | 74.68 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 59,585 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +37.04 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||