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The Honourable
Sean Fraser
PC MP
The Honourable Sean Fraser PC MP
	Fraser in 2023
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 26, 2023
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Ahmed Hussen (Housing), Dominic LeBlanc (Infrastructure and Communities)
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
	In office; October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Marco Mendicino
Succeeded by	Marc Miller
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
	In office; December 12, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Minister	Bill Morneau; Chrystia Freeland
Preceded by	Joël Lightbound
Succeeded by	Terry Beech
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity
	In office; December 12, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Minister	Mona Fortier
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
	In office; August 31, 2018 – September 11, 2019
Minister	Catherine McKenna
Preceded by	Jonathan Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Peter Schiefke
Member of Parliament; for Central Nova
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Peter MacKay
Personal details
Born	Sean Simon Andrew Fraser; June 1, 1984 (age 40); 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^[2] PC MP (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 in human kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University in 2006.^[3] He went on to earn a law degree from Dalhousie University and a master’s degree in public international law from Leiden University in the Netherlands, graduating in 2009 and 2011 respectively.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]^[7]

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.^[8]

On July 26, 2023, he was appointed minister of housing, infrastructure and communities.During his tenure, the government has negotiated deals with municipal government where 750,000 homes in the next decade will be added to Canada housing supply.This will paid through the house accelerator fund at the cost of 4 billion dollars.^[9]

Awards

Fraser was selected as "Best Orator"^[10] and was a finalist for "Rising Star"^[11] during the 12th annual Maclean's Parliamentarians of the Year Awards.

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Central Nova
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^[12]^[13]^[14]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Central Nova
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^[15]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Central Nova
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^[16]^[17]

References

^ Tunney, Catharine (26 July 2023). "Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios". CBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ The Canadian Ministry (by order of precedence
^ "Famous HKIN Alumni". Retrieved 2024-03-03.
^ "The Honourable Sean Fraser". Retrieved 2024-03-03.
^ Meet Sean Fraser Archived 2015-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, Liberal.ca.
^ "Liberal Sean Fraser takes Central Nova from the Conservatives". The Chronicle Herald. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
^ "Peter MacKay's former riding goes to Liberal Sean Fraser". CBC News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
^ Berthiaume, Lee (1 November 2022). "Ottawa reveals plan to welcome 500,000 immigrants a year by 2025". CTV News. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Ottawa says its housing deals with cities will build 750,000 homes in the next decade". Montreal Gazette. March 04, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "The winners of the Maclean's Parliamentarians of the Year Awards - Macleans.ca". www.macleans.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
^ "The finalists for the Maclean's Parliamentarians of the Year Awards - Macleans.ca". www.macleans.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
^ "Confirmed candidates — Central Nova". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
^ "September 20, 2021 General Election - Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Central Nova (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

External links

Sean Fraser (politician) – Parliament of Canada biography

[1] Tunney, Catharine (26 July 2023). "Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios". CBC News. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[2] The Canadian Ministry (by order of precedence

[3] "Famous HKIN Alumni". Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[4] "The Honourable Sean Fraser". Retrieved 2024-03-03.

[5] Meet Sean Fraser Archived 2015-10-01 at the Wayback Machine, Liberal.ca.

[6] "Liberal Sean Fraser takes Central Nova from the Conservatives". The Chronicle Herald. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

[7] "Peter MacKay's former riding goes to Liberal Sean Fraser". CBC News. October 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

[8] Berthiaume, Lee (1 November 2022). "Ottawa reveals plan to welcome 500,000 immigrants a year by 2025". CTV News. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[9] "Ottawa says its housing deals with cities will build 750,000 homes in the next decade". Montreal Gazette. March 04, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[10] "The winners of the Maclean's Parliamentarians of the Year Awards - Macleans.ca". www.macleans.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-13.

[11] "The finalists for the Maclean's Parliamentarians of the Year Awards - Macleans.ca". www.macleans.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-13.

[12] "Confirmed candidates — Central Nova". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[13] "September 20, 2021 General Election - Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

[14] "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[15] "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

[16] "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Central Nova (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

[17] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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 On October, 26, 2021, he was appointed [[Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship|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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berthiaume |first1=Lee |title=Ottawa reveals plan to welcome 500,000 immigrants a year by 2025 |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/ottawa-reveals-plan-to-welcome-500-000-immigrants-a-year-by-2025-1.6133962 |website=CTV News |access-date=12 August 2023 |date=1 November 2022}}</ref>
-On July 26, 2023, he was appointed [[Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities|minister of housing, infrastructure and communities]].
+On July 26, 2023, he was appointed [[Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities|minister of housing, infrastructure and communities]].During his tenure, the government has negotiated deals with municipal government where 750,000 homes in the next decade will be added to Canada housing supply.This will paid through the house accelerator fund at the cost of 4 billion dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 04, 2024 |title=Ottawa says its housing deals with cities will build 750,000 homes in the next decade |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/national/ottawa-says-its-housing-deals-with-cities-will-build-750000-homes-in-the-next-decade |website=Montreal Gazette}}</ref>
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