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A
- Bharat Agnihotri - Alberta Liberal MLA
- Madhur Anand - scientist and poet
- Nira Arora - morning show radio host for CFBT-FM 94.5 in Vancouver, BC
- Jeet Aulakh - spiritual contemporary artist
B
- Anita Rau Badami - novelist
- Ashish Bagai - captain of the Canadian cricket team
- Ravi Baichwal - news anchor and reporter at WLS-TV
- Hardial Bains - founder and leader of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada from 1970–1997
- Harry Bains - British Columbia New Democratic MLA
- Navdeep Bains - Liberal Member of Parliament
- Shauna Singh Baldwin - novelist
- Bas Balkissoon - MPP
- Nirmala Basnayake - rock singer (controller.controller)
- Sheela Basrur - former Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health and Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Health
- Nuvraj Singh Bassi - professional football player
- Robin Bawa - played for several NHL teams and in minor leagues
- Nadira Begg - television journalist
- Stan Bharti - businessman and philanthropist
- Arjan Bhullar - wrestler
- Neil Bissoondath - author
- Glenda Braganza - actress
- Jagrup Brar - British Columbia NDP MLA
- Sim Bhullar - NBA Basketball player
C
- Baljit Singh Chadha - businessman and member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee
- Gulzar Singh Cheema - Manitoba and British Columbia MLA
- Jasbir Singh Cheema - politician
- Paul Chohan - field hockey player
- Raj Chouhan - British Columbia NDP MLA
D
- Cindy Daniel - singer
- Joe Daniel - Conservative MP and first Malayali elected to parliament.
- Agam Darshi - actress and filmmaker
- Karen David - pop singer
- Deesha - R&B musician
- Monika Deol - former MuchMusic host and CIVT news anchor
- Ranjeev Deol - field hockey player
- Sudi Devanesen - physician and member of the Order of Canada
- Herb Dhaliwal - Liberal MP and the first Indo-Canadian cabinet minister
- Sukh Dhaliwal - Liberal MP
- Naranjan Dhalla - cardiovascular research scientist and member of the Order of Canada
- Ruby Dhalla - Liberal MP
- Sunil Dhaniram - cricket player
- Bob Singh Dhillon - is a Punjabi Indo-Canadian Sikh property businessman
- Haninder Dhillon - cricket player
- R Paul Dhillon - director, producer, writer and journalist
- Vekeana Dhillon - Vancouver Screenwriter, Television Presenter, Actress
- Vic Dhillon - Ontario Liberal MPP
- Vikram Dhillon - Vancouver Producer, Director, Actor and Television Presenter
- Ujjal Dosanjh - former Premier of British Columbia, the first Indian-Canadian premier, former federal Minister of Health, and current National Defence Critic
- John Dossetor - physician and bioethicist, member of the Order of Canada
- Ian D'Sa - guitarist of rock band Billy Talent
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F
- Merella Fernandez - a Canadian reporter and anchor for CityNews in Toronto
G
- Nisha Ganatra - film director, film producer, writer and actor
- Murali Ganapathy- environmentalist, Entrepreneur, International Development
- Shuman Ghosemajumder - businessman and computer scientist
- Sara Ghulam - Miss World Canada 2007
- Raminder Gill - former Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP and federal Conservative candidate
- Dylan Mohan Gray - film director, producer, writer
- Gurmant Grewal - former Conservative MP, half (with Nina, listed below) of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament
- Nina Grewal - Conservative MP, half (with Gurmant) of the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament.
- Updesh Grewal - BC Lions Coordinator Fan Customer Services, winner of the Grey Cup in 2011.
H
- Ian Hanomansing - CBC journalist
- Tara Singh Hayer - newspaper publisher
- Kash Heed - former chief constable of West Vancouver Police Department and a former superintendent with the Vancouver Police Department
- Kamal Heer - singer
- Rena Heer - worked with Channel M then with Global BC and now on CTV
I
- Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri - photographer, director, TV personality and model
- Chin Injeti - R&B musician
- Anosh Irani - novelist and playwright
J
- Mobina Jaffer - senator
- Rahim Jaffer - former Alberta Conservative MP (Edmonton-Strathcona)
- Jazzy B - singer
- Aditya Jha - Canadian Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
- Bidhu Jha - Manitoba NDP MLA
- Avan Jogia - actor
- Bindy Johal, a Vancouver gangster and underworld Don
- Prakash John - R&B musician
K
- Ravi Kahlon - field hockey player
- Hari Kant - former field hockey goalkeeper
- Firdaus Kharas - human rights activist, founder of Chocolate Moose Media
- Vim Kochhar - businessman and senator
- Koushik - hip hop musician
- Kuldip Singh Kular - Ontario Liberal MPP
- Bindi Kullar - field hockey player
- Faisal Kutty - Attorney, writer and law professor
- Vinita Kinra- author, speaker
L
- Harold Sonny Ladoo - novelist and author
- Vaughn Lal - bassist and backing vocalist for heavy metal band Brown Brigade
- Harry Lali - BC NDP MLA
- Nancy Lee - short story writer and novelist.
- Sunny Leone - porn star/actress
M
- Alok Mukherjee,current chair of the [[Toronto Police Services
Board]]
- Anita Majumdar - actress
- Shaun Majumder - actor/comedian
- Gurbax Singh Malhi - Liberal MP
- Manny Malhotra - plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL
- Samir Mallal - filmmaker
- Amrit Mangat - Ontario Liberal MPP
- Irshad Manji - author
- Harbhajan Mann - singer
- Salim Mansur - columnist for the London Free Press and the Toronto Sun
- Suleka Mathew - actress
- Ashok Mathur - writer and professor
- Devika Mathur - singer, radio personality and Canadian Idol 2005 contestant
- Maxim Mazumdar - playwright and founder of the Stephenville Theatre Festival
- Suhana Meharchand - journalist, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Deepa Mehta - film director (Bollywood/Hollywood, Fire, Earth, Water)
- Nicky Mehta - singer
- Richie Mehta - director
- Shaun Mehta - writer
- Rohinton Mistry - novelist
- Shani Mootoo - writer
- M. Ram Murty - head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queen's University
- Tad Murty
N
- Rob Nijjar - former BC Liberal MLA
- Dr. Bobby Nijjar - Registered Dietitian & Assistant Professor
O
- Deepak Obhrai - Alberta Conservative MP, Calgary.
- Wally Oppal - Attorney General of British Columbia
P
- Lata Pada - Bharatanatyam dancer
- Raj Pannu - former leader of the Alberta New Democrats, the first Indian-Canadian leader of a political party
- Ashish Patel - cricket player
- Jitendra Patel - cricket player
- Nilesh Patel - director and producer of films
- Prashant Pathak - entrepreneur
- Jason Patraj - cricket player
- Russell Peters - stand-up comedian
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R
- Raghav - R&B singer
- Pamela Rai Canadian Olympic swimmer 1984 bronze medallist, first Punjabi woman to win an Olympic medal
- Mohit Rajhans - television producer
- Monita Rajpal - CNN International news anchor
- Rudy Ramcharan - curler
- Natasha Ramsahai - meteorologist who currently works at CBLT's CBC News at Six
- Emile Ramsammy - thoroughbred horse racer
- Meaghan Rath - actress
- Lisa Ray - film actress
- Ajmer Rode - poet and playwright
- Renee Rosnes - jazz pianist and composer/arranger
- Rajwant bagri - Gazal Writer
S
- Vik Sahay - actor
- Patty Sahota - former BC Liberal MLA
- Deep Saini - Vice-President of University of Toronto
- Sugar Sammy - comedian
- Emanuel Sandhu - figure skater
- Shamsher Singh Sandhu - Poet- Gazalgo
- Surendra Seeraj - cricket player
- Sarika Sehgal - CBC broadcast journalist
- Asha Seth - senator
- Dr. Chandrakant Shah - Canadian academic/researcher, doctor and social activist; Recipient of Order of Ontario
- Melinda Shankar - actress
Nikhil Seetharam - music composer, Grammy winner
- Devi Sharma - Winnipeg City Councillor
- Rekha Sharma - actress
- Devinder Shory - Member of Parliament
- Vivek Shraya - writer and musician
- Haroon Siddiqui - reporter, editor and columnist
- Moe Sihota - former British Columbia NDP MLA and television host
- Hannah Simone - actress, TV host, and fashion model
- Bobby Singh - played for the BC Lions in the CFL
- Jaggi Singh - anti-globalisation and social justice activist
- Jaspreet Singh - author
- Tiger Jeet Singh - wrestler currently in Japan
- Errol Sitahal - actor
- Ajit H. Someshwar - businessman and philanthropist
- Ashwin Sood - drummer for (and former husband of) Sarah McLachlan
- Manoj Sood - actor (Little Mosque on the Prairie)
- Veena Sood - actress
- Durand Soraine - cricket player
- Shweta Subram - Bollywood playback singer
- Moez Surani - poet
- Rajiv Surendra - actor
- Samarpratap Singh - Soccer Player
T
- Proma Tagore - writer
- Harinder Takhar - Ontario Liberal MPP and Minister of Transportation
- Sam Tata - Portrait photographer, born in Shanghai and lived in Montreal.
U
- Priscilla Uppal - novelist and poet
- Tim Uppal - MP Alberta
V
- Sugith Varughese - actor
- M.G. Vassanji - novelist
- Aliza Vellani - actress (Little Mosque on the Prairie)
- Ali Velshi - stock analyst and television journalist
- Murad Velshi - former Ontario Liberal MPP
- Neelam Verma - Miss Universe Canada 2002
- Vandana Vishwas - World Music Artist
W
- Ravi Walia - figure skater
- Manmohan Waris - singer
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Z
- Ravi Zacharias - Christian apologist, speaker, author
See also
- Indian American
- British Indian
- Indo-Canadian
- Indian South Africans
- List of Indian Americans
- List of Indian Britons