This Week On Headline Canada, Watch Jasleen Kalra In Conversation With Mr. Daljit Nirman

This week on Headline Canada, watch Jasleen Kalra in conversation with Mr. Daljit Nirman.

The Ottawa Police Services Board welcomed a new provincially appointed

community member. The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario has appointed Mr. Daljit

Nirman for a three-year term, effective 14 February 2019.

Mr. Nirman is a practitioner of law with over two decades of diverse legal experience.

He is a former adjunct professor of law, received a Master of Laws from the University

of Ottawa, a Bachelor of Science with honours in Physics and a Bachelor of Laws from

the University of Delhi. He also holds post-graduate specialised diplomas in Labour

Laws, International Law, Industrial Relations, Personnel Management, and the Law of

International Institutions.

He is the founding director of Cooking Up Community Services, a not-for-profit

organization which held two very successful annual fundraising events. The first was in

2017, helping the Montfort Hospital Foundation purchase a CT Scanner with a

specialized cardiac module, and then in 2018 aided United Way Ottawa’s project STEP

youth struggling in our schools with mental addiction. He is also a life patron of the

University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation for clinical research.

Mr. Nirman volunteers his time as a board member of the Ottawa Community Immigrant

Service Organization, has also served as a member of the Resource Development

committee and advisory member of Bridging Communities at United Way Ottawa. He is

also an advisor to Indo-Canadian Community Centre and Ottawa Sikh Society. He

provides seminars on various fundamental legal issues and does pro-bono work at

various multi-faith religious and senior organizations across Ottawa. Daljit is a recipient

of various community service awards in recognition of his services.

He has also authored a book on principles of natural justice, two guides for Crown

corporations, as well as articles on legal, social and community issues.

Mr. Nirman emigrated from New Delhi, India in 2000 where his last positi

on was

Manager with the largest financial institution. Daljit is married and lives with his wife in

Ottawa, Ontario. Together they have two sons, both of whom are also lawyers and have

been called to the bar of Ontario.

“I am very much looking forward to working with the Board and all stakeholders. I am

excited for this opportunity and will earnestly work towards further strengthening the

relationship between various communities and the police,” stated Mr. Nirman.

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