Wade Wei Lin Chang MP (Chinese: 張瑋麟; born 1985 or 1986)[2] is a Taiwanese-born Canadian politician and lawyer. He has served as a member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Burnaby Central since 2025, as part of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus.[3]
Biography
Born in Yilan City, Taiwan, Chang moved to Canada with his family in the sixth grade.[4][5] After finishing secondary school in Canada, he earned a law degree from the University of Melbourne, and an MBA from Oxford.[5]
In the 2025 Canadian federal election, he contested the newly established riding of Burnaby Central as a Liberal candidate, and defeated the federal New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh to become the riding’s MP.[4][6] He is the second Taiwanese Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada,[6] and the country’s first gay Asian MP.[1]
Chang served on the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights from September 2025 to April 2026. Since May 2026, he has served on the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration and the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics,[7] with a focus on immigration, government accountability, privacy, and ethical governance.
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Burnaby Central | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Wade Chang | 21,745 | 42.23 | +10.98 | ||||
| Conservative | James Yan | 19,889 | 38.62 | +16.46 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jagmeet Singh | 9,353 | 18.16 | −21.62 | ||||
| People’s | Richard Farbridge | 506 | 0.98 | −2.40 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,493 | 99.17 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 430 | 0.83 | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,923 | 61.61 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,278 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from New Democratic | Swing | +16.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8][9] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ Jagmeet Singh was the MP for Burnaby South, which was abolished in 2023; Singh ran for re-election in Burnaby Central and lost to Chang.
References
- ^ a b “Debates of the House of Commons – Hansard No. 013 – 45-1” (PDF). House of Commons of Canada. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
- ^ “張瑋麟投入加拿大聯邦選舉 有望成首位台裔國會議員” (in Traditional Chinese). Central News Agency. April 5, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ^ Bond, Meredith (April 28, 2025). “Federal election 2025: Results from key ridings across the country”. CityNews. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ a b wadeinburnaby (March 26, 2025). “You’ve seen the signs. Now meet the person behind them. Wade Chang was born in Taiwan and raised in Canada. Like many immigrant families, his story started with a lot of hope… He studied law in Australia, then earned an MBA at Oxford where he focused on social impact and systems change. He’s lived around the world, but Burnaby has always been home. He’s not your typical lawyer or politician. He’s someone who believes that when a country gives you opportunity, you give back. And that’s why he is here to speak out!”. Instagram. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
- ^ a b 宜蘭之光！台裔張瑋麟當選加拿大國會議員 史上第2人 [The pride of Yilan! Wade Chang elected as second Canadian MP of Taiwanese descent] (in Traditional Chinese). Liberty Times. May 13, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ^ a b “Ottawa welcomes second Taiwanese-Canadian parliament member in history”. Radio Taiwan International. May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ “Profile – Chang, Wade”. Library of Parliament of Canada. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ^ “Voter information service”. Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ “Election Night Results – Electoral Districts”. Elections Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2025.