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Canada: Sikhchic man, RCMP turbaned officer top immigrants
WSN Network 

Vancouver: In what is being claimed as a "nationwide survey" of most liked immigrants, a final list of 25 has thrown up three with Punjab roots: Dr. Birinder Singh Ahluwalia, Baltej Singh Dhillon and Ujjal Dosanj (he does not use Singh in his name like almost all other Sikhs, and often speaks at variance with community's interests). 

Dr. Birinder Singh Ahluwalia, hailing from from Amritsar and an alumnus of Guru Nanak Dev University, migrated to Canada in 1986 and overcame many an obstacles like most professionals till he turned to the field of Diagnostic Imaging and re-trained at the Toronto General Hospital. As the President of BSA Diagnostics Limited, he oversees four busy locations with a successful business model, offering quick turn-around next-day services for his patients. He is also a philanthropist and a patron of education, arts and culture and is known as the founder of The Spinning Wheel Film Festival movement. He is also a founder of sikhchic.com.  

Baltej Singh Dhillon made news for his fight to wear his turban on duty as an RCMP officer. He first emigrated from Malaysia after his father passed away and started life in Canada humbly picking berries on local farms. He has emerged as an icon for multiculturalism.  

Ujjal Dosanjh was an immigrant from Punjab who rose from sawmill worker to lawyer to Premier of British Columbia. He then moved into federal politics, becoming the Member of Parliament for Vancouver South.

27 May 2009
 

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