About Ziad Aboultaif

As the four-term Conservative Member of Parliament for Edmonton Manning, Ziad Aboultaif brings extensive experience as a successful business owner and operator to the House of Commons.

First elected to Parliament in 2015, Ziad was re-elected in 2019, 2021 and 2025. He has served as Official Opposition Critic for National Revenue (2015-2017), Shadow Minister for International Development (2017-2019), and Shadow Minister for Digital Government (2019-2020).

Ziad, a proud Canadian, was born in Lebanon and moved to Canada in 1990. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have two adult sons.

Ziad is a strong advocate for small business owners and a regulatory system that empowers entrepreneurs to create well-paying jobs Canadians can rely on. He knows that at the heart of a strong and vibrant community is a strong and vibrant business community.

As a successful business owner, dedicated community leader, and devoted family man, Ziad has travelled around the world, developing a strong analytical understanding of what drives Canadian and International relations. He fully understands how his communities connect with the world and how the world connects with his communities. It is this global understanding that has allowed him to effectively serve his constituents locally with a better understanding of languages, cultures, politics and business markets.

Ziad’s passion for organ and tissue donation was born out of personal experience. In 2003, he made a life-saving partial-liver donation to his son Tyler. Ziad continues to promote organ and tissue donation as the ultimate gift. In this Parliament, he will work to pass his legislation, Bill C-234, that calls for the creation of the Living Donor Recognition Medal. These efforts build on his earlier efforts to create a National Organ Donor Registry.

Whether raising concerns on the floor of the House of Commons, challenging the government to do the right thing, Ziad makes sure his constituents’ voices are heard in Ottawa. At the same time, he prides himself on improving political discourse in Canada by treating all his colleagues with respect and seeking out opportunities to work across party lines whenever possible. As he often says, “When we work together, we get more done for Canadians.”

Ziad is thankful for the opportunity to serve his community and is always eager to hear and learn from the residents of Edmonton Manning.

“I am incredibly proud of my constituency, its diversity and the peaceful co-existence of mutual respect and co-operation. Together, we lift each other up to heights that we otherwise would not be able to achieve. This is a beautiful thing.”

Ziad has been widely recognized for his accomplishments, including his extensive work on community boards, earning an “Alberta Centennial Medal”, “Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal”, “Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal”, and was awarded Uzbekistan’s 30th National Anniversary Medal, by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. In 2024, he was welcomed into the prestigious and historic Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s College of Fellows. Most recently, Ziad was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his service to Canada.

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Parliamentary Committees

Member of the standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE)

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Parliamentary Associations

• Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
• Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly
• Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
• Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association
• Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group

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Parliamentary Friendship Groups

• Chair of Canada-Egypt Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Chair of Canada-Jordan Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Kurds
• Chair of Canada-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Co-Chair of Canada-Lebanon Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Vice-Chair of Canada-Türkiye Friendship Group
• Canada-Artsakh Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Belgium Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Bulgaria Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Hong Kong Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Iraq Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Korea Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Kuwait Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-UAE Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Saudi Arabia Parliamentary Friendship Group

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Parliamentary Caucuses

• Co-Chair, All-Party Juvenile Diabetes Caucus
• All-Party Agriculture Caucus
• All-Party Diabetes Caucus
• Canadian Chapter of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF
• International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion and Belief
• Seniors Caucus Advisory Committee
• Tourism Caucus Advisory