Parmeet Singh Boparai is a longtime resident of northeast Calgary with his wife and two children. Parmeet brings his experience an engineer, small businessman, and a community advocate to his first term as an Alberta NDP MLA.

Parmeet has also served the community as president of Dashmesh Culture Centre and chairman of Khalsa School Calgary.

He has mentored youth including helping those interested in joining the Canadian Forces. He has volunteered with non-profit organizations on important issues like mental health, substance use, and anti-bullying.