Jonathan Wilkinson

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The Honourable
Jonathan Wilkinson
PC MP
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Canadian ambassador to the European Union
Designate
Assumed office
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Prime MinisterMark Carney
Preceded byAilish Campbell (2025)
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Ministerial positions
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
In office
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Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Mark Carney
Preceded bySeamus O'Regan
Succeeded byTim Hodgson
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
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Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byCatherine McKenna
Succeeded bySteven Guilbeault
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
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Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byDominic LeBlanc
Succeeded byBernadette Jordan
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
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MinisterCatherine McKenna
Preceded byDean Del Mastro
Succeeded bySean Fraser
Member of Parliament
for North Vancouver—Capilano
North Vancouver (2015–2025)
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byAndrew Saxton
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Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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PartyLiberal
Other political
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New Democratic (formerly)
University of Saskatchewan (B.A.)
University of Oxford, McGill University (M.A)
ProfessionBusinessman

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Jonathan D. Wilkinson PC MP (born June 11, 1965) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, and former businessman. A member of the Liberal Party, he has represented North Vancouver—Capilano in the House of Commons since the 2015 federal election.

Wilkinson previously served as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard from 2018 to 2019, Minister of Environment and Climate Change from 2019 to 2021 and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources from 2021 to 2025.

On April 30, 2026, Wilkinson's appointment as Canadian Ambassador to the European Union was announced.[1]

Before entering federal politics, Wilkinson worked as a civil servant and businessman, spending 20 years in the private sector, primarily with clean technology companies.

Early life and education

Wilkinson was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and grew up in Saskatoon.[2] He was the former leader of the New Democratic Party's youth wing in Saskatchewan.[2][3]

Wilkinson earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan in 1988,[4] and was named the Prairies Rhodes Scholar the same year. He earned master's degrees in international relations, politics, and economics from the University of Oxford and McGill University.[5]

Career prior to politics

Wilkinson was an advisor to Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow and served in the provincial civil service from 1991 to 1995. His work included a role as part of the Charlottetown Accord negotiations.[6]

In 1995 Wilkinson joined the consulting firm Bain & Company at their Toronto branch.[2] In 1999, he relocated to Vancouver to become the chief operating officer at QuestAir Technologies, a gas purification company. He was appointed President and chief executive officer in 2002.[7]

In 2009, he became the senior vice-president for business development in Nexterra Systems, a biomass company.[2] In 2011, Wilkinson became the chief executive officer of BQE Waters (formerly BioteQ Environmental Technologies)[8] a water treatment company based in Vancouver.[2][7]

Political career

Wilkinson re-entered politics as a member of the Liberal Party, securing the nomination for the riding of North Vancouver—Capilano.[9] In the 2015 federal election he defeated incumbent Conservative Party candidate Andrew Saxton, receiving 56.7% of the vote.[10] His victory came amidst a broader surge of Liberal support in Greater Vancouver during the 2015 federal election.[11]

Wilkinson was re-elected in the 2019 federal election, where he again faced Conservative Party candidate Andrew Saxton. He received 42.9% of the vote, a reduced vote compared to the 2015 federal election.[12]

In the 2021 Canadian federal election, Wilkinson was again re-elected, receiving 45.1% of the vote, a slight increase from his 2019 result.[13]

Wilkinson was re-elected for a fourth term in the 2025 Canadian federal election. He received 59.8% of the vote, his highest result to date.[14]

Wilkinson was first appointed to the federal cabinet on July 18, 2018, as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard. Prior to this, he had served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna.[15]

On November 20, 2019, he was appointed Minister of Environment and Climate Change.[16] In 2020, he released Canada's plan to meet its 2030 emissions reduction targets, titled "A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy."[17]

On October 26, 2021, Wilkinson was shuffled to the role of Minister of Natural Resources, succeeding Seamus O'Regan.[18] His title was amended on July 26, 2023, when he became Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.[19] Wilkinson retained this role in the first cabinet of Mark Carney.[20]

As an MP, Wilkinson has been active in supporting the Iranian-Canadian community. During the 2022–2023 Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini, Wilkinson joined several Canadian MPs in publicly sponsoring political prisoners detained by the Iranian government.[21] Among those he sponsored were Dr. Hamid Ghare-Hassanlou and his wife Farzaneh Ghare-Hassanlou, Mohammad Rakhshani, and rapper Toomaj Salehi. Wilkinson stated that political sponsorship aims to increase international scrutiny and pressure for the release of individuals facing imprisonment or capital punishment in Iran.[22][23]

In January 2025, Wilkinson announced he was considering running in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election upon the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. However, he decided not to run, citing the importance of continuing his role as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.[24] He subsequently supported Mark Carney.[25]

In April 2026, Wilkinson was appointed as Canada’s Ambassador to the European Union, with the appointment scheduled to take effect in the summer of 2026 following his departure from Parliament.[26]

Electoral record

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2015 Canadian federal election: North Vancouver
Party Candidate Votes % Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst Expenditures
Liberal Jonathan Wilkinson 36,458 56.65 +26.94 $149,970.51
Conservative Andrew Saxton 17,301 26.88 -20.67 $149,776.24
Green Claire Martin 5,350 8.31 +3.08 $135,108.48
New Democratic Carleen Thomas 5,015 7.79 -9.06 $21,413.99
Libertarian Ismet Yetisen 136 0.21 – $1,942.47
Independent Payam Azad 94 0.15 – $22.40
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,354 100.00   $220,823.27
Total rejected ballots 218 0.34 –
Turnout 64,572 76.79 –
Eligible voters 84,093
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +23.80
Source: Elections Canada[27][28][29]

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  2. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Blackwell, Richard (6 September 2012). "BioteQ's Jonathan Wilkinson a business oddity, but no fish out of water". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2020-12-11). "A Healthy Environment and a Healthy Economy". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
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  28. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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