Juanita Nathan

Juanita Nathan is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. She was elected Member of Parliament for Pickering—Brooklin in the 2025 Canadian federal election. Early life & education Nathan has a BA from Brock University in Psychology and an MA in Tamil Literature and Linguistics from Anamalai University.

Political career Nathan ran for her party's nomination in the 2017 Markham—Thornhill federal by-election but withdrew in protest of the Liberal Party's handling of the nomination process.

She was chair and current York Region District School Board (YRDSB) trustee. She was a city councillor for Markham City Council from November 15, 2022 to May 14, 2025.

Personal life She is of Tamil Canadian heritage.

Electoral record

2022 Markham election, Ward 7 Council candidate Vote % Juanita Nathan 5,388 47.75 Nimisha Patel 2,648 23.47 Shahzad Habib 1,955 17.33 Neetu Gupta 1,292 11.45