John Yap
- January 9, 2024
- Banker
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John Yap Biography
| Name | John Yap |
| Birthday | Oct 28 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Home Town | Singapore |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Spouse | Suzanne Yap |
John Yap is one of the most popular and richest Banker who was born on October 28, 1959 in Singapore, Canada. Of Hokkien origin, John Yap was born in Singapore to a mother who was a homemaker and a father who was a doctor. He speaks a little Mandarin as well as Cantonese. The family moved to Canada and settled within Richmond, British Columbia in 1986. He was a student at in the University of British Columbia, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Science and earned a master’s degree in Business Administration. He then went on to have a 20-year banking career at Toronto-Dominion Bank and financial planning in The Investors Group.
Yap started a non-partisan initiative known as The Youth Outreach Initiative Program (YOI) in 2008 in order to increase young people to be involved with the electoral process. The goal behind the YOI is to create a bridge between youth and the state. The YOI is a part of Robert Cecil Palmer Secondary’s Richmond School District’s Student Leadership Conference (RSLC), Yap and his youth presenter will educate and discuss topics including lowering the age of voting to 16, the mandatory voting law electronic voting, and improve education in the classroom.
Yap supported the first Public Sector Energy Conservation Agreement in 2009 (PSECA) as a partnership between BC Hydro and the Government of British Columbia. This agreement achieved annual energy cost savings of close to $7.4 million, GHG reductions of over 18,700 tonnes and conservation of 38.6 GWh of electricity.
On June 10, 2009 British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell promoted Yap to the Executive Council of British Columbia as the Minister of State for Climate Action. Yap was responsible for implementing British Columbia’s Climate Action Plan and overseeing B.C.’s legislated carbon emissions reduction target of 33% by 2020. Regarding climate action initiatives, Yap worked to ensure the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics were carbon neutral, and with various ministries he helped supervise the public sector’s transition to carbon neutrality, increases in provincial fuel taxes (based on the fuel’s carbon content), the creation of a Crown corporation to administer B.C.-specific carbon off-sets (the Pacific Carbon Trust), a memorandum of understanding with the California Air Resources Board regarding auto emission standards, expanded recycling initiatives, and a cap and trade system through the Western Climate Initiative. Yap also signed agreements with Washington Department of Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant on limiting carbon emissions from government operations and promoting awareness of the impacts of sea level rise on coastal areas. On February 7, 2011 Yap and Terasen Gas provided $6.9 million for 35 energy projects in ten school districts to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and costs through British Columbia’s Energy Conservation Agreement Fund. In addition, Yap supported the $15-million, three-year LiveSmart BC for small businesses across B.C. to access free energy-efficiency advice, equipment and incentives. “This program will allow thousands of B.C. small businesses to save money and reduce their energy consumption,” Yap said. “We know small businesses are the backbone of the economy and together we can work towards our climate action goals.”
At the 38th Provincial General Election, held on May 17 in 2005 Yap has been elected the 38th Legislative Assembly in British Columbia. He beat three other candidates from the Richmond-Steveston riding, including Employment Agency operator along with NDP candidates Kay Hale, Green Party candidate Egidio Spinelli along with Democratic Reform BC candidate Daniel Ferguson. As a member of the Legislative Assembly in the 38th Parliament, Yap was a member of the Treasury Board and served on various committees, including that of the Legislative Review Cabinet Committee, and the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture as well as the Select Standing Committees of Public Accounts, Crown Corporations, and Finance and Government Services. In September of 2006 Yap was chosen by his peers to chair the BC Government Caucus.
John Yap Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Banker |
| House | Living in own house. |
John Yap is one of the richest Banker from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Yap 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In the Richmond-Steveston district, Yap was involved in Geoff Plant’s 1996 campaign and also served as Plant’s campaign chairperson in the election of 2001. Following the time that Plant retired, Yap sought the BC Liberal nomination for Richmond-Steveston in the election in 2005. Plant was vocally in support of Yap’s candidature and Yap was recognized as for his uncontested candidacy.
Yap is a past-president and member (1999-2000) of the Richmond Sunset Rotary Club and an honorary member of the Vancouver Diamond Lions Club. He was heavily involved in his involvement with the Gilmore Park United Church and the Gilmore Gardens Seniors Centre.
On July 1, 2008 Yap implemented the British Columbia revenue carbon tax to fuels such as gasoline, diesel, natural gas, heating fuel, propane and coal, and to peat and tires when used to produce energy or heat. Carbon tax revenue is returned to taxpayers through tax reductions and is not used to fund government programs. The refundable Low Income Climate Action Tax Credit ensures that low-income individuals and families are compensated for the tax. This legislation was supplemented by a $100 Climate Action Dividend that was distributed to all British Columbians in 2008.
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John Yap was appointed Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism on September 5, 2012.
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In July 2013, John Yap was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Liquor Policy Reform. Yap was also appointed to the Cabinet Committee for a Strong Economy, as well as the committee for Legislative Review.