Ya'ara Saks
Hon. Ya'ara Saks
Member of Parliament for York Centre
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About Ya'ara Saks
Ya’ara Saks is the Member of Parliament for York Centre in Toronto. As a long-time community advocate and Bathurst Manor resident, she is committed to making life better for families in York Centre.

Ya’ara brings a Canadian and global perspective to the work it takes to create community engagement and achieve real progress. She believes deeply in the values of equality and diversity, and has devoted her career to addressing societal inequalities. She has experience in advisory roles for policy, communications, and project management, having worked in the Office of the Mayor of Jerusalem and in advancing people to people programs as part of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Before her election in 2020, Ya’ara was a successful small business owner and a strong advocate for better access to mental health services as a founder and director of Trauma Practice for Healthy Communities, a Toronto-based mental health charity.

Since July 2023, Ya’ara has served as the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health. She previously served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.

Ya'ara holds an undergraduate degree from McGill University in Political Science and Middle East Studies, a master’s degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in International Relations and Diplomacy, and is the mother of two teenage daughters.

Main office - Toronto
2800 Keele Street Unit 2
Toronto, Ontario
M3M 0B8

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416-638-3700

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House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6

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613-941-6339

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