Bob Singh Dhillon


Bob Singh Dhillon, also known as Navjeet Dhillon, is a Punjabi Indian-Canadian Sikh, property owner, and businessman.

Early life and education

His family comes from Tallewal in the district of Barnala Punjab. His grandfather moved to Hong Kong for business reasons and set-up the North China Shipping Company to carry out trade with Japan. Bob Singh Dhillon was born in Japan in 1965. He is a Punjabi speaker. His family lived in Liberia before settling in Canada in the 1970s. As a small child he was sent back to India for his schooling. He was educated at Bishop Cotton School. After graduating from university, he completed his master's degree at Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Business

Bob Dhillon founded Mainstreet Equity Corp in 1997 and then took the company public on the Toronto Stock Exchange under in 2000. The Canada-based real estate company is the only Sikh-owned company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. He reportedly owns more than 13,000 apartments in Canada and is developing a high-end tourist resort in Belize. He is also the honorary consul general of Belize to Canada.

Philanthropy

In 2018 he made a $10 million donation to the University of Lethbridge – the largest donation in the university's history. The money is being used by the newly named Dhillon School of Business.