Tobias C. Enverga, Junior. is a Canadian senator representing the province of Ontario.
Education
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Letran College in the Philippines, a Masters Certificate in Project Management from the Schulich School of Business at York University, and a Computer Studies Certificate from Centennial College.
Career
He was appointed to the Senate of Canada on September 6, 2012, where he sits as a Conservative. At the time of his appointment, he was a project manager at the Bank of Montreal, where he has worked for more than 30 years. Enverga lives in Toronto and was born in the Philippines.
He served as a school trustee on the Toronto Catholic District School Board until his appointment and was the first Filipino-Canadian elected to public office in the city of Toronto.
Enverga is co-chair of the Asian Heritage Month Celebration for the Greater Toronto Area and was previously a director of the Canadian Multicultural Council - Asians in Ontario. He founded the Philippine Canadian Charitable Foundation and is a former president of the Philippine Independence Day Council.
He was awarded the Queen"s 60th Diamond Jubilee in 2012.