Alvin Singh (born January 11, 1984) is a Vancouver-based community organizer and former student activist. He is the current Executive Director for the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE), a municipal political party based in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia. He was formerly the External Co-Chairperson for COPE and according to a Georgia Straight report, was "the youngest cochairperson ever elected by COPE. He is also the first person of South Asian descent to head a major Vancouver civic party."[1] He also works as a freelance communications and graphic design consultant.
A long time education advocate in Vancouver, he served as one of COPE's five candidates for Trustee of the Vancouver Board of Education in the 2008 Vancouver municipal election. He was narrowly defeated after capturing 43,754 votes, just 2,295 votes shy of the ninth and final spot.[2] Singh contested the election at the same time as he attended full time classes at the University of British Columbia where he was pursuing his interdisciplinary studies degree[3] that focused on International Development, Public Policy, and Urban Studies.
One of Singh's main focuses in Vancouver politics has been strengthening public policy formulation with a specific focus on housing policy. His past work in policy development includes time with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation as well as the Canadian Government's department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (at the time referred to as "Human Resources Social Development Canada.")