Ajit H. Someshwar (passed 13-Jan-2025 in Mumbai, India) was an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Prior to this, during the 2008-2009 global recession crises, Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty appointed Someshwar to an 11-member advisory panel along with likes of Mike Lazaridis, Annette Verschuren and Geoff Beattie to advise him on the federal budget and the economy.
[7] Prior to starting his businesses in the early 1990s, he was vice-president of operations, planning and analysis for CIBC's assurance venture.
In September 2010, Someshwar along with fellow businessmen Vasu Chanchlani and Bhupinder Khalsa donated a Maple-Leaf Shaped Monument to the Canadian Armed Forces for their exemplary service as global peacekeepers.
[11] He has been very vocal about the importance for the provincial and federal governments to put in a concerted effort on regularizing immigrants' professional qualifications and experience, making the process of absorbing them into the Canadian system a little less painful.