She holds Bachelor of Arts (1975) and Master of Education (1990) degrees from the University of Toronto, and worked as a teacher with the North York School Board in private life.
[2] She campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1981 and received 4,171 votes (21.26%) in Oakwood for a third-place finish against New Democratic Party incumbent Tony Grande.
[3] In early 1986, she was appointed to the Ontario Housing Corporation and became chairman of the Harry Jerome Scholarship Fund for black Canadian athletes.
[7] It was subsequently reported that Gopie (along with several other black community leaders) was the target of a secret Metropolitan Toronto Police probe during her time as a member of the provincial task force.
[11] The University of Toronto currently offers a Kamala-Jean Gopie Award, to be given to undergraduate students that have "demonstrated an interest in issues concerning women of Indian descent from or in the Caribbean".