Oliver served in a variety of jobs in the public and private sectors, including as an Assistant Deputy Minister in the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
[3] The new hospital opened on time and on budget in 2015, and is one of Canada's single largest infrastructure projects to date.
On October 2, 2014, Oliver won the Liberal nomination for the Oakville riding in the next general election, defeating local lawyer Jennifer Malabar.
[citation needed] Oliver has been quoted as saying his main reason for entering politics was seeing the deterioration of Canada's healthcare and research systems by the previous government.
One of his first actions after taking office was to initiate a study into a National Pharmacare program for Canada at the Standing Committee on Health.
Oliver is quoted as saying after the report's release "For me it’s simple, no Canadian should be denied access to necessary prescription medicines because they can’t afford it".