Paldi is a multi-ethnic settlement and former mill town near Duncan, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

[4] He believed that having a name that would be easier for Anglo Canadians to pronounce would benefit his business prospects, so he began going by "Mayo".

[10] India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru visited Paldi on a trip to British Columbia in November 1949.

[11][12] The visit was in part due to Mayo Singh gaining a far reaching reputation of making large charitable donations to both Canadian and Indian organizations.

The company, based in nearby Duncan, continued to grow and operated for decades on Vancouver Island.

[14] Gurdwaras were built in neighbouring communities of Lake Cowichan in 1969, and Duncan in 1985 - decreasing attendance at the Paldi temple.

In 2002, Archana B. Verma wrote The Making of Little Punjab in Canada, a study of the Sikhs living in Paldi.

In 2016, the government of British Columbia also designated the temple as a site of cultural importance due to the advocacy efforts of former Attorney General, Wally Oppal.