[4] After completing his degree, Noormohamed worked for the federal government, first at the Privy Council Office, and then for Public Safety Canada, where he was the director of the review of the bombing of Air India Flight 182.
[11][better source needed] Noormohamed serves as a governor of the Confederation Centre of the Arts and as an advisory board member of the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy.
[20] He described the party as a "big tent for people who share centrist values", and cited his work helping start up companies as his inspiration for running in the race.
[9] In a Facebook message posted eight days after announcing his candidacy, Noormohamed stated he had been hospitalized after a "sudden cardiac event" and on the advice of doctors, made the difficult decision to "end this nomination campaign".
He deflected concerns by suggesting the home purchases were intended for family members or himself, and when those plans fell through for various reasons, he was obliged to sell the properties.
[23] Days later, new information revealed Noormohamed had purchased and sold a total of 41 properties in Vancouver since 2005, with 21 of those transactions taking place in under a year – a practice known as "flipping".
[26] During the election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Liberal leader, promised to introduce an anti-flipping tax as well as other anti-speculation measures to "crack down on predatory speculators".
[27] Noormohamed initially avoided questions on income he earned from flipping houses when asked if he had declared those as his principal residence, which would make gains on their sale non-taxable.