Wai Young (Chinese: 楊蕭慧儀; born May 20, 1960, in Hong Kong) is a Canadian politician from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Young has also taken post-graduate coursework in Mass Communications and Urban Planning and Design at Simon Fraser University and the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

[3] Prior to being elected, Young was a consultant and small businesswoman who contributed to social policies and program development.

Wai Young has spent over thirty years working and volunteering in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, at a number of community agencies including the Social Planning and Research Council of BC, Association of Neighbourhood Houses, the Strathcona Community Centre and YWCA Vancouver [4] After losing by 20 votes in the 2008 federal election, Young was elected in 2011 by a margin of nearly 4,000 votes in a closely watched rematch over former B.C.

[4] These projects included the Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, Supportive Community Housing, the Salvation Army Deborah's Gate Program, the Wavefront Wireless Commercialization Centre Society and the Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Program [4] On October 26, 2011, Young was elected Vice-Chair of the Canada-China Legislative Association (CCLA).