Joseph Remisiar has been living in Markham for over 21 years, and has an intimate knowledge of the issues that have been affecting Markham since the growth of this culturally diverse city.

Joseph received his Bachelorette in Business Administration, with a major in Management, from Silliman University in Dumaguete, Philippines. After completing his education, Joseph settled down in Markham and has been working in the oil industry in various capacities and departments, including sales, accounting, tax and marketing. He is married to a loving wife, Delishia, and has three beautiful daughters: Melanie, Rachel and Samantha. He has a passion for the arts, and specifically music, having been a bandleader, composer and an organist for his church, as well as having created soundtracks for independent films and his own music albums.