Her mother was a garment factory worker, while her father was employed as the head waiter at a Vancouver Chinese restaurant. She studied film at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto, Ontario. Kwan was previously employed as a data entry clerk, and is capable of typing 105 words a minute.
Kwan's upbringing involved her mother working in a textile factory, while her father worked as the head server at a Vancouver Chinese restaurant. She attended Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto to study film. Before becoming an actress, Kwan held a job as a data entry clerk and could type 105 words per minute.