2026 Toronto municipal election
October 26, 2026
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The 2026 Toronto municipal election will be held on October 26, 2026, to elect the mayor and 25 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition, school trustees will be elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. The election will be held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario.
Mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Olivia Chow, elected in 2023, has not stated if she plans on seeking her first full term.
Candidates
Declared
- Brad Bradford, 2023 mayoral candidate and city councillor for Ward 19 Beaches—East York (2018–present)[1]
Expressed interest
- Olivia Chow, 66th mayor of Toronto (2023–present)[2] (decision expected by February 2026)[3]
Speculated
- Anthony Furey, 2023 mayoral candidate, 2024 councillor candidate in Ward 15 Don Valley West[4]
- John Tory, 65th mayor of Toronto (2014–2023)[5]
Declined
- Ana Bailão, 2023 mayoral candidate, city councillor for Ward 9 Davenport (2010–2022), and CEO of Build Canada Homes (2025–present)[6]
- Josh Matlow, 2023 mayoral candidate and city councillor for Ward 12 Toronto—St. Paul's (2010–present)[7]
- Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety (2021–2023), Member of Parliament for Eglinton—Lawrence (2015–2025), and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Mark Carney (2025)[8]
Polling
Multi-candidate field
| Polling firm | Source | Date of poll | Sample size | MOE | Ana Bailão | Brad Bradford | Olivia Chow | Anthony Furey | Marco Mendicino | John Tory | Other[a] | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison Strategies[9] | IVR | December 21, 2025 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | N/a | 16% | 39% | 6% | N/a | 35% | 4% | 4 |
| Liaison Strategies[10] | IVR | October 23, 2025 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | N/a | 12% | 42% | 7% | N/a | 36% | 3% | 6 |
| One Persuasion/ABC Toronto[11] | Online | October 8, 2025 | 805 | ± 3.5% | N/a | 32% | 33% | N/a | N/a | 33% | 1% | 0 |
| Canada Pulse Insights/CityNews[12] | IVR | October 6, 2025 | 406 | ± 4.9% | N/a | 8% | 29% | 2% | N/a | 24% | 33% | 5 |
| Brad Bradford announces his intention to run for Mayor. | ||||||||||||
| Forum Research[13] | IVR | September 4, 2025 | 1000 | ± 4% | 8% | 18% | 36% | N/a | N/a | 30% | 13% | 6 |
| Ipsos[14] | Online | August 29, 2025 | 1001 | ± 3.8% | N/a | N/a | 33% | N/a | N/a | 25% | 31% | 8 |
| Liaison Strategies[10] | IVR | July 6, 2025 | 1000 | ± 3.1% | 7% | 8% | 39% | 6% | 3% | 35% | N/a | 4 |
| Pallas Data[15] | IVR | June 7, 2025 | 611 | ± 4% | N/a | 14% | 37% | N/a | 11% | 24% | 15% | 13 |
Chow v. Bradford
| Polling firm | Source | Date of poll | Sample size | MOE | Brad Bradford | Olivia Chow | Lead | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Persuasion/ABC Toronto | Online | October 8, 2025 | 805 | ± 3.5% | 40% | 32% | 8 | |||||
| Brad Bradford announces his intention to run for Mayor. | ||||||||||||
| Forum Research | IVR | September 4, 2025 | 1000 | ± 4% | 42% | 40% | 2 | |||||
Chow v. Tory
| Polling firm | Source | Date of poll | Sample size | MOE | Olivia Chow | John Tory | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Persuasion/ABC Toronto | Online | October 8, 2025 | 805 | ± 3.5% | 31% | 44% | 13 |
| Forum Research | IVR | September 4, 2025 | 1000 | ± 4% | 37% | 48% | 11 |
City council elections
Incumbents not standing for re-election
- Brad Bradford, councillor for Ward 19 Beaches—East York since 2018, will not seek re-election to run for mayor of Toronto.[16][17]
- Gary Crawford, councillor for Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest since 2010, resigned to run for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election.[18]
- Jennifer McKelvie, councillor for Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park since 2018, resigned to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[19]
- Jaye Robinson, councillor for Ward 15 Don Valley West since 2010, died in 2024.
Incumbent city councillor Vincent Crisanti was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Stephen Holyday was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Amber Morley was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Gord Perks was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Frances Nunziata was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor James Pasternak was elected in 2022 with and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Anthony Perruzza was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Mike Colle was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Alejandra Bravo was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Ausma Malik was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Dianne Saxe was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Josh Matlow was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Chris Moise was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Paula Fletcher was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Rachel Chernos Lin was elected in 2024 in a by-election and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Jon Burnside was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Shelley Carroll was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Lily Cheng was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Brad Bradford was elected in 2022 and has declined to run for re-election, instead running for mayor.
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Incumbent city councillor Parthi Kandavel was elected in 2023 in a by-election and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Michael Thompson was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Nick Mantas was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Jamaal Myers was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Paul Ainslie was elected in 2022 and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Incumbent city councillor Neethan Shan was elected in 2025 in a by-election and has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Toronto District School Board elections
Ward 1 Etobicoke North
Incumbent trustee Dennis Hastings has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre
Incumbent trustee Dan MacLean has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 3 Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Incumbent trustee Patrick Nunziata has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 4 Humber River—Black Creek
Incumbent trustee Matias de Dovitiis has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 5 York Centre
Incumbent trustee Alexandra Lulka Rotman has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 6 York South—Weston
Incumbent trustee Liban Hassan has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 7 Parkdale—High Park
Incumbent trustee Debbie King has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence and Toronto—St. Paul's
Incumbent trustee Shelley Laskin has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 9 Davenport and Spadina—Fort York
Incumbent trustee Alexis Dawson has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 10 University—Rosedale and Toronto Centre
Incumbent trustee Deborah Williams has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 11 Don Valley West
Incumbent trustee Stacey Cline has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 12 Willowdale
Incumbent trustee Weidong Pei has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 13 Don Valley North
Incumbent trustee James Li has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 14 Don Valley East
Incumbent trustee Farzana Rajwani has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 15 Toronto—Danforth
Incumbent trustee Sara Ehrhardt has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 16 Beaches—East York
Incumbent trustee Michelle Aarts has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 17 Scarborough Centre
Incumbent trustee TBD has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 18 Scarborough Southwest
Incumbent trustee Malika Ghous has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 19 Scarborough—Guildwood
Incumbent trustee Zakir Patel has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 20 Scarborough—Agincourt
Incumbent trustee Manna Wong has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 21 Scarborough North
Incumbent trustee Yalini Rajakulasingam has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 22 Scarborough—Rouge Park
Incumbent trustee Anu Sriskandarajah has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Toronto Catholic District School Board elections
Ward 1 Etobicoke
Incumbent trustee Joseph Martino has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 2 Etobicoke
Incumbent trustee Markus de Domenico has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 3 North York
Incumbent trustee Ida Li Preti has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park and Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Incumbent trustee Teresa Lubinski has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 5 North York
Incumbent trustee Maria Rizzo has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 6 York
Incumbent trustee Frank D'Amico has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 7 Scarborough—Agincourt
Incumbent trustee Mike Del Grande has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 8 Scarborough
Incumbent trustee Garry Tanuan has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 9 Toronto
Incumbent trustee Kevin Morrison has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 10 Toronto
Incumbent trustee Daniel Di Giorgio has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 11 East York and Toronto
Incumbent trustee Angela Kennedy has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Ward 12 Scarborough
Incumbent trustee Nancy Crawford has not yet registered to run for re-election.
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Notes
- ^ Including undeclared candidates and "undecided"
References
- ^ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/01/councillor-brad-bradford-announces-intention-to-run-for-toronto-mayor-in-2026/
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/1.7066967
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHwRe8HF9yQ
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-mayoral-hopefuls-campaign-1.7562559
- ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/john-tory-is-weighing-a-comeback-heres-what-the-fallout-could-be-at-toronto-city/article_0c221663-a76d-4acd-b1ec-28211a002c37.html
- ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/former-toronto-councillor-ana-bail-o-to-lead-new-federal-affordable-housing-agency/article_62d4e7df-b1fb-4755-a5d2-4f47ebbab5bb.html
- ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/john-tory-is-weighing-a-comeback-heres-what-the-fallout-could-be-at-toronto-city/article_0c221663-a76d-4acd-b1ec-28211a002c37.html
- ^ https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/09/22/at-least-three-safe-liberal-seats-poised-to-open-as-high-profile-contenders-line-up/474086/
- ^ "Toronto: Chow leads Tory, 39% (-3) to 35% (-1)". Liaison Strategies. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Toronto: Chow leads Tory, 42% to 36%". Liaison Strategies. 14 July 2025.
- ^ https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/poll-shows-chows-support-crumbling-majority-want-new-mayor
- ^ https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/21/majority-of-torontonians-think-city-is-headed-in-the-wrong-direction-chow-to-blame-poll/
- ^ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/new-poll-shows-how-olivia-chow-might-fare-against-possible-mayoral-contenders-including-john-tory/article_b01fc708-494b-47f4-94b2-c4541594f0a5.html
- ^ "Toronto City Poll: What Residents Think About | Ipsos". www.ipsos.com. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ https://x.com/CanadianPolling/status/1932902810699416026
- ^ "Brad Bradford preparing to run for mayor of Toronto again". QP Briefing. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Lilley, Brian (18 June 2025). "LILLEY: Brad Bradford makes hard and fast pitch to replace Chow". Toronto Sun.
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-a-better-city-advocacy-group-1.7442943
- ^ "Jennifer McKelvie resigns as Toronto councillor to become Ajax MP". 8 May 2025.