Biography: Gita Devi Dawadi Dhakal says she is a former teacher and community ambassador with the Peel Regional Police. She serves as vice president of a community association for Nepalese people living abroad.

Platform: Dawadi Dhakal lists her first priorities as voting against property tax increases and advocating for responsible spending. She also says she’ll work to deliver safer roads and more reliable transit, sports and mental-health programs for young people, and programs that “uplift the most vulnerable members of our neighbourhoods.”

Biography: Dennis Keenan is the incumbent councillor for Wards 3 and 4, and has been described by local news outlet The Pointer as one of Mayor Patrick Brown’s “most loyal followers.” As a councillor, Keenan proposed the Residential Rental License program, a pilot project that required landlords of residential housing units to get a license (the program was temporarily paused in 2024 before resuming this summer). He voted against an independent audit for the Peel Police’s expenses, arguing that the audit itself would cost taxpayers money, and voted for a 23.3 percent hike to the force’s budget. He rolled back an increase in fees for seniors to play golf on a City-owned course after receiving complaints. Before getting elected, he says he owned “food and beverage establishments,” a residential electrical company, and was the director of business development at Newsol Technologies.

Platform: Keenan lists his priorities as property standards and bylaw enforcement, upgrading park amenities, and improving road safety through traffic calming. He wants a strong transit network and continued work on developing Brampton’s hospitals, and he supports services and resources for seniors in the city.

Biography: Jugraj Singh Khinda is a former leader of a student-run organization at OCAD; while at the organization, he was given an award for helping some students graduate earlier by advocating for the removal of “restrictive prerequisites.”

Platform: Singh Khinda lists his priorities as safety, affordable housing, responsible development, and a “fair transportation system.” He says he’ll protect residents from auto theft, reduce red tape for developers, spend tax dollars wisely, and bring jobs to Brampton.

Biography: In an Instagram post, Karine Kaniki Mujinga says she worked as a corporate executive in health care, a tech entrepreneur, and as an executive at a youth mentorship non-profit, Empowered Futures.

Platform: Mujinga says she supports stronger community policing, preventative mental health interventions and youth programming, opportunities for small businesses, and audits for construction projects lasting longer than three years. She advocates for fairer insurance rates for Brampton drivers.

Biography: Little information is available online about Santokh Randhawa. He has said on Instagram that he wants to “serve the community, listen to residents, and bring a strong focus on the issues that matter to Brampton.”

Platform: Randhawa says his priorities are to ensure tax dollars are spent wisely, advocate for a safer city, and make sure residents’ voices are heard.

Biography: Ajit Seerha has worked in real estate and film production. He is a broker at iCloud Realty Ltd., and is credited as producer on two music videos and a Punjabi feature film.

Platform: Seerha centres his platform on residents’ homes, streets, families and tax dollars. He says he wants to increase the number of residential units, enforce property standards, find solutions for parking, bring in traffic-calming measures and better lighting, and scrutinize the city’s costs.

Biography: Manmeet Singh Choudhary told the Brampton Guardian he works as a software engineering associate.

Platform: Choudary’s platform focuses advocating for a funded and dated timeline for Peel Memorial Hospital Phase Two, expanding child care services, and improving road maintenance and parking enforcement. He wants to increase library funding, scrutinize property taxes and police spending, and launch an independent audit of the police promotion process. He proposes expanding tax deferral and relief options for seniors. He also says he’ll push for predictable property tax increases for homeowners.

Biography: Sandeep Goel is an immigration consultant at Goel Immigration Services inc. He is also listed as a Brampton business ambassador, a group that promotes economic growth in the city.

Platform: On his campaign website, Goel prioritizes creating more youth opportunities, including advocating for a university in Brampton so students can have post-secondary education closer to home. His other priorities include responsible spending, improving health services and completing the Peel Memorial Hospital project without further delay, and supporting local businesses and community safety. He wants more visible policing. On Brampton’s Residential Rental Licensing program, he advocates against “unnecessary” regulation of “responsible homeowners.”

Biography: Navneet Lotey is a licensed immigration consultant at Lotey Immigration Associates Inc. He also owns and operates Tadka King, a restaurant located in downtown Brampton.

Platform: Lotey’s priorities include increasing policing to reduce crimes like auto theft, stronger bylaw enforcement to combat unsafe and illegally converted units, and being accessible to residents through monthly office hours. He wants more programming for youth and seniors that can reach them where they are.

Biography: Martin Mederios has been regional councillor of Wards 3 and 4 since he was elected in 2014. For the 2018-2022 term, he was elected by members of council as deputy mayor, and has chaired several committees, including the Planning and Development committee, Economic Development, and the Audit Committee. He was also council lead for the Reopening and Recovery Working Group during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mederios is supportive of bylaw enforcement expansion and more policing in the city. On his website he references traffic calming measures in his wards, and says he created the city’s encampment response team. He also supported services for seniors and youth, and says he pushed for the creation of new jobs in the wards.

Medeiros is endorsed by the Peel Regional Labour Council.

Platform: Mederios’ platform prioritizes increased enforcement by both police and bylaw officers in order to improve community safety. His also wants to advocate for affordable property taxes, investing in parks and recreation centres, and supporting local businesses.

Biography: According to his campaign website, Jot Dhaliwal is one of the founders of Guru Nanak Mission of Canada, a non-profit organization focused on charitable initiatives and community service.

Platform: Dhaliwal’s priorities include supporting safer learning environments for students, encouraging parent engagement, and supporting educators and school staff. He wants to advocate for better class sizing and resource allocation, and for student-focused responses to reduce drugs and violence in schools.

Biography: Little information is available online about Claudio Lewis. He has previously run for PDSB trustee in Brampton’s Wards 3 and 4 in 2022, when he came last. Lewis is a licensed paralegal and says he is a small business owner. In 2022, Lewis said he’d been involved with the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party for 40 years.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.

Biography: Little information is available online about Arshei Nidha. An individual with the same name has a LinkedIn profile stating they are a youth service specialist at Achēv.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.

Biography: According to her LinkedIn profile, Celina Reyes is director of operations and educational consultant at TMBK2 Education. Reyes says she has had over 10 years of experience as an IT professional, and that she has worked with students, teachers, administrators and social services to connect learners with practical support.

Platform: On her instagram, Reyes says she’s committed to closing the achievement gap in reading, writing, and math, strengthening communication with families through transparency and accountability, and expanding access to STEAM pathways.

Biography: Amanda Baez was the 2024/25 chair of the school council at St. Joachim Catholic Elementary School. She is also a member of the Brampton School Traffic Safety Council. She says she volunteers with Canadian Blood Services, and has children at schools in the Dufferin-Peel Catholic board. Baez is endorsed by the Dufferin-Peel Secondary Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, a teachers’ union. \

Platform: In an Instagram post, Baez says her priorities as trustee include being accessible to parents, and listening to understand each school’s needs. She commits to being a strong advocate for students, families, and community members. She says she will keep communities informed about the school board’s decisions, and will support student learning, achievement and well-being.

Biography: Little information is available online about Alfonso Menanno. On his campaign website, he says he is a university lecturer and that he holds a Licentiate in Sacred Theology. He also says he owns a local small business.

Platform: Catholic identity would be Menanno’s first priority as trustee, he says, committing to ensure schools stay rooted in scripture and tradition. Menanno says he’ll also champion safe and orderly schools through “proactive prevention,” leadership, and community partnerships. He says he will support academic excellence and advocate for student supports, including funding for special education, educational assistants, specialized teachers, and early intervention services. He says he will treat parents as partners in their child’s education, not as customers; he wants to strengthen communication and get parents’ input on transportation, safety and Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). He also says that he will promote enrollment and plan for changing demographics. Menanno also wants to use “proven programs” offered by the police, parishes, charities, and wants to “work constructively” with the Ontario government.

Biography: Anisha Thomas is the incumbent trustee for Wards 1, 3 and 4. She was first elected in 2022. During a debate over whether or not to fly LGBTQIA+ Pride flags at Catholic schools in 2025, Thomas voted for an expanded policy to ban all flags besides the Canadian, Ontario and school board flags, which effectively banned the Pride flag. Thomas also vice-chaired a By-law/Policies Review Committee, and seconded a motion to update voter information to ensure voters could participate in elections for school board trustees. She has said in a survey for Brampton Guardian that she works in the federal public service.

Platform: In the survey, Thomas said her priorities are academic excellence, mental health and well-being, creating safe and inclusive schools, and promoting Catholic faith, identity, and values. She wants to foster accountability and transparency, and says she will support strong academic outcomes and support mental health resources for students. She prizes a sense of belonging for students, as well as opportunities for them to live out their faith. She also mentions using public money responsibly.

Biography: Little information is available online about Mahmad Neezam Chutoo. On LinkedIn, he says he works in bilingual customer service at Aimia, a Toronto-based investment holding company.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.

Biography: Pierre Gregory has been a trustee for Conseil scolaire Viamonde since 2022, representing Hamilton-Wentworth, Halton, and Brant. He won by acclamation because he ran unopposed in that election.

Gregory has nearly 30 years of experience in education, including as a teacher at a French-language high school. He has previously worked at the Ministry of Education as part of the unit responsible for curriculum development in French-language schools in Ontario. As trustee, Gregory sat on the board’s Parents’ Participation Committee.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.

Biography: Geneviève Grenier is running unopposed and is therefore elected by acclamation as trustee for the French-language Catholic school board, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. First elected in 2014 for the board’s Centre-South ward, she has been the chair of the board since 2021. Previously, she served as vice-chair for four years.

In addition to being a trustee, Grenier is the senior vice president of corporate strategy and operations at the Canadian Bankers Association. She has also taught accounting at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Royal Military College, and is the treasurer of the Brain Injury Association of Peel and Halton.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.