Biography: Little information is available online about Jethro Adir Kavod. He describes himself as an entrepreneur with experience in transportation and property management.

Platform: Kavod wants to expand outreach to unhoused people and improve cleanliness on city streets. He lists long-term care home wait times as a priority; they fall under the purview of the provincial government, and Kavod says he’ll advocate for more beds, better services for caregivers and more transparency regarding wait times. To reduce traffic congestion, he says he’ll push for better coordination of construction projects and make GO service faster (GO also falls under provincial jurisdiction through the agency Metrolinx). To help young entrepreneurs, Kavod says he’ll create a point of contact and explore creating financial funding opportunities. He also mentions expanding child-care spaces, improving TTC reliability, and developing affordable housing fit for families.

Biography: According to his LinkedIn, Jeffery Adamson is a project management professional and founder of a cloud computing company.

Platform: Adamson lists affordable housing, an improved transit network, and neighbourhood cleanliness as priorities. At City Hall, wants to keep budgets balanced and improve transparency and responsiveness. He also mentions wanting to prevent the over-concentration of cannabis retailers.

Biography: Shelley Carroll is a longtime municipal representative, elected to the new Ward 17—Don Valley North in 2018, and prior to that serving the old Ward 33—Don Valley East since 2003. She is currently chair of the Budget Committee and the Toronto Police Services Board, vice-chair of the Economic and Community Development Committee, and a member of Executive Committee.

Carroll has long been an enthusiastic proponent of participatory budgeting and advocate for new revenue tools such as sales tax. Under the new “strong mayor” legislation, which drastically restricts councillors’ say in the municipal budget, her role has been to move an omnibus motion allocating a few million dollars to various “emergent priorities” including shelter, housing, and community associations.

In 2019, 2022, and 2023, Carroll voted against various colleagues’ motions attempting to reallocate police funding to areas like libraries, climate strategy, shelters.

This term, she has successfully requested a maximum indoor temperature bylaw and a report into improving derelict vacant lots. She also seconded Paul Ainslie’s motion to rename the Centennial Park stadium after Rob Ford and Chernos Lin’s motion to crack down on illegal tree removals.

Carroll is endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.

Platform: Carroll’s platform includes investing in public services and community spaces like parks, libraries, and community centres, as well as flood and stormwater infrastructure. She is also in favour of more housing, access to childcare, and long-term care.

She promises to “hold property taxes in line with inflation” by finding savings and efficiencies.

She plans to address public safety concerns by continuing the police hiring plan and having more Community Police Officers, shopping mall Safety Hubs, and Neighbourhood Watch programs.

Biography: Hassan Mubarak Noor Mohamed is certified translator who ran his own consulting firm until this fall, specializing in translations between Tamil, Sinhala, and English. According to his LinkedIn, he also runs a hotel in Sri Lanka and worked in education administration, among other jobs.

Platform: Mubarak’s priorities are safety, affordability, and improvements to transit and the economy. He says that seniors deserve stability, not higher property taxes. After a torrential rain storm that caused flooding on Sept. 5, he said the “chaos” highlighted Toronto’s need to take proactive action on climate change. He has also said people in Don Valley North are increasingly concerned about drugs, and that the city needs “stronger community safety” and more addiction recovery programs. If elected, he wants to remove unnecessary barriers for small businesses.

Biography: Roy Samathanam says he has worked in operations for 20 years, been involved in a tenants association, and participated in development consultations for Sheppard Avenue.

From 2007 to 2010, Samathanam was imprisoned in Sri Lanka in a case that a UN committee said violated international agreements on political rights. Samathanam was allegedly tortured and forced to sign a false confession. Lawyers have argued that Samathanam was only imprisoned because of his Tamil ethnic identity.

Samathanam is a critic of city spending and describes the municipal system as “dysfunctional” and wasteful. He falsely claims that incumbent councillor Shelley Carroll collects both her salary and an ongoing pension from when she briefly stepped down from council in 2018 before returning to the job. The Local has not been able to find any truth to this claim, and Carroll’s office told The Local that Carroll’s 2018 “severance” payment, applied to councillors who exit office, was a one-time payment and has a lifetime cap.

On social media, Samathanam has shared photos of himself with mayoral candidate Brad Bradford and conservative leaders like Premier Doug Ford and Pierre Poilievre.

Platform: Samathanam says his priorities are not increasing property taxes, preventing crime, and improving transportation. He says he’ll tackle crime by strengthening neighbourhood watch programs, increasing police presence, supporting “auxiliary volunteer patrols,” and installing infrared security cameras, which capture clear footage in the dark. He also wants to make TTC service more reliable and improve snow clearing.

Biography: No information could be found online about this candidate at the time of publishing.

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

Biography: Sabrina Zuniga has a background in management consultancy; according to LinkedIn, she is a former teacher of high school and adult education, and the founder of an English as a second language (ESL) school and private career college. She sits on the board of trustees of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ont., and has previously been on the board of Breast Cancer Canada. Zuniga ran as a Conservative in the 2021 federal election in Don Valley North, coming second place behind the Liberal candidate.

Zuniga is critical of incumbent councillor Shelley Carroll, saying she has overlooked residents’ concerns in the ward; she also supports Premier Doug Ford’s plan to rip out bike lanes, calling it “common sense.”

In 2015, Zuniga ran in Spadina—Fort York for the Conservatives; during that campaign, while arguing in favour of pipelines, she was criticized for suggesting that oil spills are not dangerous because “oil is a natural substance… so spilling into the environment, the land will absorb it because that’s what oil is…It’s just, when there is too much [oil] at once, that’s when the difficulty comes in.”

Platform: Zuniga say she will bring “trust and respect” back to city hall. She says rising crime has made seniors feel insecure, that road repairs go ignored for months, and that drug use is rampant on the TTC. She is opposed to safe consumption sites, bike lanes on main streets, and trans-inclusive bathrooms. She also promises to protect neighbourhoods from “unlawful, disruptive” protests. Zuniga calls homeless encampments “‘awfulizing’ illegal takeovers of public spaces.’” She says she’ll protect Torontonians from U.S. tariffs by conducting a “core service review,” spending tax dollars “wisely,” and preventing tax increases.

Biography: Carey de Pass is a licensed paralegal that works at dePass Rajan Paralegal Solutions, a firm created by him and Sarah Rajan. His LinkedIn also says he previously worked as an associate paralegal at Invictus Legal LLP.

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

Biography: Christopher Mammoliti was a national patient programs manager at the Colorectal Cancer Resource & Action Network. He was elected as the old Ward 4’s (Humber River-Black Creek) TDSB trustee in 2018 and TDSB vice-chair in 2020.

In 2022, Mammoliti ran for city councillor in Ward 7 Humber River-Black Creek and came in second place out of three candidates, losing to Anthony Perruzza.

Mammoliti is the son of the late Giorgio Mammoliti, a controversial city councillor who had served in office since before Toronto’s amalgamation.

He is endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council, and by Toronto Education Workers/Local 4400, a division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

Platform: Mammoliti’s platform focuses on communicating with parents, caregivers and students, advocating for smaller class sizes, and building student career pathways which include skilled trades. He wants to make schools more community-oriented and work with parents.

Biography: Bill Wu is a badminton coach at the Toronto Chinese Sports Club for children and youth. His website says he has a background in electrical engineering.

Wu previously ran for councillor in Ward 22 in the 2021 by-election and again in the 2022 municipal election, when he came in second out of six candidates, losing to Nick Mantas.

Platform: Wu’s platform focuses on smaller class sizes, incorporating mental health and after-school programs, and better school infrastructure. He wants fairer pay and clearer pathways to full-time work for substitute teachers. He also mentions student safety, both individually and online, through anti-bullying, mental health, and emergency preparedness efforts.

Biography: Sonny Yeung has described himself as a project manager with a background in commerce and finance.

Yeung is a perennial candidate for municipal office. Most recently, he ran for TDSB trustee in Ward 11—Don Valley West during the 2025 by-election, coming in sixth out of 10 candidates.

Before that, he ran in 2003, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 municipal elections and 2016 and 2012 by-elections. Yeung endorsed the now-councillor Neethan Shan during the Scarborough-Rouge Park by-election in 2025.

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

Biography: Angela Kennedy is the incumbent Trustee for Ward 11, a role she’s held since 2000. She was the chair of the board from 2008 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2017. She has been a nurse since 1969.

Kennedy has previously opposed abortion rights, at the time some city councillors did not want Kennedy on the City’s Board of Health because of her history of voting against gay-straight alliances in schools, HPV vaccinations for female students, and abortion stance. However, Kennedy has publicly changed her stance on Ontario’s sex-ed curriculum—she was previously opposed to it, but changed her mind after learning from her son that he had been sexually abused as a child and would have benefited from the things taught by the curriculum. At the time, in an interview with Toronto Life, she also said she also “wasn’t really opposed” to gay-straight alliances. In 2022, she said that she advocated for enhanced safety measures during COVID and was a member of the TCDSB’s first 2SLGBTQ+ committee.

In 2022, Kennedy ran in the provincial election as a Progressive Conservative, placing third of nine candidates.

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

Biography: Little information is available online about Anton Perera. He ran for Ward 11 TCDSB trustee in 2022, finishing last. At the time, in a biography published in Beach Metro, Anton Perera says that he is an ophthalmic assistant for an eye surgeon.

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

Biography: Benoit Fortin is the incumbent trustee for Conseil scolaire Viamonde Ward 2 – Toronto Est, having held the role since 2018. He is running unopposed for the Viamonde ward, and is therefore elected by acclamation. He was previously elected by acclamation in 2022.

Fortin is also a founding member of SkyPower, a global solar energy company, where he is vice president of development for Africa and India. He is listed as a board director of L’Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l’Ontario and the chair of the Conseil scolaire Viamonde.

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

Biography: Rhea Dechaine was elected trustee for Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir Ward 4 in 2023. Before that, she spent eight years on the parent council at Georges-Étienne-Cartier elementary, including four as co-president. Dechaine says she has 10 years of experience in finance, has organized numerous community events, and attended a MonAvenir school herself.

Platform: Dechaine says she has helped make “significant progress” on the project to bring a French-language Catholic high school to east Toronto, and will keep working on it if re-elected. She commits to listening to parents before making decisions, supporting families as they navigate the school system, and defends the French-language Catholic school system. Dechaine emphasises that students need more than academic achievement to succeed, and wants to make schools places where all students can feel “safe, welcomed, respected, and supported.”

Biography: Little information is available online about Clescadine Gustave. In a candidate survey conducted by Toronto Public Library in French and machine translated to English, Gustave said she has children who have attended MonAvenir schools.

Platform: Gustave said in the library survey that her first priority as a trustee would be to promote the Catholic faith within schools and to ensure students start and end each day with prayer. To fight bullying and discrimination, Gustave said schools need better training for principals and staff. She supports class size caps, saying classrooms should have one teacher for every 21 students, or one teacher and one teaching assistant for every 27 students.

Biography: No information could be found online about this candidate at the time of publishing.

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