Rose Sicoli
Running for Mayor of Brantford
Brantford's Deputy Mayor for External Relations, running on public safety, affordability, and a new hospital as her headline priorities.
Background
Ward 1 councillor since 2021; re-elected in 2022. Businesswoman, real-estate professional and community volunteer. She was appointed Deputy Mayor for External Relations in 2025, with responsibility for intergovernmental/external relations.
Where they stand
Each position pairs what they say with what they did.
Environment
Parks, trails & community spaces
What they did:
Supports environmental considerations and public engagement around major infrastructure; her record includes work around natural heritage and trails.
Housing
Expanding housing options
What they did:
Supports expanding housing options as part of affordability.
Land use
Infrastructure-led growth
What they did:
Strongly supports infrastructure-led growth, economic development and transportation improvements.
Policing
Unclear
What they did:
Unclear.
Public funds
Invests, less fiscally focused
What they did:
Supports investment, but less fiscally focused than Carpenter/McCreary.
Transit
Unclear
What they did:
Supports continued investment in major infrastructure, though her campaign has provided less detail on specific congestion/transit solutions.
Transparency
Public engagement
What they did:
Supports public engagement/accountability.
What they are promising
Their own platform, in their own words. Not checked against their record.
Her three headline priorities are a healthy and safe community, affordability, and a flourishing city. She emphasizes a new hospital, more housing options, major community infrastructure, economic development, public safety and stronger relationships with other governments.
