Twenty-five people are running for mayor. Property taxes, bike lanes and a running fight with the province.
Core issues
What this election is actually about
Housing affordability and homelessness
The city has pushed multiplex housing and development incentives. Residents and some councillors have raised concerns about neighbourhood impact and infrastructure capacity.
Budget and financial sustainability
Property tax increases were used to close a structural shortfall and fund services. Supporters call it overdue, critics call it a cost-of-living hit.
Transit and traffic congestion
Bike lanes and transit priority lanes have expanded. Supporters point to safety, opponents to congestion and lost parking.
The incumbent
The record you are voting on
Olivia Chow INCUMBENT
Running for Mayor of Toronto · in office since 2023
No scandals. The argument about her is about policy: taxes, bike lanes and spending.
The other candidates
Drawn from published platforms and public statements
Brad Bradford
Running for Mayor of Toronto
One of the strongest challengers in polling, and the only candidate here with a confirmed ethics finding against him.
- AI data centres
- Unclear
- Environment
- Unclear
- Housing
- Supports
Cory Deville
Running for Mayor of Toronto
Nine policy pillars built on universal basic wellness and a solarpunk Toronto. Low in the polls.
- AI data centres
- Unclear
- Environment
- Unclear
- Housing
- Universal basic wellness
Georgios Kalkounis
Running for Mayor of Toronto
A 15% cut to every department, no tax or fare increase in 2027, and social housing moved out of city hands.
- AI data centres
- Unclear
- Environment
- Unclear
- Housing
- Minimise social housing
Side by side
Pick who you want next to each other
“Unclear” means we could not find a documented position, not that none exists.
| Issue | Olivia Chow INC | Brad Bradford | Cory Deville | Georgios Kalkounis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI data centres | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Environment | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Housing | Supports | Supports | Universal basic wellness | Minimise social housing |
| Land use | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Policing | Unclear | Unclear | Smarter on safety | Zero tolerance |
| Public funds | Raised property taxes | Unclear | Unclear | 15% budget cut |
| Transit | Bike lanes | Unclear | 24-hour TTC | Unclear |
| Transparency | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
Documented position Opposes Unclear or partial
Money and donors
- Provincial pressure
- The mayor has repeatedly clashed with Premier Doug Ford over bike lanes, transit and municipal funding.
- Ethics complaints
- Brad Bradford was reprimanded by the Integrity Commissioner in 2023 for improper use of City resources. A separate 2026 cash-for-access complaint is an allegation, not a finding.
Local coverage
Reporting we drew on
CITY OF TORONTO
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