| Candidate | Contact Information | Date Filed |
| Kevin ASHE |
Website: www.MayorKevinAshe.ca Email: Kevin@MayorKevinAshe.ca Phone: 289.892.4326 Facebook: @KevinAsheMayor Instagram: @KevinAsheMayor Threads: @KevinAsheMayor |
May 15, 2026 |
| Doug CORNELL |
Address: 1990 Whites Rd, Unit 64, Pickering, ON Website: www.dougcornellformayor.ca Email: contact@dougcornellformayor.ca LinkedIn: www.linkedin.ca/in/doug-cornell-6b3315 |
June 16, 2026 |
| Janice FRAMPTON |
Address: 1810 Post Drive, Pickering, ON L1V 4S8 Email: voteframptonformayor@gmail.com Phone: 416.702.1217 |
August 20, 2026 |
| Zargham RASOOL |
|
August 20, 2026 |
| Shaun RICKARD |
Website: www.shaunrickardformayor.ca Email: shaun@shaunrickardformayor.ca Facebook: @shaunrickardformayor Instagram: @shaunrickardformayor |
June 15, 2026 |
| Lisa ROBINSON |
Website: www.LisaRobinsonforMayor.com Email: lisa@lisarobinsonformayor.com Facebook: @lisarobinsonformayor Instagram: @lifelibertylisa LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-robinson-10b705227 TikTok: @lifelibertyandlisa |
May 29, 2026 |
| Andrea WOOD |
Email: andreawoodformayor@gmail.com |
August 6, 2026 |
2026 City of Pickering Municipal Election
List of Certified Candidates
The following list contains all the Certified Candidates for the 2026 Municipal Election. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name and office.
List of Certified Candidates
s.35, Municipal Elections Act, 1996
NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the
City of Pickering
That during the period commencing on May 1, 2026, and ending on Nomination Day, August 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., the following persons filed all necessary papers, declarations and fees and as City Clerk, I am satisfied that such persons are qualified and that their Nominations satisfy the requirements of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. I have, therefore, certified the following candidates for the following offices:
| Office | Name of Candidate |
| Mayor |
Kevin Ashe Doug Cornell Janice Frampton Zargham Rasool Shaun Rickard Lisa Robinson Andrea Wood |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 1 | Maurice Brenner ACCLAIMED |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 2 |
Linda Cook Bushra Rasool Nancy Van Rooy |
| Regional Councillor, Ward 3 |
Azmat Mujeeb David Pickles |
| City Councillor, Ward 1 |
James Blair Abdullah Mir Zubahir Mohamed Jamie Nye Michael Samlalsingh Jeremy Steinhausen Priya Vadivel |
| City Councillor, Ward 2 |
Stacey Lepine-Fisher John Meloche Mara Nagy Sam Snyders Vince Viapiana |
| City Councillor, Ward 3 |
Shaheen Butt Rajkumar Nada |
| Trustee, Durham District School Board |
Walton Armstrong Emma Cunningham Sinthuja Kanageswaran Khadiza Manjra Amjad Muhammad Hitesh Parikh |
| Trustee, Durham Catholic District School Board |
Andre De Freitas Ayeza Perez Bessy Stergiou |
| Trustee – Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French Language Public School Board)* | Erik Lapointe ACCLAIMED |
| Trustee – Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (French Language Catholic School Board)* | Marcellin Kwilu Mondo ACCLAIMED |
* Candidates for the Offices of Trustee, French Language School Board (Conseil scolaire Viamonde) and Trustee, French Language Catholic School Board (Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir) have been certified by the City Clerk for the City of Oshawa.
The list below contains candidate contact information as provide by each candidate. Please note that some links provided by candidates may not yet be functioning. Please follow up with the candidate should you have any questions.
| Candidate | Contact Information | Date Filed |
| Maurice BRENNER |
Website: www.reelectmauricebrenner.com Email: maurice.brenner@rogers.com and brenner@mauricebrenner.com Phone: 416.347.8900 Facebook: @reelectmauricebrenner Instagram: @mauricebrenner |
May 1, 2026 |
| Zubahir MOHAMED - WITHDRAWN |
|
August 18, 2026 |
| Candidate | Contact Information | Date Filed |
| Linda COOK |
Website: www.lindacook.ca Email: lindacook4ward2@outlook.com Facebook: @ReElect Linda Cook - Regional Councilor, Ward 2 Instagram: @LindaCookPickering LinkedIn: @linda-c-5032566 |
May 1, 2026 |
| Bushra RASOOL |
|
August 20, 2026 |
| Nancy VAN ROOY |
Website: www.nancyvanrooy.com Email: votenancyvanrooy@gmail.com Phone: 647-619-2179 Facebook: @vanrooyregionalward2 Instagram: @votenancyvanrooy |
June 29, 2026 |
| Candidate | Contact Information | Date Filed |
| Azmat MUJEEB |
Email: electazmat@gmail.com |
August 19, 2026 |
| David PICKLES |
Website: www.votepickles.ca Email: david@votepickles.ca Phone: 905.903.DAVE (3283) Facebook: @votepickles Instagram: @votepickles Threads: @votepickles |
May 19, 2026 |
| Candidate | Contact Information | Date Filed |
| James BLAIR |
Website: www.voteblairward1.ca Email: voteblairward1@gmail.com Phone: 905.492.2226 Facebook: @Voteblairward1 Instagram: @Voteblairward1 LinkedIn: @JamesBlair |
May 1, 2026 |
| Laurin JEFFREY - WITHDRAWN |
|
May 26, 2026 |
| Abdullah MIR |
Website: www.abdullahmir.ca Email: votemirward1@gmail.com Phone: 289.992.3647 Facebook: @theabdullahmir Instagram: @theabdullahmir TikTok: @theabdullahmir |
May 1, 2026 |
| Zubahir MOHAMED |
Address: 1491 Rosebank Road Email: zubahira@gmail.com Phone: 647.893.7835 |
August 21, 2026 |
| Jamie NYE |
535 Sheppard Avenue Pickering, ON L1V 1G1 Website: www.jamienye.ca Email: jamie@jamienye.ca Phone: 416.559.1252 |
May 5, 2026 |
| Michael SAMLALSINGH |
Website: www.michael4pickering.ca Email: info@michael4pickering.ca Phone: 416.993.6153 Facebook: @michael4pickering Instagram: @michael4pickering LinkedIn: @michaelsamlalsingh |
May 12, 2026 |
| Jeremy STEINHAUSEN |
Website: www.electjeremysteinhausen.ca Email: jeremy@electjeremysteinhausen.ca Facebook: @jeremysteinhausen Instagram: @jeremysteinhausen |
June 5, 2026 |
| Priya VADIVEL |
Website: www.priyavadivel.ca Phone: 905.519.9118 Email: ward1@priyavadivel.ca Facebook: @PriyaPickering Instagram: @PriyaPickering |
May 1, 2026 |
| Candidate | Contact Information | Date Filed |
| Stacey LEPINE-FISHER |
Website: www.staceylepinefisher.ca Email: staceylf.pickering@gmail.com Instagram: @stacey4pickeringpeople_ward2 |
June 29, 2026 |
| John MELOCHE |
Address: Lynn Heights Neighbourhood Email: john@meloche4pickering.ca Website: www.meloche4pickering.ca Phone: 416.477.2658 Facebook: @john.m.meloche Instagram: @johnmeloche LinkedIn: @johnmeloche |
July 2, 2026 |
| Mara NAGY |
Address: Pickering Website: www.maranagy.com Email: mara@maranagy.com Instagram: @MaraNagyPickering |
May 1, 2026 |
| Sam SNYDERS |
Website: www.samsnyders.ca Email: sam@samsnyders.ca Phone: 905.831.2479 Facebook: @SamSnydersPickering |
May 22, 2026 |
| Vince VIAPIANA |
Email: voteforvincev@gmail.com Phone: 905.831.9087 Facebook: @VinceViapiana.com Instagram: @voteforvince LinkedIn: @VinceViapiana |
May 28, 2026 |
| Candidate | Contact Information | Date Filed |
| Shaheen BUTT | Website: www.sbutt.ca | May 25, 2026 |
| Rajkumar NADA |
Website: www.nadarajkumar.ca Email: nadarajkumar2016@gmail.com Phone: 416.838.9616 Facebook: @nadarajkumar.ceo Instagram: @nadarajkumar_ceo |
May 1, 2026 |
Trustee, Durham District School Board
| Candidate | Contact Information | Date Filed |
| Walton ARMSTRONG |
Email: walton4trustee@gmail.com Instagram: @walton4trustee |
May 26, 2026 |
| Emma CUNNINGHAM |
Website: www.emmacunningham.ca Email: emmacunningham.ca@gmail.com Facebook: @emma4trustee Instagram: @emma4trustee |
May 15, 2026 |
| Sinthuja KANAGESWARAN |
Website: www.sinthujakanageswaran.ca Email: sinthuja.trustee@gmail.com Facebook: Sinthuja Kanageswaran for DDSB Trustee Pickering Instagram: @Sinthujak23_ TikTok: @sinthuja.kanageswaran |
May 15, 2026 |
| Khadiza MANJRA |
Email: khatijamanjra82@gmail.com Phone: 416.559.9957 |
August 14, 2026 |
| Amjad MUHAMMAD |
Email: amjad4mj@hotmail.com Phone: 647.893.4860 |
May 25, 2026 |
| Hitesh PARIKH |
Address: 30-400 Finch Avenue, Pickering, ON L1V 0G7 Website: www.hiteshparikh.ca Email: parikh4trustee@gmail.com Phone: 647.835.8864 |
July 23, 2026 |
| Nadhiena SHANKAR - WITHDRAWN | May 4, 2026 |
Trustee, Durham Catholic District School Board
| Candidate | Contact Information | Date Filed |
| Andre DE FREITAS |
Website: www.drddurham.ca Email: campaign@drddurham.ca X: @drddurham Instagram: @drddurham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/acdefreitas Tik Tok: @drddurham |
May 27, 2026 |
| Ayeza PEREZ |
Email: ayezaperez@gmail.com Instagram: @perezfordcdsbtrustee_pickering |
June 29, 2026 |
| Bessy STERGIOU |
|
August 4, 2026 |
Conseiller(ère), Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
*Nominations for this Office are accepted by the City of Oshawa. Please refer to the City of Oshawa website for the list of registered candidates.
Conseiller(ère), Conseil scolaire Viamonde
*Nominations for this Office are accepted by the City of Oshawa. Please refer to the City of Oshawa website for the list of registered candidates.
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