--- title: "Suhana Gill: candidate for Councillor, Surrey 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/suhana-gill" last_updated: "2026-10-10T03:55:36.569Z" meta: description: "Suhana Gill is running for one of eight seats on Surrey City Council with the Safe Surrey Coalition, the elector organization led by Doug McCallum. The Run..." "og:description": "Suhana Gill is running for one of eight seats on Surrey City Council with the Safe Surrey Coalition, the elector organization led by Doug McCallum. The Run..." "og:title": "Suhana Gill: candidate for Councillor, Surrey 2026" "twitter:description": "Suhana Gill is running for one of eight seats on Surrey City Council with the Safe Surrey Coalition, the elector organization led by Doug McCallum. The Run..." "twitter:title": "Suhana Gill: candidate for Councillor, Surrey 2026" --- ** Councillor · Surrey 2026 # Suhana Gill Safe Surrey Coalition candidate for Councillor. A recent Kwantlen political science graduate, she was the Kwantlen Student Association's women's representative for 2024 to 2025. Suhana Gill is running for one of eight seats on Surrey City Council with the Safe Surrey Coalition, the elector organization led by Doug McCallum. The Runner, Kwantlen Polytechnic University's student newspaper, reported in September 2026 that she was the Kwantlen Student Association's women's representative for the 2024 to 2025 term and graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science in June. The Surrey Board of Trade named her one of Surrey's Top 25 Under 25 in 2024, and the Surrey Now-Leader gave her the top honour in its 2024 Environmental Leader category. She told The Runner that her campaign will focus on affordability, infrastructure, safety, and youth and young families. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Safe Surrey Coalition2026 ![Suhana Gill, from City of Surrey candidate profile (surrey.ca).](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/images/candidates/suhana-gill-640.webp) *Suhana GillCouncillorv.* [Image: City of Surrey candidate profile (surrey.ca)](https://www.surrey.ca/2026-municipal-election/candidates/candidates-office-of-councillor/gill-suhana) Candidate research / October 9, 2026 A researched record of Suhana Gill's candidacy: her student government role, her awards, two CBC appearances and the four focuses she gave The Runner. **5**News articles **9**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Suhana Gill? No public event that names her was found on her party's site or in the reporting read for this record. Checked October 9, 2026 · All event times are Surrey local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling. - [Our Team](https://www.safesurreycoalition.ca/team)Campaign · Safe Surrey Coalition
View every date through Oct 17 1. Oct 9No appearance confirmed 2. Oct 10No appearance confirmed 3. Oct 11No appearance confirmed 4. Oct 12No appearance confirmed 5. Oct 13No appearance confirmed 6. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 7. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 8. Oct 16No appearance confirmed 9. Oct 17No appearance confirmed
On dates without a confirmed appearance the public schedule is unknown; the candidate may still have activities that day. This static page changes only when its research is updated. 01 / Introduction ## About Suhana Gill Suhana Gill is on the City of Surrey's Declaration of Election by Voting of September 21, 2026, as a candidate for Councillor. Her profile page on surrey.ca lists the Safe Surrey Coalition as her elector organization, and the Coalition's team page lists her among its council candidates. The Runner reported on September 7, 2026 that she was the Kwantlen Student Association's women's representative for the 2024 to 2025 term, and that she chaired the association's governance and university affairs committees. Her party's page says she was the youngest person ever elected to that role and represented more than 22,000 students; those are the party's own figures. The same report says she graduated from Kwantlen Polytechnic University with a bachelor of arts in political science in June 2026. In June 2024 the university reported that she finished high school two years early and began at Kwantlen at 16, first in business studies and then in political science. CBC News described her as 19 in April 2026. She told The Runner that she works as a real estate agent, which she said gives her a view of Surrey's housing market and of what young families face when they try to buy a home. In 2024 the university described her as a marketing strategist in her family's farm business. The Surrey Board of Trade listed her among its 14th annual Top 25 Under 25 winners in March 2024, with the organizations B.R Enterprises and Bluer & Greener. The Surrey Now-Leader reported that she received the top honour in the Environmental Leader category of its 2024 Community Leader Awards, presented on November 21, 2024. The paper describes Bluer & Greener, which she founded, as an advocacy platform about climate change. Kwantlen reported in 2024 that Drishti Magazine named her one of its Top 15 Women of Influence Breaking Barriers. CBC Radio's On the Coast interviewed her as a Kwantlen student on July 18, 2025 about whether Canada should lower the voting age to 16. In an April 2026 report on social media rules for young people, CBC News quoted her saying that social media has shaped who she is, and that online platforms let her build a following of 22,000 and speak about civic engagement and women's empowerment. Read the sources Promises / Commitments and evidence ## Commitments and the available evidence. Published positions and selected commitments, separated by election cycle. Status labels describe the evidence reviewed, not a numerical score or a complete audit of the platform. Council approval is different from delivery. 0 commitments shown · Checked Oct 9 No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. City programs / Scope and delivery ## Policies, budgets & programs These decisions involve Council, City staff and other public bodies. Listing them during a candidate’s term does not mean that person created or delivered them alone. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. Recent appearances / Read and watch ## Talks, interviews & statements Read original statements and reporting, or open the publisher’s video. A summary of a speech is labelled separately from a full recording. Sep 7Statement ### Statement to The Runner on her council bid She wrote that Surrey is changing fast and that council needs leadership that reflects its population, named affordability, infrastructure, safety, and youth and young families as her focuses, and said she runs with Doug McCallum because the pairing balances a new generation with experience. - [Former KSA councilor announces Surrey city council bid](https://runnermag.ca/2026/09/former-ksa-councilor-announces-surrey-city-council-bid/)Reporting · The Runner Accountability / Findings, disputes and responses ## Controversies & public scrutiny Records are labelled by type, including official findings, civil proceedings and political disputes where applicable. Each entry identifies the response found in the sources and the latest status verified for this page. No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate. News coverage / Original publishers ## Read the reporting A dated reading list from independent publishers. The headings below are voche.me summaries; follow each link for the original article, context and any corrections. June 6, 2024Reporting Kwantlen Polytechnic University ### Kwantlen reports two awards The university reported that she was named one of Surrey's Top 25 Under 25 and one of Drishti Magazine's Top 15 Women of Influence Breaking Barriers, and that she was then the Kwantlen Student Association's women's representative. - [Kwantlen Polytechnic University's rising political star garners two prestigious awards](https://www.kpu.ca/news/2024/06/06/kwantlen-polytechnic-universitys-rising-political-star-garners-two-prestigious)Reporting · Kwantlen Polytechnic University November 29, 2024Reporting Surrey Now-Leader ### Environmental Leader top honour The paper profiled her as the 2024 recipient of its Environmental Leader award and described Bluer & Greener, the climate advocacy platform she founded. - [Surrey Now-Leader Community Leader Awards: Meet Suhana Gill](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/11/29/surrey-now-leader-community-leader-awards-meet-suhana-gill/)Reporting · Surrey Now-Leader July 18, 2025Interview CBC Radio, On the Coast ### On lowering the voting age to 16 An interview of 8 minutes and 28 seconds with host Amy Bell on whether Canada should lower its voting age to 16. - [Should Canada lower its voting age to 16?](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6837894)Interview · CBC Radio, On the Coast April 29, 2026Reporting CBC News ### Quoted on social media rules for young people CBC News quoted her as a recent Kwantlen political science graduate, saying that social media has shaped who she is and helped her speak about civic engagement and women's empowerment. - [Should B.C. ban or regulate social media and AI for youth?](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-youth-social-media-ai-ban-9.7180358)Reporting · CBC News September 7, 2026Reporting The Runner ### Council bid announced The student newspaper reported her candidacy with the Safe Surrey Coalition, her student government role and her campaign focuses. - [Former KSA councilor announces Surrey city council bid](https://runnermag.ca/2026/09/former-ksa-councilor-announces-surrey-city-council-bid/)Reporting · The Runner Research / 9 linked sources ## Check the evidence Sources checked October 9, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 2 sources - City of Surrey candidate profile, Gill, Suhana City of Surrey - Surrey Top 25 Under 25 Award Winners Announced by Surrey Board of Trade for 2024 Surrey Board of Trade · March 26, 2024
Campaign 2 sources - Our Team Safe Surrey Coalition - Our Platform Safe Surrey Coalition
Reporting 4 sources - Former KSA councilor announces Surrey city council bid The Runner · September 7, 2026 - Kwantlen Polytechnic University's rising political star garners two prestigious awards Kwantlen Polytechnic University · June 6, 2024 - Surrey Now-Leader Community Leader Awards: Meet Suhana Gill Surrey Now-Leader · November 29, 2024 - Should B.C. ban or regulate social media and AI for youth? CBC News · April 29, 2026
Interview 1 sources - Should Canada lower its voting age to 16? CBC Radio, On the Coast · July 18, 2025
No personal campaign website was found: the website she gave the City is her party's. No post on her social media was read, because those sites need a login. The House of Commons work, the SurreyCares committee seat, the Soroptimist award and the City committee seat are claimed by her or her party and were not confirmed by the body that would know. Kwantlen's news page refused a direct request and was read through the WebFetch tool, which returned a summary. Her elector organization ## What the Safe Surrey Coalition promises These are the Safe Surrey Coalition's promises, from its platform page, which names Doug McCallum as the one making them. Suhana Gill's own statements are in the priorities above. The page promises no property tax increase for four years, a SkyTrain extension to Newton, more police and a helicopter and drone fleet for the Surrey Police Service within 90 days, new pools for Clayton Heights and City Centre, residential building permits within 60 days or the fees waived, business licence fees waived for a new business's first two years, a forensic audit of the City's land deals, and Surrey's withdrawal from the Metro Vancouver Regional District except for water, sewer and waste. [Safe Surrey Coalition · Our Platform](https://www.safesurreycoalition.ca/platform) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Researched on 2026-10-09 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's Declaration of Election by Voting and her profile page, her party's team and platform pages, The Runner, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, the Surrey Board of Trade, Drishti Magazine, the Surrey Now-Leader and CBC. Her statement on the City's profile page and her party's biography also say that she worked with the House of Commons, worked in the non-profit sector, sits on a fund development committee of the SurreyCares Community Foundation and received a Soroptimist International Ruby Award. A profile on the Canadian Council of Young Feminists' site says she sits on the City of Surrey's Environment and Climate Change Committee. voche.me did not find a record from the House of Commons, SurreyCares, Soroptimist International or the City that confirms these, so they are her own and her party's statements only. The City's page for that committee no longer exists, and the Internet Archive copy could not be opened on 2026-10-09. voche.me has not contacted the campaign. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2024 to 2025 ### Women's representative, Kwantlen Student Association The Runner reports that she held the role for the 2024 to 2025 term and chaired the association's governance and university affairs committees. [The Runner, September 7, 2026](https://runnermag.ca/2026/09/former-ksa-councilor-announces-surrey-city-council-bid/) 2024 ### Surrey's Top 25 Under 25, Surrey Board of Trade Listed among the 2024 winners with the organizations B.R Enterprises and Bluer & Greener. [Surrey Board of Trade, 2024 winners](https://swrbot.com/?p=14689) 2024 ### Environmental Leader, top honour, Surrey Now-Leader Community Leader Awards Presented on November 21, 2024. The paper names her as the founder of Bluer & Greener, an advocacy platform about climate change. [Surrey Now-Leader, November 29, 2024](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/11/29/surrey-now-leader-community-leader-awards-meet-suhana-gill/) 2026 ### Real estate agent Her own description of her work, in a statement to The Runner. [The Runner, September 7, 2026](https://runnermag.ca/2026/09/former-ksa-councilor-announces-surrey-city-council-bid/) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Suhana Gill directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Suhana Gill's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Suhana Gill? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Suhana Gill's own campaign.
What party is Suhana Gill running with? Suhana Gill is running for Councillor with Safe Surrey Coalition.
Does Suhana Gill currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Suhana Gill.
How many sources does this Suhana Gill profile cite? This profile lists 12 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Suhana Gill's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Suhana Gill in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Suhana Gill is running in? The 2026 Surrey municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Surrey · candidates for Office of Councillor ](https://www.surrey.ca/2026-municipal-election/candidates/candidates-office-of-councillor)Checked October 8, 2026 - [City of Surrey · Declaration of Election by Voting, September 21, 2026 ](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/media/documents/Notice_Election_Declaration.pdf)Checked October 8, 2026 - [City of Surrey · candidate profile, Gill, Suhana ](https://www.surrey.ca/2026-municipal-election/candidates/candidates-office-of-councillor/gill-suhana)Checked October 8, 2026 - [Safe Surrey Coalition · Our Team (candidate biography) ](https://www.safesurreycoalition.ca/team)Checked October 9, 2026 - [Safe Surrey Coalition · Our Platform ](https://www.safesurreycoalition.ca/platform)Checked October 9, 2026 - [The Runner · Former KSA councilor announces Surrey city council bid, September 7, 2026 ](https://runnermag.ca/2026/09/former-ksa-councilor-announces-surrey-city-council-bid/)Checked October 9, 2026 - [Kwantlen Polytechnic University · Rising political star garners two prestigious awards, June 6, 2024 ](https://www.kpu.ca/news/2024/06/06/kwantlen-polytechnic-universitys-rising-political-star-garners-two-prestigious)Checked October 9, 2026 - [Surrey Board of Trade · Surrey Top 25 Under 25 winners for 2024, March 26, 2024 ](https://swrbot.com/?p=14689)Checked October 9, 2026 - [Drishti Magazine · Suhana Gill: Empowerment is about uplifting others ](https://drishtimagazine.com/suhana-gill-empowerment-is-about-uplifting-others/)Checked October 9, 2026 - [Surrey Now-Leader · Community Leader Awards: Meet Suhana Gill, November 29, 2024 ](https://surreynowleader.com/2024/11/29/surrey-now-leader-community-leader-awards-meet-suhana-gill/)Checked October 9, 2026 - [CBC On the Coast · Should Canada lower its voting age to 16?, July 18, 2025 ](https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6837894)Checked October 9, 2026 - [CBC News · Should B.C. ban or regulate social media and AI for youth?, April 29, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-youth-social-media-ai-ban-9.7180358)Checked October 9, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Suhana Gill on the Safe Surrey Coalition team page](https://www.safesurreycoalition.ca/team) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Allison Patton**](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/allison-patton) [Councillor**Ashiyana Hanif**](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026/candidates/ashiyana-hanif) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Suhana Gill a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/surrey-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.