This record covers Amir Bajehkian, a Vancouver Liberals candidate for Park Board commissioner at ballot number 223. It sets out the background confirmed by a 2022 Georgia Straight profile, a 2022 CBC News article and a 2017 provincial appointment notice, the priorities and quotes on his Vancouver Liberals candidate page, VoteMate profile and launch video, his own posts on X and Instagram during the campaign, Persian-language coverage by Hamyaari Media, and the party's published Park Plan and releases on parks funding and parking.
The score counts how complete and checkable the published plan on this issue is. Whether the plan would work is a separate question, left to the reader. Measured October 3, 2026. The same seven points apply to every candidate for this office.
Parks and recreation3/10
2/2
A position in the candidate’s own words
“Amir is an ardent supporter of the Vancouver Liberals’ $1.35B plan to renew our community centres, parks, and pools as they need to be vibrant and usable for generations to come following years of neglect.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on parks: 7 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. Vancouver is the only major city in Canada with a separately elected park board. Its seven commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks and beaches.
“He also wants to protect the independence of the Park Board and to ensure transparency, accountability, and integrity so that it functions properly as a democratically elected body.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
What this office controls. Council, the Park Board and the Board of Education each set their own meeting rules, committees, public consultation and reporting. The Vancouver Charter and the School Act create the three bodies and set their powers, and only the Province can change those acts.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on taxes and budget: 2 commitments, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board sets its own fees and approves its budget request. Council approves the City budget that funds it and the capital plan that pays for park buildings.
“Covered spaces in parks are important to Bajehkian as well, to protect park users from heat as summers warm from climate change and Vancouver’s rainy days.”
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on climate: 1 commitment, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board manages trees, natural areas and the shoreline inside parks, and its own community centres, pools and rinks. The City’s building bylaw is Council’s.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 2 commitments on this issue.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on public safety: 2 commitments, none with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board makes the bylaws and rules for parks and beaches and runs the park rangers. Policing is the Vancouver Police Department’s, and Council approves its budget.
Party platform; candidate not quoted. Vancouver Liberals publishes 1 commitment on this issue.
0/2
Names a mechanism the office controls
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/2
States a measurable target
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a cost or funding source
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
States a timeline
Party text earns no points here; the statement must be the candidate’s own.
0/1
A dated, sourced action on the issue
No dated public action on this issue found.
0/1
Answered the voche.me question on the issue
The questionnaire has not been sent yet. No candidate has this point.
Vancouver Liberals’s platform on transport: 1 commitment, at least one with a number. Party text earns the candidate the position point only.
What this office controls. The Park Board decides the roads, paths and parking inside parks, including Stanley Park Drive. City streets and bike lanes outside parks are Council’s.
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 Amir Bajehkian
Amir Bajehkian appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for Park Board, with ballot number 223. The City records the affiliation as Vancouver Liberals.
The page says Bajehkian began studies in aerospace engineering in Iran and completed further study in Canada in physics, mechanical systems and aircraft maintenance engineering. The page says Bajehkian worked at YVR as a ramp agent, in aircraft maintenance, and as a flight data analyst watching helicopter flights for safety. The page says Bajehkian was a member of the Multicultural Advisory Council of BC and helped with the Anti-Racism Data Act and a review of the Police Act.
Bajehkian appears at ballot number 223 as a Vancouver Liberals candidate for Park Board commissioner in the election held on October 17, 2026.
A Georgia Straight profile published on March 16, 2022 says Bajehkian moved from Iran to study physics at the University of Victoria in 2005, then enrolled in the aircraft maintenance engineer program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and became a flight data analyst.
The same profile names Bajehkian as president of Green Cedar Consulting and says Bajehkian helped NDP leader John Horgan build relationships with Farsi speaking communities starting in 2014.
A news notice dated November 16, 2017 lists Bajehkian among eight people appointed to British Columbia's Multicultural Advisory Council, a body that advises the minister responsible for multiculturalism.
The Vancouver Liberals candidate page says Bajehkian has worked at Vancouver International Airport as a ramp agent, in aircraft maintenance and as a flight data analyst monitoring helicopter operations for safety.
The Vancouver Liberals candidate page says Bajehkian worked on the Anti-Racism Data Act and the Police Act review through the Multicultural Advisory Council, and on that council's change into the Provincial Council on Anti-Racism.
The Vancouver Liberals were founded in 2025 and describe themselves as a progressive, inclusive and solutions oriented party. Kareem Allam is the party's candidate for mayor.
His name in Persian, as he writes it on his X profile and as Hamyaari Media printed it, is امیر باجهکیان.
A CBC News article from December 2022 describes Bajehkian as a Vancouver activist and says he has organized rallies and protests in Canada for human rights in Iran since 2009.
The website of Green Cedar Consulting says the company was founded in 2018 to provide translation and outreach to Farsi-speaking communities. The site also quotes testimonials that name Bajehkian with the company. These are the company's own statements.
In March 2022 the Georgia Straight reported that Bajehkian was seeking a COPE nomination for Park Board. On April 11, 2022 the same paper reported that COPE had nominated three Park Board candidates the day before: Gwen Giesbrecht, Maira Hassan and Chris Livingstone. Bajehkian was not among them.
In a launch video published by the Vancouver Liberals on September 3, 2026, Bajehkian says the effort to remove the elected Park Board is what led him to run.
voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list, the campaign material and the reporting linked under Sources, last reviewed on October 3, 2026. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.
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.
13 commitments shown · Checked Oct 3
2026 · Parks fundingCampaign pledge
Renew community centres, parks and pools
Bajehkian backs the Vancouver Liberals' plan to spend $1.35 billion renewing community centres, parks and pools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The figure and Bajehkian's support for it appear on his Vancouver Liberals candidate page. The party's own September 24, 2026 release, which does not name him, says the $1.35 billion is for the Park Board's 2031 to 2034 capital plan and splits it into $300 million for parks and open spaces, $50 million for restoring natural areas and $1 billion for building and renewing parks, community centres, pools and other public assets. His own page does not give those years or that split.
What still needs checking
Whether Bajehkian names which community centres, parks or pools he would put first, and how the City would raise the money.
Bajehkian campaigns for Park Board independence, transparency and accountability.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The commitment is stated on the candidate page without detail on what changes would be made. The party's Candidates & Caucus page shows sitting commissioner Brennan Bastyovanszky joined the Vancouver Liberals in February 2026 as an opponent of abolishing the board.
What still needs checking
What specific transparency rules Bajehkian would bring to the board.
Bajehkian says experience in advocacy at municipal, provincial and federal levels and in engaging new Canadians would be used to help parks and facilities serve current and future residents.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the campaign page's own description. The 2022 Georgia Straight profile independently records the same line of work in community engagement with immigrant communities.
What still needs checking
What engagement process Bajehkian would ask the Park Board to run.
Bajehkian posted on X on September 24, 2026 that Park Board authority must be respected and that a Vancouver Liberal team would make sure of it, saying the party, unlike ABC, does not try to abolish or starve the board.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is Bajehkian's own post on his X account, archived directly. It restates the party's position on Park Board independence without naming a new instrument, number, cost or date.
What still needs checking
Whether Bajehkian names a specific rule or process to protect Park Board authority.
Party plan: keep the Park Board elected and independent
The Vancouver Liberals' published Park Board plan commits to fighting all efforts to remove the elected Park Board and to repealing the mayor's motion at City Council that called for abolishing it.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party's own two-page Park Board plan states this as a party commitment. It does not name Bajehkian, so it is recorded as the party's position rather than his own.
What still needs checking
Whether Bajehkian states this as his own position beyond the general commitment on his candidate page.
Party plan: grow the Park Board's share of the city budget
The Vancouver Liberals' Park Board plan commits to a Joint Budget Advisory Committee with Council and to restoring Park Board funding from 7.9 percent to 9 percent of the city's overall budget within four years.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The party's own plan states this target and timeline. It does not name Bajehkian.
What still needs checking
What the Park Board's current share of the city budget is, confirmed against a City of Vancouver budget document.
Party release: $1.35 billion for the 2031 to 2034 Park Board capital plan
The Vancouver Liberals say they would provide $1.35 billion for the Park Board's 2031 to 2034 capital plan: $300 million for parks and open spaces, $50 million for restoring natural areas and $1 billion for building, managing and renewing parks, community centres, pools and other public assets. The release also says the party wants one new community centre built and three existing centres updated in each capital plan.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's own release, issued in the name of mayoral candidate Kareem Allam. It does not name Bajehkian. It compares the figure with a $739 million Park Board capital budget for 2027 to 2030 that it says Council approved in July 2026; voche.me has not checked that figure against the City's capital plan.
What still needs checking
Whether the figure appears in a costed party platform and where the City would find the money.
Party release: end parking fees at beaches and community centres
The Vancouver Liberals say parking fees at beaches and community centres would end within the first year of a Vancouver Liberal government, and that two-hour parking limits would be reviewed later.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This is the party's October 2, 2026 release, issued in the name of mayoral candidate Kareem Allam. It does not name Bajehkian and does not say what the lost parking money would cost the Park Board or the City, or how it would be replaced.
What still needs checking
Whether Bajehkian states this as his own position, and how the Park Board would replace the parking revenue.
Each entry below names its source. Campaign material is the candidate's own account. Nothing here is presented as a verified outcome unless the entry says so.
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.
Statement
Campaign launch video
In a 140-second video published by the Vancouver Liberals, Bajehkian says he is running to strengthen the democratic process and the authority of the Park Board, and that the effort to remove the elected board led him to run. He says parks and community centres are often the first places where new Canadians connect with the city, and that investing in parks matters more as the city grows denser. He also says he uses his bicycle as his main way to travel. voche.me read YouTube's automatic captions, which misspell names, so only these general points are recorded.
Bajehkian posted on X that he was proud to be part of a team determined to protect and invest in the Park Board, and said Park Board authority must be respected and that the Vancouver Liberals would make sure of it, unlike ABC, which he said has tried to abolish or starve the board.
Bajehkian posted the Vancouver Liberals' parks message on his own Instagram account: $1.35 billion for parks and recreation and a four-part plan to keep the Park Board independent, set up a joint budget process with the City, return facility oversight to the board and renew its buildings. The text matches the party's own post.
Bajehkian posted reflections after door knocking during what he called double elections, with the provincial and civic campaigns running together. He wrote that the Vancouver Liberals had set out priorities for Vancouver and asked voters to hold provincial parties and candidates to account for delivering them for the city.
On October 3, the first advance voting day, Bajehkian posted that he had voted, that this was the first of the 13 elections and two referendums he has voted in as a Canadian citizen with his own name on the ballot, and asked people to vote early and to vote for all Vancouver Liberals candidates.
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.
Reporting
Hamyaari Media
Iranian-Canadian candidates in the 2026 BC municipal elections (Persian)
A Persian-language roundup of Iranian-Canadian candidates across British Columbia. Its entry on Bajehkian gives his party and office, retells his campaign biography, lists his priorities (an independent elected Park Board, the party's $1.35 billion plan, covered spaces for heat and rain, more washrooms and open board decisions), and notes that he is one of 35 candidates for seven seats.
Iranian 'change-makers' are targets for arrest, says Vancouver activist Amir Bajehkian
CBC News interviewed Bajehkian, described as a Vancouver activist, about arrests during the 2022 protests in Iran. The article says he has organized rallies and protests in Canada for human rights in Iran since 2009.
Vancouver resident Amir Bajehkian builds bridges in hopes of creating a more equal Canada
A profile by Charlie Smith covering the move from Iran in 2005, studies at the University of Victoria and BCIT, work as a flight data analyst, the role as president of Green Cedar Consulting, work with Farsi speaking communities from 2014, and membership of the provincial Multicultural Advisory Council. The article says Bajehkian was then seeking a nomination to run for Vancouver Park Board with the Coalition of Progressive Electors.
New members appointed to Multicultural Advisory Council
Reported the appointment of eight members to the provincial Multicultural Advisory Council, including Bajehkian, and described the council's advisory role under the Provincial Multiculturalism Act.
Sources checked October 3, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
The 2022 COPE nomination question is now closed: the Georgia Straight's April 11, 2022 report lists COPE's three Park Board nominees, and Bajehkian is not one of them. The report does not say whether he withdrew or lost a vote. Bajehkian wrote several opinion pieces for the Georgia Straight between 2018 and 2021, on proportional representation, a 2019 motion for a Nowruz celebration at City Hall, the 2020 crash of Flight PS752 and the Iranian Green Movement. None of them touch a Park Board issue, so none are used as commitments here. On October 3, 2026 his X account (@amiryvr) could not be read: the reader service refused x.com and the public X timeline returned a rate limit. The September 24 posts already in the record were read on September 26. His Instagram account (amir4yvr) was read through Instagram's public embed pages; the posts carry no visible date, so their dates were worked out from each post's Instagram number. Facebook (amir4yvr) shows no readable posts without signing in, and LinkedIn refuses automated requests. His launch video was read from YouTube's automatic captions, which misspell names, so no sentence from it is quoted as a commitment. A person who watches the video can add exact quotes. No answer from Bajehkian appears among the 13 candidate answer pages of the Vancouver Public Space Network's 2026 Park Board survey, where fellow Vancouver Liberals candidates Tricia Barker, Amanda Bains and Shayla Bird did answer. HUB Cycling's Vancouver results page showed no 2026 answers from him. He is not on the Kerrisdale Community Centre's list of 23 Park Board candidates confirmed for its September 29 forum. The West End Journal's answers for the Vancouver Liberals came from the mayoral candidate and do not name him. The City lists his nomination papers as a PDF; voche.me has not read it. Bajehkian has never held elected office in Vancouver, so no Council, Park Board or School Board voting record exists for him. His one confirmed public role is the 2017 appointment to the BC Multicultural Advisory Council, an advisory body with no votes of its own. The dates of the airport roles are not stated in any source opened. The party's $1.35 billion figure, its 2031 to 2034 timing and its split come from party documents that do not name him, so they are recorded as the party's position next to his own words.
Research status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on September 22, 2026: Current campaign material; biographical claims require corroboration.
Campaign page read on September 22, 2026. 4 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Reviewed again on October 3, 2026: the campaign page, his launch video, his Instagram posts, the City's candidate list, the party's September and October releases, Persian-language and English news coverage, the Vancouver Public Space Network Park Board survey, and forum listings. The new material is listed under Sources with that date.
Checks still to do: Confirm professional and advisory roles and request concrete access measures.
The ballot name, office, ballot number and party label come from the City's final candidate list. Everything described as campaign material is the campaign's own account and has not been confirmed by an independent source.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Appointed November 2017
Member, Multicultural Advisory Council of British Columbia
Appointed in November 2017 to a council that advises the provincial minister responsible for multiculturalism. The campaign page says the work included the Anti-Racism Data Act, the Police Act review, and the council's change into the Provincial Council on Anti-Racism.
Flight data analyst, Vancouver International Airport
The campaign page describes work at the airport as a ramp agent, in aircraft maintenance and as a flight data analyst monitoring helicopter operations for safety. The 2022 Georgia Straight profile confirms the flight data analyst role.
The 2022 Georgia Straight profile names Bajehkian as president of Green Cedar Consulting. The company's own website says it was founded in 2018 to provide translation and outreach to Farsi-speaking communities, and it quotes testimonials that name Bajehkian with the company.
Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
How would you reduce barriers to recreation for residents who do not currently use community centres?
No response has been submitted.
How would you divide funding between existing-facility maintenance, affordable access and new construction?
No response has been submitted.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Amir Bajehkian's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Amir Bajehkian?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Amir Bajehkian's own campaign.
What is Amir Bajehkian's ballot number for the 2026 Vancouver election?
Amir Bajehkian is number 223 on the City of Vancouver's official 2026 ballot for Park Board.
What party did Amir Bajehkian run with?
Amir Bajehkian ran for Park Board with Vancouver Liberals.
Does Amir Bajehkian currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Amir Bajehkian.
How many sources does this Amir Bajehkian profile cite?
This profile lists 2 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Has Amir Bajehkian filed nomination papers for the 2026 election?
voche.me has not yet added a nomination record for Amir Bajehkian. This does not mean no nomination paper was filed, only that voche.me has not completed that research yet.
Why do some questions on Amir Bajehkian's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Amir Bajehkian 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 was the election Amir Bajehkian ran in?
The 2026 Vancouver municipal election, including the Park Board race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions
Space for campaign updates
Record reviewed and corrected on October 3, 2026
The commitment on the $1.35 billion parks plan said no party document setting out the plan had been opened. The party's Park Plan and its September 24 release do set it out, and the release dates the money to the Park Board's 2031 to 2034 capital plan; the evidence line now says so. The Green Cedar Consulting entry now describes the company from its own website and gives 2018 as the founding year by the company's own account. The Multicultural Advisory Council entry now gives the appointment date in place of an open-ended period. The open question about his 2022 COPE nomination bid is now answered from a Georgia Straight report. No calendar entries dated before October 3 had to be moved or removed.
