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City Council · Vancouver 2026
# Bilal Khan
Candidate for Vancouver City Council.
Bilal Khan, ballot number 122 for City Council in Vancouver, Bright Future Vancouver. Profile focus: Housing and support services.
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Bright Future Vancouver2026
*Bilal KhanCity CouncilBallot no.122*
[Image: Bright Future Vancouver](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)
Candidate research / September 22, 2026
This record is short because the only material found about Bilal Khan is the party biography on the Bright Future Vancouver candidates page and the confirmed ballot list. Khan appears at ballot number 122 for Vancouver City Council.
**3**Commitments **1**News articles **6**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear Bilal Khan?
No public appearance by this candidate was confirmed in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. The voting dates below apply to every voter. An empty day is a gap in the research, not proof that nothing is happening.
Checked September 22, 2026 · All event times are Vancouver local time. Recheck the organizer before travelling.
- [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
- [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
View every date through Oct 17
1. Sep 22No appearance confirmed
2. Sep 23No appearance confirmed
3. Sep 24No appearance confirmed
4. Sep 25No appearance confirmed
5. Sep 26No appearance confirmed
6. Sep 27No appearance confirmed
7. Sep 28No appearance confirmed
8. Sep 29No appearance confirmed
9. Sep 30No appearance confirmed
10. Oct 1No appearance confirmed
11. Oct 2No appearance confirmed
12. Oct 3Voting day
13. Oct 4No appearance confirmed
14. Oct 5No appearance confirmed
15. Oct 6No appearance confirmed
16. Oct 7Voting day
17. Oct 8No appearance confirmed
18. Oct 9No appearance confirmed
19. Oct 10Voting day
20. Oct 11No appearance confirmed
21. Oct 12No appearance confirmed
22. Oct 13Voting day
23. Oct 14No appearance confirmed
24. Oct 15No appearance confirmed
25. Oct 16No appearance confirmed
26. Oct 17Voting day
### Voting dates
- Oct 3Advance voting
- Oct 7Advance voting
- Oct 10Advance voting
- Oct 13Advance voting
- Oct 17Election day
8 am to 8 pm at official Vancouver voting places. These dates apply to every voter and are not candidate appearances. [Find your voting place](https://voche.me/where-to-vote)
- [Election dates and voting information](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-election.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
- [Where to vote](https://vancouver.ca/election/2026/where-to-vote.aspx)Official record · City of Vancouver
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 Bilal Khan
Bilal Khan appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 122. The City records the affiliation as Bright Future Vancouver.
The party page says Khan grew up on local farms, attended Point Grey Secondary, and later experienced homelessness.
The Bright Future Vancouver candidates page says Khan was raised in Metro Vancouver and grew up on local farms.
The same page says Khan has experienced homelessness, and that this shapes how Khan sees housing costs for both middle income families and people in the most difficult situations.
Khan is one of six Bright Future Vancouver council candidates listed on the party's page, alongside Andy Lin, Judith Kasiama, Ibrahima Cisse, Yadwinder Mangat and Mohadeseh GP Arasi.
Bright Future Vancouver registered with Elections BC in January 2026 and is led by mayoral candidate Muhammad Ahmad, a communications worker and community advocate raised in Lahore, Pakistan. Ahmad has not held elected office before.
Daily Hive's ballot list of September 22, 2026 places Khan at number 122 among 56 council candidates.
voche.me assembled this profile from the official candidate list and the campaign material linked under Sources. The campaign has not been contacted, and no candidate-supplied content appears on this page.
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.
3 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
### Party housing plan
Khan is running on Bright Future Vancouver's Blueprint platform. The party's housing pillar sets out rent-to-own equity of 20 percent, secure affordable rentals and local-first housing rules, and CityHallWatch reports a target of 2,000 rent-to-own homes.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- These are the party's commitments. The candidate page says housing and affordability are what brought Khan into the race but gives no measure that Khan personally proposes.
- What still needs checking
- Whether Khan states a personal housing position and how the rent-to-own programme would be paid for.
- [Bright Future Vancouver home page and Blueprint pillars](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/)Campaign · Bright Future Vancouver
- [Election 2026, getting to know the parties: Bright Future Vancouver and Muhammad Ahmad](https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/election2026-party-series-bright-future-ahmad/)Reporting · CityHallWatch
- [Bright Future Vancouver city council candidates](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)Campaign · Bright Future Vancouver
2026 · Transit and careCampaign pledge
### Party plans for transit, childcare and a surcharge on expensive homes
Bright Future Vancouver says it would make transit free for residents, support a SkyTrain route to UBC, bring in night-shift childcare, cut permit times to 21 days for local business, and fund this with a 2 percent surcharge on homes worth more than 5 million dollars.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- These commitments come from the party's own site and from a CityHallWatch review of the party. Transit fares are set by TransLink rather than by Vancouver council. Khan is not quoted on any of these points.
- What still needs checking
- Which of these commitments a city council can actually deliver, and which one Khan would put first.
- [Bright Future Vancouver home page and Blueprint pillars](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/)Campaign · Bright Future Vancouver
- [Election 2026, getting to know the parties: Bright Future Vancouver and Muhammad Ahmad](https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/election2026-party-series-bright-future-ahmad/)Reporting · CityHallWatch
2026 · Keeping local families in VancouverCampaign pledge
### Keeping local families in Vancouver
The party page says Khan is running for a city where middle class residents and struggling families can stay in the communities they helped build.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- Taken from the campaign page listed in the sources. No independent confirmation was found.
- What still needs checking
- What would this cost, who would deliver it, and by when?
- [Bright Future Vancouver city council candidates](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)Campaign · Bright Future Vancouver
City programs / Scope and delivery
## Policies, budgets & programs
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.
No reviewed entries have been added to this section yet. This is a research gap, not a finding about the candidate.
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.
September 22, 2026Reporting
Daily Hive
### Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Published the confirmed ballot, placing Khan at number 122 for council.
- [Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list in ballot order](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-2026-civic-election-candidates-ballot-order)Reporting · Daily Hive
Research / 6 linked sources
## Check the evidence
Sources checked September 22, 2026. Official records establish decisions; campaign material establishes stated positions; reporting adds investigation and context. None alone establishes every claim.
Official record 2 sources
- Election dates and voting information
City of Vancouver
- Where to vote
City of Vancouver
Campaign 2 sources
- Bright Future Vancouver city council candidates
Bright Future Vancouver
- Bright Future Vancouver home page and Blueprint pillars
Bright Future Vancouver
Reporting 2 sources
- Election 2026, getting to know the parties: Bright Future Vancouver and Muhammad Ahmad
CityHallWatch · August 25, 2026
- Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list in ballot order
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
Nothing was found about Khan beyond the party biography and the ballot list. There is no personal campaign page, no interview, no news article and no public statement with a date. Bright Future Vancouver's news page refers to a short video in which Khan talks about the platform and the decision to run, but the page gives no date for it, so it is not recorded here. The party's events calendar for September 2026 shows nothing scheduled, so no upcoming appearance could be confirmed. The name Bilal Khan is common, so no other public record was linked to this candidate. The party biography's statements about growing up on local farms and about experiencing homelessness were not independently confirmed.
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. 1 stated position and 1 background fact recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Obtain a fuller professional and community biography and a current individual platform.
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
2026
### City Council candidate, Bright Future Vancouver
Running for one of the 10 council seats in the election of October 17, 2026, at ballot number 122. No earlier candidacy or public office was found for Khan.
[Bright Future Vancouver city council candidates](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)
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.
What specific housing or service proposal would you bring to council first?
No response has been submitted.
Which of your proposals can council enact directly, and which require provincial, federal or regional agreement?
No response has been submitted.
05 / 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 Vancouver · official City Council candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-councillor.aspx)Checked September 22, 2026
- [Bright Future Vancouver · candidate roster page ](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)Checked September 22, 2026
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Campaign contact
## Campaign links & contact.
Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information.
[Bright Future Vancouver · candidate roster page](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council) [Bright Future Vancouver official website](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/)
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