--- title: "Devyani Singh | City Council | Vancouver election 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/candidates/devyani-singh" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:49.135Z" meta: description: "Devyani Singh, ballot number 121 for City Council in Vancouver, COPE. Profile focus: Climate policy costs and affordability." "og:description": "Devyani Singh, ballot number 121 for City Council in Vancouver, COPE. Profile focus: Climate policy costs and affordability." "og:title": "Devyani Singh | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" "twitter:description": "Devyani Singh, ballot number 121 for City Council in Vancouver, COPE. Profile focus: Climate policy costs and affordability." "twitter:title": "Devyani Singh | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" --- City Council · Vancouver 2026 # Devyani Singh Candidate for Vancouver City Council. Devyani Singh, ballot number 121 for City Council in Vancouver, COPE. Profile focus: Climate policy costs and affordability. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page COPE2026 ![Devyani Singh, published by the COPE campaign.](https://voche.me/images/candidates/devyani-singh-640.webp) *Devyani SinghCity CouncilBallot no.121* [Image: COPE campaign](https://www.votecope.ca/council) Candidate research / September 22, 2026 This record covers Devyani Singh's three earlier runs for office as a Green candidate, the published vote counts for each, and the 2026 council candidacy with COPE. Singh appears at ballot number 121. **7**Commitments **1**News articles **7**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Devyani Singh? 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 Devyani Singh Devyani Singh appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 121. The City records the affiliation as COPE. The party page describes Singh as a climate scientist and a financial analyst. The page says Singh is a lead researcher at Stand.earth and helped stop millions of dollars of funding for cutting down the Amazon forest. The page says Singh helped design climate plans for several cities in North America. COPE's council page describes Singh as a climate scientist and financial analyst, and uses the title Dr. The Ubyssey also refers to Singh as a doctor and as a climate scientist, financial analyst and economist. The Ubyssey reported in 2024 that Singh had been a PhD student at the University of British Columbia and had spent between 80 and 100 percent of the student stipend on housing costs. COPE's page says Singh is a lead researcher at Stand.earth, has helped block millions of dollars of financing tied to deforestation in the Amazon, and has helped design climate plans for several cities in North America. Singh ran for the BC Greens in Vancouver-Point Grey in the 2020 provincial election and took 4,241 votes, or 17.27 percent, finishing third behind David Eby. Singh ran for the Green Party of Canada in Vancouver Quadra in the 2021 federal election. Published results give Singh 6 percent of the vote, behind Liberal Joyce Murray on 43.6 percent, Conservative Brad Armstrong on 28.9 percent and New Democrat Naden Abenes on 19 percent. Singh ran again for the BC Greens in Vancouver-Point Grey in 2024 and took 1,925 votes, or 8.72 percent. In the 2021 Ubyssey profile Singh described themselves as a queer woman of colour. Singh is one of the COPE council candidates for 2026, running alongside sitting councillor Sean Orr, Chloe Leslie and Solomon Yi-Kieran. Daily Hive's ballot list places Singh at number 121. 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. 7 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22 2026 · TransitCampaign pledge ### Free public transit COPE's page says Singh will work to make life more affordable through measures such as free transit.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The candidate page names free transit as one of Singh's aims. COPE's platform page sets out a staged version, starting with free transit for people under 18 and working towards free transit for everyone. Fares are set by TransLink, and neither page explains how a Vancouver council would pay for or deliver it.
What still needs checking
What a Vancouver council can do about fares, and what the city's share of the cost would be.
- [COPE for City Council candidates](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver - [COPE platform](https://www.votecope.ca/platform)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · Public servicesCampaign pledge ### Libraries open more of the week COPE's page says Singh will push for better libraries. The party's platform commits to keeping libraries open seven days a week and to funding library hours and staff wages.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The library commitment is stated on both the candidate page and the party platform. No branch list, cost or timeline is given.
What still needs checking
Which branches are not currently open seven days a week and what the added hours would cost.
- [COPE for City Council candidates](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver - [COPE platform](https://www.votecope.ca/platform)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · HousingCampaign pledge ### Climate-safe affordable housing COPE's page says Singh will push for climate-safe affordable housing that people can afford to live in.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The phrase appears on the candidate page without a definition. The party platform sets out related measures: buying apartment buildings to hold as permanent public housing and co-ops, closing the rent increase gap between tenancies, stopping demovictions, a landlord registry and a stronger renters office. Those are the party's commitments.
What still needs checking
What standard 'climate-safe' means here, and how many homes Singh is asking council to fund.
- [COPE for City Council candidates](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver - [COPE platform](https://www.votecope.ca/platform)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · ClimateCampaign pledge ### Vancouver as a climate leader COPE's page says Singh will work to make Vancouver a climate leader again, and links the climate problem and the affordability problem to the political power of the richest people.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The candidate page states the framing. The party platform lists climate measures: rejoining the Sue Big Oil case, blocking gas heating in new buildings, supporting heat pump retrofits, and building for extreme weather. Those are the party's commitments, and the candidate page does not repeat them one by one.
What still needs checking
Which climate measure Singh would bring to council first.
- [COPE for City Council candidates](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver - [COPE platform](https://www.votecope.ca/platform)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · Taxation and governanceCampaign pledge ### Party tax and integrity measures COPE's platform commits the party to a 1 percent progressive property tax on properties worth more than 5 million dollars to pay for work on homelessness, a higher empty homes tax with loopholes closed, a lobbyist registry, restored public comment time at council, and refusing donations from developers and corporations.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
These are the party's commitments. The platform page that carries them was written for the 2025 by-election campaign of Sean Orr, and no separate 2026 platform page was found. Singh is not quoted on any of these items.
What still needs checking
Whether COPE publishes a 2026 platform and whether Singh states these positions personally.
- [COPE platform](https://www.votecope.ca/platform)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · Free transit and better librariesCampaign pledge ### Free transit and better libraries The party page says Singh would push for free transit and better libraries to lower daily costs.
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?
- [COPE for City Council candidates](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE Vancouver 2026 · Action on climate changeCampaign pledge ### Action on climate change The page says Singh would work on climate change and on the cost of living at the same time.
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?
- [COPE for City Council candidates](https://www.votecope.ca/council)Campaign · COPE 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. Sep 14Interview ### Ubyssey profile interview, Vancouver Quadra Singh named the climate crisis, affordable housing and Indigenous rights as the reasons for running, said there is little time left and action is needed as soon as possible, and backed student loan forgiveness and a guaranteed livable income. Singh said working across party lines inside Parliament matters, and warned that voting out of fear shapes the future that follows. - [Vancouver Quadra profile: Dr. Devyani Singh, Green](https://ubyssey.ca/news/devyani-singh-green-2021-federal-election/)Interview · The Ubyssey Oct 12Interview ### Ubyssey profile interview, Vancouver-Point Grey Singh called for an end to fossil fuel subsidies, free public transit, more affordable housing, more campus housing and childcare for graduate students and families, keeping the carbon tax, and lowering the voting age to 16, and opposed long-term involuntary care for people with addiction. Singh said every vote should be earned and that people who vote for you deserve respect. - [Vancouver-Point Grey profile: Dr. Devyani Singh, BC Greens](https://ubyssey.ca/news/point-grey-devyani-singh-bc-greens-2024/)Interview · The Ubyssey 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 Singh at number 121 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 / 7 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 - COPE for City Council candidates COPE Vancouver - COPE platform COPE Vancouver
Reporting 1 sources - Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list in ballot order Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
Interview 2 sources - Vancouver-Point Grey profile: Dr. Devyani Singh, BC Greens The Ubyssey · October 12, 2024 - Vancouver Quadra profile: Dr. Devyani Singh, Green The Ubyssey · September 14, 2021
Business in Vancouver and Vancouver Is Awesome articles on COPE's candidate selection both returned HTTP 403, so the nomination date and any quotes from Singh at the nomination could not be confirmed. The Stand.earth role, the Amazon financing work and the city climate plans come only from COPE's own page and were not independently confirmed, and no dates are given for any of them. The subject and institution of the doctorate are not stated in any source that could be opened. COPE's platform page carries the 2025 by-election platform, and no 2026 platform document was found. No 2026 interview with Singh was found, and COPE's site lists no upcoming events, so no appearance could be 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. 3 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page. Checks still to do: Verify professional roles and the assumptions behind any cost or emissions estimates. 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 Dates not stated ### Lead researcher, Stand.earth COPE's candidate page says the work involved stopping financing linked to deforestation in the Amazon and designing climate plans for cities across North America. No date range is given. [COPE for City Council candidates](https://www.votecope.ca/council) 2020 ### BC Green candidate, Vancouver-Point Grey Finished third with 4,241 votes, 17.27 percent, behind New Democrat David Eby and Liberal Mark Bowen. 2021 ### Green Party of Canada candidate, Vancouver Quadra Ran in the federal election and took 6 percent of the vote. The seat was held by Liberal Joyce Murray. [Vancouver Quadra profile: Dr. Devyani Singh, Green](https://ubyssey.ca/news/devyani-singh-green-2021-federal-election/) 2026 ### City Council candidate, COPE One of the COPE council candidates for the October 17, 2026 election, at ballot number 121. [COPE for City Council candidates](https://www.votecope.ca/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.
Which emissions measure would you prioritize, and how would you protect low-income residents from added costs? 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.
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