--- title: "Geoff Teoli | City Council | Vancouver election 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/candidates/geoff-teoli" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:47.624Z" meta: description: "Geoff Teoli, ballot number 105 for City Council in Vancouver, Vote Vancouver. Profile focus: Film, events and municipal approvals." "og:description": "Geoff Teoli, ballot number 105 for City Council in Vancouver, Vote Vancouver. Profile focus: Film, events and municipal approvals." "og:title": "Geoff Teoli | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" "twitter:description": "Geoff Teoli, ballot number 105 for City Council in Vancouver, Vote Vancouver. Profile focus: Film, events and municipal approvals." "twitter:title": "Geoff Teoli | City Council | Vancouver election 2026" --- City Council · Vancouver 2026 # Geoff Teoli Candidate for Vancouver City Council. Geoff Teoli, ballot number 105 for City Council in Vancouver, Vote Vancouver. Profile focus: Film, events and municipal approvals. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Vote Vancouver2026 ![Geoff Teoli, published by the Vote Vancouver campaign.](https://voche.me/images/candidates/geoff-teoli-640.webp) *Geoff TeoliCity CouncilBallot no.105* [Image: Vote Vancouver campaign](https://www.votevancouver.ca/geoff-teoli) Candidate research / September 22, 2026 This record covers Geoff Teoli, ballot number 105, running for Vancouver City Council with Vote Vancouver in the October 17, 2026 election. The evidence base is the party's candidate page, the party's May 2026 nomination release, the party platform, and one Daily Hive report on that nomination. **3**Commitments **2**News articles **7**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Geoff Teoli? 4 upcoming public events were found in the sources checked on September 22, 2026. An event being scheduled does not mean this candidate will attend. Attendance is marked separately. 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 23Event; attendance unconfirmed 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 29Event; attendance unconfirmed 9. Sep 30No appearance confirmed 10. Oct 1Event; attendance unconfirmed 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 13Event; attendance unconfirmed 23. Oct 14No appearance confirmed 24. Oct 15No appearance confirmed 25. Oct 16No appearance confirmed 26. Oct 17Voting day
### Public forums and announcements Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances. Sep 237 to 9 pm Public forumAttendance unconfirmed #### 2026 Vancouver Municipal Election All Candidates Meeting Mount Pleasant Community Centre gymnasium, 1 Kingsway **The listing gives the host and the format and does not name any candidate taking part.** Hosted by the Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association. Free, with no registration needed. - [Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities Sep 296 to 8 pm Public forumAttendance unconfirmed #### Candid Candidates: 2026 Vancouver Election Creekside Community Centre, Multipurpose Room 4, 1 Athletes Way **The listing names no candidates.** Hosted by Global Shapers Vancouver and City Hive. Free, pre-registration required, doors at 5:50 pm. - [Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities Oct 17 pm Public forumAttendance unconfirmed #### Last Candidate Standing The Cultch, York Theatre, 1895 Venables Street **The listing names no candidates.** Hosted by the Vancouver Public Space Network. Tickets cost $25. - [Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities Oct 136:30 to 8 pm Public forumAttendance unconfirmed #### Funding Our Food Systems Well: Vancouver All Candidates Town Hall Online **The listing names no candidates.** Hosted by the Vancouver Food Justice Coalition. Free, pre-registration required. - [Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey](https://www.womentransformingcities.org/blog/candidate-debates-happening-in-vancouver)Event listing · Women Transforming Cities ### 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 Geoff Teoli Geoff Teoli appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 105. The City records the affiliation as Vote Vancouver. The party page says Teoli is a former Vancouver Film Commissioner and a business leader. The page says Teoli was earlier the City of Vancouver senior leader for film and special events. Vote Vancouver's candidate page describes Teoli as an entrepreneur and business leader and a former Vancouver film commissioner who also led film and special events work at City Hall, with more than two decades of professional experience across the creative sector, business, public service and non-profit leadership. Daily Hive reported the same role with a specific employer, describing Teoli as an entrepreneur and the former film commissioner of the Vancouver Economic Commission. The party's nomination release of May 25, 2026 lists Teoli among the first nine Vote Vancouver candidates, and says party members endorsed the group unanimously. Daily Hive reported that Vote Vancouver was founded by sitting councillor Rebecca Bligh, who is the party's mayoral candidate, and that the party describes itself as big-tent and centrist. Daily Hive's ballot order list records Teoli at number 105 on the City Council ballot, under the Vote Vancouver banner. 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 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Less red tape, more transparency, room for business to grow The party's candidate page says Teoli is running with three aims: reduce red tape, improve transparency, and create conditions in which businesses can grow.
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Evidence reviewed
The page states the three aims. It names no rule to change, no report to publish and no measure of success.
What still needs checking
Which specific permits, fees or rules Teoli would change first.
- [Candidate page: Geoff Teoli](https://www.votevancouver.ca/geoff-teoli)Campaign · Vote Vancouver 2026 · EconomyCampaign pledge ### Vote Vancouver economy platform The party's economy platform promises a Small Business Concierge to guide entrepreneurs through permits and city processes, faster permit decisions through better technology and simpler steps, childcare built on underused city land, the reuse of empty city owned storefronts by businesses, artists and community groups, and property tax increases kept in line with inflation.
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Evidence reviewed
This is the party's platform. The page attributes the arts council commitment to mayoral candidate Rebecca Bligh by name and does not quote Teoli on any item.
What still needs checking
Whether Teoli has stated a position on any of these items, and what the Small Business Concierge would cost.
- [Economy platform](https://www.votevancouver.ca/economy)Campaign · Vote Vancouver 2026 · Less red tape for businessCampaign pledge ### Less red tape for business The party page says Teoli is running to cut red tape, improve transparency, and make it easier for businesses to grow.
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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?
- [Candidate page: Geoff Teoli](https://www.votevancouver.ca/geoff-teoli)Campaign · Vote 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. May 25, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### Vote Vancouver party announces first nine candidates to run in civic election Reported the party's first nine candidates across council, park board and school board, named Teoli as an entrepreneur and the former film commissioner of the Vancouver Economic Commission, and quoted party founder Rebecca Bligh. The report carries no quote from Teoli. - [Vote Vancouver party announces first nine candidates to run in civic election](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vote-vancouver-party-first-candidates-civic-election-2026)Reporting · Daily Hive September 22, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order The final ballot list places Teoli at number 105 on the council ballot, one of six Vote Vancouver council candidates. - [Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names 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 - Candidate page: Geoff Teoli Vote Vancouver - Economy platform Vote Vancouver
Reporting 2 sources - Vote Vancouver party announces first nine candidates to run in civic election Daily Hive · May 25, 2026 - Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
Event listing 1 sources - Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey Women Transforming Cities · September 17, 2026
No quote, interview, speech or written statement by Teoli was found in any source. The years of the film commissioner role at the Vancouver Economic Commission could not be established, and no record from the commission itself or from another news outlet naming Teoli in that role could be opened. The party's nomination page shows the date as May 25 without a year; the year 2026 comes from the party's own news index. Teoli has not held elected office, so there is no voting record. Searches for further coverage were limited, because the search service returned repeated rate limit errors and several Vancouver news sites blocked automated access. 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 2 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page. Checks still to do: Verify the dates and scope of these City roles and request measurable approval targets. 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 Years not given ### Film commissioner, Vancouver Economic Commission Daily Hive names the employer. The party's candidate page says the role involved leading one of Vancouver's largest economic sectors and supporting thousands of jobs. Neither source gives the years served. [Candidate page: Geoff Teoli](https://www.votevancouver.ca/geoff-teoli) Years not given ### Senior leader for film and special events at City Hall The party's candidate page states this role and says Teoli also worked on clean energy infrastructure and on making City Hall processes faster. The page names no department, no dates and no specific project. [Candidate page: Geoff Teoli](https://www.votevancouver.ca/geoff-teoli) 2026 ### City Council candidate, Vote Vancouver Nominated in May 2026 alongside John Boychuk, Rebecca Hasdell and Bhavna Solecki for council, with Rebecca Bligh as mayoral candidate. The party's candidate list later grew to six council candidates. [Vote Vancouver party announces first nine candidates to run in civic election](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vote-vancouver-party-first-candidates-civic-election-2026) 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 permit or service changes would help local businesses, and what would they cost the City? 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 - [Vote Vancouver · candidate page ](https://www.votevancouver.ca/geoff-teoli)Checked September 22, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Vote Vancouver · candidate page](https://www.votevancouver.ca/geoff-teoli) [Vote Vancouver official website](https://www.votevancouver.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/candidates) [City Council**Jarrett Hagglund**](https://voche.me/candidates/jarrett-hagglund) [City Council**Joyce Gillespie**](https://voche.me/candidates/joyce-gillespie) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.