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City Council · Vancouver 2026
# Ibrahima Cisse
Candidate for Vancouver City Council.
Ibrahima Cisse, ballot number 148 for City Council in Vancouver, Bright Future Vancouver. Profile focus: Community participation and small business.
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Bright Future Vancouver2026
*Ibrahima CisseCity CouncilBallot no.148*
[Image: Bright Future Vancouver](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)
Candidate research / September 22, 2026
This record covers Ibrahima Cisse, ballot number 148 for Vancouver City Council with Bright Future Vancouver. Almost everything known about this candidate comes from the party's own candidate page, so most items below are recorded as party claims.
**5**Commitments **1**News articles **8**Sources
Public schedule / Through election day
## Where can you hear Ibrahima Cisse?
1 upcoming public event 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.
Day after this check
### Sep 23
**Public appearance confirmed**
2026 Vancouver Municipal Election All Candidates Meeting · 7 to 9 pm
- [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 23Confirmed appearance
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
### Public forums and announcements
Attendance is identified for each event. Unconfirmed listings are not confirmed candidate appearances.
Sep 237 to 9 pm
Public forumAttendance confirmed
#### 2026 Vancouver Municipal Election All Candidates Meeting
Mount Pleasant Community Centre gymnasium, 1 Kingsway, Vancouver
**The organiser's page names Ibrahima Cisse as the Bright Future Vancouver council representative at the meeting.**
The meeting is hosted by the Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association and the Strathcona Community Centre Association, moderated by Alex Sasha Burton. Association representatives ask opening questions, then community members ask their own. Listed topics include housing, parks and recreation, climate action, safety, addiction, mental health and affordability.
- [All Candidates Meeting, Sep 23](https://mountpleasantcc.ca/all-candidates-meeting-sep-23/)Event organizer · Mount Pleasant Community Association
- [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 Ibrahima Cisse
Ibrahima Cisse appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for City Council, with ballot number 148. The City records the affiliation as Bright Future Vancouver.
The party page says Cisse was born in Montreal and has lived in British Columbia for almost all of the years since. The party page says Cisse founded Community Growth Media, which works with coaches, creators and business owners. The party page says Cisse has managed a provincial election campaign and has supported the African Fair Trade Society for more than 15 years.
Cisse appears at ballot number 148 in the City Council race as a Bright Future Vancouver candidate, in the ballot order Daily Hive published on September 22, 2026.
The Wikipedia page for the 2026 Vancouver municipal election lists Cisse among Bright Future Vancouver's seven council candidates and describes the candidate as an entrepreneur and community builder.
The party candidate page says Cisse was born in Montreal and has lived in British Columbia for nearly all of life since then, mostly in East Vancouver.
The party candidate page says Cisse founded Community Growth Media, described as a business that helps coaches and creators build online communities.
The party candidate page says Cisse managed a provincial election campaign and volunteered on municipal campaigns. The page does not name the party, the riding or the year.
The party candidate page says Cisse spent more than 15 years with the African Fair Trade Society, a Vancouver organization. No independent source confirming this role was found.
Bright Future Vancouver is a new civic party registered with Elections BC in January 2026, with Muhammad Ahmad as its mayoral candidate, according to the CityHallWatch party profile published on August 25, 2026.
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.
5 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22
2026 · GovernanceCampaign pledge
### Practical leadership and listening to communities
The party candidate page says Cisse is running because Vancouver needs practical leadership and the city should listen to its communities instead of only reacting to problems as they arrive.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- The party page states this aim. It names no specific policy, budget line or council decision that would change.
- What still needs checking
- Which council decisions Cisse would vote differently on, and what the listening process would look like in practice.
- [City Council candidates](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)Campaign · Bright Future Vancouver
2026 · HousingCampaign pledge
### Party housing plan: rent-to-own equity
Bright Future Vancouver's platform proposes a rent-to-own program that would place 20 percent of monthly rent into a protected equity trust, together with secure affordable rentals and local-first buyer protections.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform, set out on the party website and summarised in the CityHallWatch party profile. Cisse has not been recorded stating it personally in any source opened for this record.
- What still needs checking
- Whether Cisse states this position in the candidate's own words, and whether the city has the legal power to run such a trust.
- [Party platform, The Blueprint](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 · TransitCampaign pledge
### Party transit plan: free transit for residents
Bright Future Vancouver's platform commits to free transit for Vancouver residents, along with faster buses, safer stations and SkyTrain service to UBC.
Evidence & next checks
- Evidence reviewed
- This is the party's platform as published on its website. Transit in Metro Vancouver is run by TransLink rather than the City of Vancouver, and the party page does not explain how a city council would deliver it. Cisse has not been recorded stating it personally.
- What still needs checking
- How a city council would fund and deliver a fare change that TransLink controls.
- [Party platform, The Blueprint](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/)Campaign · Bright Future Vancouver
2026 · Plan ahead and listen firstCampaign pledge
### Plan ahead and listen first
The party page says Cisse wants the city to put residents first, listen to communities, and plan for the future.
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?
- [City Council candidates](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)Campaign · Bright Future Vancouver
2026 · Stronger local communitiesCampaign pledge
### Stronger local communities
The party page says Cisse believes a better city comes from stronger communities and practical leadership.
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?
- [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
The published ballot order lists 56 council candidates and places Cisse at number 148 for Bright Future Vancouver. This is the only journalism found that names the candidate.
- [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 / 8 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
- City Council candidates
Bright Future Vancouver
- Party platform, The Blueprint
Bright Future Vancouver
Reporting 2 sources
- Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order
Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
- Election 2026, Getting to Know the Parties: Bright Future Vancouver and Muhammad Ahmad
CityHallWatch · August 25, 2026
Event organizer 1 sources
- All Candidates Meeting, Sep 23
Mount Pleasant Community Association
Event listing 1 sources
- Candidate Debates Happening In Vancouver, Richmond, and Surrey
Women Transforming Cities · September 17, 2026
No independent source was found confirming the role at the African Fair Trade Society. Public business listings for that organization name a different person as owner, and it could not be established whether Cisse held any position there, so the claim is recorded only as what the party page says. No registration or public record was found for Community Growth Media. The party page does not name the provincial campaign that was managed, so it could not be checked. No interview, speech, opinion piece or news article about Cisse was found beyond the ballot list. The City of Vancouver candidate pages refuse automated requests, so the official nomination record could not be opened.
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. 2 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here, each checked against a quotation from that page.
Checks still to do: Confirm business and campaign roles and request individual commitments beyond the party 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
Dates not given
### Founder, Community Growth Media
The party candidate page says the business helps coaches and creators build engaged online communities. The page gives no start date and no further detail.
[City Council candidates](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)
More than 15 years, dates not given
### African Fair Trade Society
The party candidate page says Cisse spent more than 15 years with this Vancouver organization. The page does not say what the role was.
[City Council candidates](https://www.brightfuturevancouver.ca/candidates/city-council)
Dates not given
### Provincial campaign manager and municipal campaign volunteer
The party candidate page says Cisse managed a provincial election campaign and volunteered on municipal campaigns, without naming any of them.
[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.
Which formal City process would you change to improve public participation?
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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