--- title: "Shirley Sio (邵己凌) | School Board | Vancouver election 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/candidates/shirley-sio" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:56.308Z" meta: description: "Shirley Sio (邵己凌), ballot number 310 for School Board in Vancouver, ABC Vancouver. Profile focus: Learning support and preparation for work." "og:description": "Shirley Sio (邵己凌), ballot number 310 for School Board in Vancouver, ABC Vancouver. Profile focus: Learning support and preparation for work." "og:title": "Shirley Sio (邵己凌) | School Board | Vancouver election 2026" "twitter:description": "Shirley Sio (邵己凌), ballot number 310 for School Board in Vancouver, ABC Vancouver. Profile focus: Learning support and preparation for work." "twitter:title": "Shirley Sio (邵己凌) | School Board | Vancouver election 2026" --- School Board · Vancouver 2026 # Shirley Sio (邵己凌) Candidate for the Vancouver School Board. Shirley Sio (邵己凌), ballot number 310 for School Board in Vancouver, ABC Vancouver. Profile focus: Learning support and preparation for work. Explore the record Public schedule Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page ABC Vancouver2026 ![Shirley Sio (邵己凌), from ABC Vancouver.](https://voche.me/images/candidates/shirley-sio-640.webp) *Shirley Sio (邵己凌)School BoardBallot no.310* [Image: ABC Vancouver](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/shirley-sio/) Candidate research / September 22, 2026 Shirley Sio is a first-time Vancouver School Board candidate running with ABC Vancouver at ballot number 310. This record covers the party biography, the party platform, and a court case over whether Chinese characters could appear in the name printed on the ballot. **6**Commitments **2**News articles **7**Sources Public schedule / Through election day ## Where can you hear Shirley Sio (邵己凌)? 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 Shirley Sio (邵己凌) Shirley Sio (邵己凌) appears on the City of Vancouver's final 2026 candidate list for School Board, with ballot number 310. The City records the affiliation as ABC Vancouver. The page says Sio founded and runs DriveTreck Driving Academy and founded The Circle of MA, a volunteer nonprofit that runs job readiness workshops and supports mental well-being. The page says Sio graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and has worked in several sectors in North America and Asia. The page says the candidate received a full scholarship to study for an MBA in China. The ABC Vancouver candidate page says Sio was born in Macau, moved to Vancouver in 1992, and speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and Shanghainese. The party page says Sio holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications from Simon Fraser University and completed an MBA in China on a full scholarship. The party page says Sio founded and runs DriveTreck Driving Academy and founded The Circle of MA, described as a volunteer-led nonprofit that supports mental wellbeing. The party page says Sio has worked in technology, healthcare, education, film, entertainment, design, construction and curriculum development in North America and Asia, and that the work has focused on youth, newcomers, seniors and students with special needs. Sio appears on the October 17, 2026 ballot at number 310, listed with the Chinese characters for the name, running with ABC Vancouver. 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. 6 commitments shown · Checked Sep 22 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Support for students with special needs and newcomers The party page says Sio's work is built on the view that the right support, education, resources and opportunities help people build stable and independent lives, and names youth, newcomers, seniors and students with special needs as the groups that work has served.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
This comes from the candidate's own party page and states a belief rather than a step the board would take. No programme or budget is named.
What still needs checking
Which district programme for students with special needs Sio would change, and how it would be paid for.
- [Candidate page for Shirley Sio](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/shirley-sio/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Swimming lessons during the school day ABC Vancouver's 2026 platform says the party will bring swimming lessons into the school day.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The commitment appears on the party platform page. The page does not attach it to a named candidate, and no separate statement from Sio was found.
What still needs checking
Which body pays for the lessons and whether the school board or the city delivers them.
- [2026 platform](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### More classroom teaching support The ABC platform says the party will increase teaching assistance by investing in classrooms.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page states the commitment without a dollar figure or a number of positions, at a time when the district has cut positions to balance its 2026-27 budget.
What still needs checking
How many positions, and where the money comes from.
- [2026 platform](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver 2026 · Education fundingCampaign pledge ### School tax collected in Vancouver The ABC platform says the party will press for the provincial school tax collected in Vancouver to fund Vancouver schools.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page states the commitment. School tax rates are set by the province, and the page does not say how the party would change that.
What still needs checking
What the party would ask the province to do, and by when.
- [2026 platform](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver 2026 · EducationCampaign pledge ### Extracurricular and after-school activities The ABC platform says the party will keep extracurricular activities in Vancouver and expand after-school programming.
Evidence & next checks
Evidence reviewed
The platform page states both items without funding or delivery detail.
What still needs checking
Which programmes are meant, and who runs them.
- [2026 platform](https://abcvancouver.ca/platform/)Campaign · ABC Vancouver 2026 · Learning support and preparation for workCampaign pledge ### Learning support and preparation for work The campaign describes education entrepreneurship and community-support work.
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?
- [Candidate page for Shirley Sio](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/shirley-sio/)Campaign · ABC 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. Campaign disputeSeptember 18, 2026 ### City court application over Chinese characters on the ballot Chief election officer Jason Twa asked the B.C. provincial court to decide whether seven candidates, including Sio, could have usual names that combine an English name with Chinese characters printed on the October 17 ballot. The city's lawyer argued the Chinese names were not part of the candidates' usual names, that all the candidates except one appeared to use only English names on social media, and that adding the Chinese names later in the filing process was odd. #### Candidate or party response No published statement by Sio was found. Two other affected candidates, Iona Bonamis and Lenny Zhou, spoke to reporters. #### Verified status and limits Judge Roger Cutler ruled on September 18, 2026 that all seven candidates may use their usual names on the ballot, and said written reasons would follow. The decision came in time for the draw that set the order of names on the ballot the same evening. - [B.C. judge rules Vancouver city candidates can use Chinese names on ballot](https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-judge-rules-vancouver-city-candidates-can-use-chinese-names-on-ballot)Reporting · Vancouver Sun - [Vancouver takes some civic election candidates to court over Chinese-character names](https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-takes-some-civic-election-candidates-to-court-over-chinese-character-names)Reporting · Vancouver Sun 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 18, 2026Reporting Vancouver Sun ### B.C. judge rules Vancouver city candidates can use Chinese names on ballot Report on the provincial court decision allowing seven candidates, Sio among them, to keep Chinese characters in the usual name printed on the ballot. The report gives the Chinese characters for each candidate and states that Sio is running for school board. - [B.C. judge rules Vancouver city candidates can use Chinese names on ballot](https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-judge-rules-vancouver-city-candidates-can-use-chinese-names-on-ballot)Reporting · Vancouver Sun September 22, 2026Reporting Daily Hive ### Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order Full ballot listing for October 17. Sio is number 310 among 31 school board 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 for Shirley Sio ABC Vancouver - 2026 platform ABC Vancouver
Reporting 3 sources - B.C. judge rules Vancouver city candidates can use Chinese names on ballot Vancouver Sun · September 18, 2026 - Vancouver takes some civic election candidates to court over Chinese-character names Vancouver Sun · September 15, 2026 - Vancouver's 2026 civic election candidate list is set: All 130 names in ballot order Daily Hive · September 22, 2026
No news reporting about Sio was found beyond the ballot name court case and the candidate lists. The party page's claims about the MBA scholarship, the driving school and the nonprofit could not be checked against any source outside the campaign, and the driving school's stated first-time pass rate is left out of this record for that reason. No personal campaign website, interview or public statement by Sio was found. 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. 0 stated positions and 3 background facts recorded here. This site blocks automated requests, so each quotation was read from the live page twice, independently. Checks still to do: Verify organizational roles and do not repeat business performance statistics without underlying evidence. 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 ### Founder and principal, DriveTreck Driving Academy The party page describes this as a driving instruction school founded and run by Sio. [Candidate page for Shirley Sio](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/shirley-sio/) Dates not stated ### Founder, The Circle of MA The party page describes this as a volunteer-led nonprofit organisation that supports mental wellbeing. [Candidate page for Shirley Sio](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/shirley-sio/) 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.
How would you improve support for students preparing for work or further education? No response has been submitted.
How would you balance student learning support, facilities and staffing within the district’s available funding? 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 school trustee candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidates-school-trustee.aspx)Checked September 22, 2026 - [ABC Vancouver · candidate page ](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/shirley-sio/)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. [ABC Vancouver · candidate page](https://abcvancouver.ca/team/shirley-sio/) [ABC Vancouver official website](https://abcvancouver.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/candidates) [School Board**Darren Boidman**](https://voche.me/candidates/darren-boidman) [School Board**Krista Sigurdson**](https://voche.me/candidates/krista-sigurdson) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.