--- title: "Brian Paquette: candidate for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/brian-paquette" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:37.613Z" meta: description: "Brian Paquette is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, with a nomination dated August 19, 2026. He..." "og:description": "Brian Paquette is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, with a nomination dated August 19, 2026. He..." "og:title": "Brian Paquette: candidate for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "Brian Paquette is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, with a nomination dated August 19, 2026. He..." "twitter:title": "Brian Paquette: candidate for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier · Ottawa 2026 # Brian Paquette Personal trainer, martial arts instructor and coach, as CBC News and his own answers describe him, running for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier. Brian Paquette is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, with a nomination dated August 19, 2026. He gave the City no website or social media account. CBC News describes him as a personal trainer and martial arts instructor. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he gives his age as 54, says he has no political experience and a 30-year career as a coach, and names community safety, wellbeing and housing as the biggest issues in the ward. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Brian PaquetteOttawa municipal election *Brian PaquetteCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Brian Paquette The City’s list of certified candidates shows Brian Paquette’s nomination for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier dated August 19, 2026, and shows no registration in the Contribution Rebate Program. It lists no website and no social media account for him. CBC News reported on August 25, 2026 that he was one of four people who signed up to run just days before the deadline, and describes him as a personal trainer and martial arts instructor. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he gives his age as 54 and says he has lived in Ottawa for 54 years. He lists no political experience, and lists his professional experience as 30-year coach, entrepreneur, leadership trainer, youth councilor, public speaker. These are his own statements, and voche.me has not checked them. In the same questionnaire he says he would want to see a decrease in transit fares, specifically for older adults, youth and people on social assistance. He says he is open to increasing the police budget if it brings five things: more visible police, faster response times, more investment in community safety, more tools against serious crime and prevention, and a reduction in overtime and staffing. He answers yes to an infrastructure levy, an extra property tax charge for roads and sewers. For the biggest issues in the ward he writes community safety, wellbeing, housing, health and welfare, and says he will work with and for the community with transparency, inclusion and empathy. The sources voche.me read hold no complaint or allegation about him. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Community safety and housing In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he names community safety, wellbeing, housing, health and welfare as the biggest issues, and promises to work with the community with transparency, inclusion and empathy. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-12-rideau-vanier/) 02 ### Lower transit fares for some riders He says he would want to see a decrease in transit fares, specifically for older adults, youth and people on social assistance. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-12-rideau-vanier/) 03 ### Police budget with conditions He says he is open to increasing the police budget if it brings more visible police, faster response times, more investment in community safety, more tools against serious crime and prevention, and less overtime and staffing. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-12-rideau-vanier/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for Ward 12 and its open data file of nominations, CBC News of August 25, 2026, and CTV News Ottawa’s questionnaire answers. Gaps. The City list gives him no website and no social media account, and name searches found no campaign page or news report beyond the CBC News and CTV News Ottawa ward pages. His work history was not checked with any employer or business. His CBC News questionnaire answers were not found on CBC’s page for Ward 12 on October 6, 2026. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-12-rideau-vanier) 03 / Background ## Experience & community 30 years, as he describes it ### Coach, entrepreneur, leadership trainer, youth councilor and public speaker In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he lists this as his professional experience, and CBC News describes him as a personal trainer and martial arts instructor. voche.me has not checked this. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, September 2026](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-12-rideau-vanier/) 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. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Brian Paquette directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Brian Paquette's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Brian Paquette? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Brian Paquette's own campaign.
Does Brian Paquette currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Brian Paquette.
How many sources does this Brian Paquette profile cite? This profile lists 5 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Brian Paquette's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Brian Paquette in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Brian Paquette is running in? The 2026 Ottawa municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / 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 Ottawa · certified candidates, Councillor ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier (list last updated August 24, 2026) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-12-rideau-vanier)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Rideau-Vanier: Here’s who’s running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rideau-vanier-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7312594)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-12-rideau-vanier/)Checked October 6, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Ahmed Alsabaawi**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-alsabaawi) [Councillor**Ahmed Rashid**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-rashid) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Brian Paquette a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.