--- title: "Jules Ruhinda: candidate for Councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/jules-ruhinda" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:41.372Z" meta: description: "Jules Ruhinda is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, with a nomination dated May 20, 2026. The C..." "og:description": "Jules Ruhinda is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, with a nomination dated May 20, 2026. The C..." "og:title": "Jules Ruhinda: candidate for Councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "Jules Ruhinda is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, with a nomination dated May 20, 2026. The C..." "twitter:title": "Jules Ruhinda: candidate for Councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East · Ottawa 2026 # Jules Ruhinda Candidate for Councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, founder of a call centre company with operations in Canada and Rwanda. Jules Ruhinda is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, with a nomination dated May 20, 2026. The City list gives him no website. The Barrhaven Bugle and Capital Current point to a campaign website, which describes him as the founder and chief executive of a call centre company with operations in Canada and Rwanda. In his own answers to CTV News Ottawa he says he came to Canada from Burundi as a refugee, has volunteered on election campaigns and ran for City Council in 2018. His campaign says its priorities are affordable living, accountable local government, safer communities and listening to residents, and in his questionnaires he adds reliable OC Transpo service, traffic flow and hospital access. He is running against the sitting Councillor, Wilson Lo, and against Zahy A Adam, Ahmed Alsabaawi and Yoosaf Melparamba. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Jules Ruhinda, from Jules Ruhinda campaign (julesteamward24.ca).](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/images/candidates/jules-ruhinda-640.webp) *Jules RuhindaCouncillorv.* [Image: Jules Ruhinda campaign (julesteamward24.ca)](https://julesteamward24.ca/about.html) 01 / Introduction ## About Jules Ruhinda The City’s list of certified candidates shows Jules Ruhinda’s nomination for Ward 24 Barrhaven East dated May 20, 2026, with the same date for his registration in the City’s Contribution Rebate Program. The list gives him no website or social media account. The Barrhaven Bugle writes that the City list held no website for him and that it found the campaign website itself, and Capital Current refers to his website. CBC News describes him as the founder of a company with a call centre business in Canada and Rwanda. His campaign website says he is the founder and chief executive of Ring24CSR, a bilingual Canadian customer service and call centre company with operations in Canada and Rwanda, that he has lived in Barrhaven for more than 20 years, and that he came to Canada as a refugee from Burundi and has volunteered to help newcomers and refugee families settle. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he came to Canada from Burundi as a refugee 23 years ago, joined his Member of Parliament in Montreal during the Quebec separation debate to campaign for a No vote, and has taken part in many election campaigns as a volunteer. He says he ran for City Council in 2018, founded Umugenzi for Refugees in 1995 to support refugees and newcomers with settlement services, operated an offshore call centre, and founded a post-construction cleaning company called Final Touch in 2025. He says he is fully bilingual in English and French and has lived in Ottawa since 2006. In the CBC News questionnaire he gives 22 years in the ward. voche.me did not check these statements with the bodies named. It did not find his name in a Global News list of 2018 Ottawa candidates, and it did not read the City’s 2018 results, so the 2018 run is unchecked. His campaign website lists four priorities: affordability and responsible spending, accountable local government, safer and stronger communities, and listening to Barrhaven East. Its Events page describes his visit to a community barbecue held by the Multifaith Housing Initiative at The Haven, with no date shown. In the CBC News questionnaire he names improving public transit as the City’s highest priority, says he would keep any 2027 property tax increase as low as possible, and says the City should rely less on property taxes and make large developers pay a fairer share of the cost of growth. He says OC Transpo needs stronger management, an independent review and clear performance targets, and he picks a transit levy (an extra charge to pay for transit) to cover its deficits. On police he says more funding alone will not solve crime and he supports effective policing, prevention and youth and community programs. Capital Current reports that he wants to improve public transit and traffic management, according to his website. These are his own statements. The sources read hold no complaint against 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 ### Affordability and responsible spending His campaign website says he would put taxpayers first with responsible budgets, practical decisions and a clear focus on value for residents.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire he says he would keep any 2027 property tax increase as low as possible and that City Hall must explain why an increase is needed, how the money will be used and what savings were sought first. He says Ottawa should rely less on property taxes, with larger contributions from large developers and major landowners.
[Jules Ruhinda campaign · Priorities ](https://julesteamward24.ca/priorities.html) 02 ### Accountable local government His campaign website says he would make City Hall more open, easier to reach and more responsive to residents’ needs.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire he says OC Transpo needs stronger management and an independent review, with clear performance targets and openness about costs.
[Jules Ruhinda campaign · Priorities ](https://julesteamward24.ca/priorities.html) 03 ### Safer, stronger communities His campaign website says he would support neighbourhood safety, community partnerships and local spaces where families can thrive.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire he says more police funding alone will not solve crime and that he would support effective policing, prevention and stronger partnerships between police and residents.
[Jules Ruhinda campaign · Priorities ](https://julesteamward24.ca/priorities.html) 04 ### Transit and traffic In the CBC News questionnaire he names improving public transit as the City’s highest priority and says he would push for better signal timing on Woodroffe, Greenbank and Prince of Wales at peak hours and for more frequent buses with better links to Marketplace and Fallowfield Station.
Read the full position Capital Current reports that he wants to improve public transit and traffic management, according to his website.
[CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Jules Ruhinda, Ward 24 Barrhaven East ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28713247/jules-ruhinda-ward-24-barrhaven-east.pdf) 05 ### Health care access and community spaces In the CBC News questionnaire he says residents told him they want better health care access, a hospital and more community spaces, and that the City should plan now for the facilities and services a growing ward needs. [CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Jules Ruhinda, Ward 24 Barrhaven East ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28713247/jules-ruhinda-ward-24-barrhaven-east.pdf) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 7, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for Ward 24 (an Internet Archive copy) and its open data file of nominations, his campaign website (home page, About, Priorities and Events), CBC News of August 25, 2026 with its questionnaire, CTV News Ottawa of September 2026, Capital Current of September 28, 2026, the Barrhaven Bugle of September 17, 2026 and a Global News list of 2018 candidates. Gaps. No social media account was found. His statements about his companies, his organization for refugees, his volunteer campaign work and his 2018 run were not checked with the bodies named. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he gives 23 years since he came to Canada, joining a Montreal campaign during the Quebec separation debate and founding Umugenzi for Refugees in 1995. voche.me could not reconcile these dates and did not check them. The campaign website was found by the Barrhaven Bugle and is not on the City’s list. He gave the Barrhaven Bugle no answers by September 17, 2026. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent. 03 / Background ## Experience & community As he describes it ### Founder and chief executive, Ring24CSR His campaign website says he is the founder and chief executive of Ring24CSR, a bilingual customer service and call centre company with operations in Canada and Rwanda. CBC News describes him as having a call centre company with operations in Canada and Rwanda. voche.me has not checked the company’s registration. [Jules Ruhinda campaign · About Jules](https://julesteamward24.ca/about.html) 2025, as he describes it ### Founder, Final Touch cleaning company In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he founded Final Touch, a post-construction cleaning company, in 2025. voche.me has not checked this. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, September 2026](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-24-barrhaven-east/) As he describes it ### Founder, Umugenzi for Refugees In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he founded Umugenzi for Refugees in 1995, an organization that supports refugees and newcomers with settlement services. voche.me has not checked this with the organization. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, September 2026](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-24-barrhaven-east/) 2018, as he describes it ### Candidate for City Council In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he ran for City Council in 2018. voche.me did not find his name in a Global News list of 2018 Ottawa candidates and did not read the City’s 2018 results, so this is unchecked. [Global News · Ottawa municipal election 2018: who’s in and who’s out](https://globalnews.ca/news/4276229/ottawa-municipal-election-2018-whos-in-and-whos-out) 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 Jules Ruhinda 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 Jules Ruhinda's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Jules Ruhinda? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Jules Ruhinda's own campaign.
Does Jules Ruhinda currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Jules Ruhinda.
How many sources does this Jules Ruhinda profile cite? This profile lists 13 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Jules Ruhinda's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Jules Ruhinda 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 Jules Ruhinda 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 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 24 Barrhaven East (list last updated August 31, 2026; Internet Archive copy) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-24-barrhaven-east)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CBC News · Barrhaven East: Here’s who’s running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026 (updated October 1) ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/barrhaven-east-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7314390)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 24 Barrhaven East, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-24-barrhaven-east/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Jules Ruhinda, Ward 24 Barrhaven East ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28713247/jules-ruhinda-ward-24-barrhaven-east.pdf)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Barrhaven Bugle · Barrhaven Bugle: Meet the Candidates, September 17, 2026 ](https://barrhavenbugle.substack.com/p/barrhaven-bugle-meet-the-candidates)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Capital Current · Election Ottawa 2026: Crowded routes 75 and 74 in political spotlight in Barrhaven East, September 28, 2026 ](https://capitalcurrent.ca/election-ottawa-2026-crowded-routes-75-and-74-in-political-spotlight-in-barrhaven-east/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Jules Ruhinda campaign · Jules Ruhinda for Barrhaven East Ward 24 (home page) ](https://julesteamward24.ca/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Jules Ruhinda campaign · About Jules ](https://julesteamward24.ca/about.html)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Jules Ruhinda campaign · Priorities ](https://julesteamward24.ca/priorities.html)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Jules Ruhinda campaign · Events ](https://julesteamward24.ca/events.html)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Global News · Ottawa municipal election 2018: who’s in and who’s out ](https://globalnews.ca/news/4276229/ottawa-municipal-election-2018-whos-in-and-whos-out)Checked October 7, 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. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Jules Ruhinda campaign website (found by the Barrhaven Bugle, not on the City list)](https://julesteamward24.ca/) ## 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 Jules Ruhinda 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.