Candidate for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee in Zone 3 Barrhaven who says he has a Ph.D., an MBA and the CFA designation and 20 years in the federal public service.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee in Zone 3, which covers City Wards 3 and 24, with a nomination dated July 21, 2026. His campaign says he has lived in Barrhaven for 22 years, taught business courses for over a decade, worked 20 years in the federal public service and holds a Ph.D., an MBA and the CFA designation. The Stonebridge Community Association lists him as its Director of Safety and Security. His six campaign priorities are learning, new schools for Barrhaven, safe and supported schools, more say for families, staff success, and responsible spending.
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The City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates shows Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi’s nomination for trustee of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Zone 3 dated July 21, 2026. The City’s open data file shows no withdrawal. He gave the City a campaign website and a Facebook page. CTV News Ottawa and The Leveller, which calls him a newcomer in Barrhaven, name him. The other candidates in the zone are Brenda Abramson and Daniel Pershick.
His campaign website, which uses the title Dr., says he and his wife have lived in Barrhaven for 22 years and raised two children who attended the board’s schools. It says he has more than 10 years as a former educator, teaching business courses at Carleton University, Algonquin College and the University of Ottawa, and a 20-year career in the federal public service in financial management, budgeting, financial reporting, governance, policy and economic analysis. It says he holds a Ph.D., an MBA and the CFA designation. The Stonebridge Community Association’s page lists him as Director of Safety and Security and gives the same degrees, with a Ph.D. in Management from Carleton University, an MBA from Georgetown University and an MA in Political Science from the University of Regina, and says 19 years in three federal departments. The two pages give different totals for his public service. voche.me has not checked his degrees, teaching or public service with the schools, the colleges or the government.
His website lists service as a School Council member and as a community representative with the Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of School Councils, a director and adviser of the Ottawa Chinese Language School charity, a volunteer at the Barrhaven Food Cupboard, a co-organizer of four youth dragon boat teams a year, a treasurer for a youth volleyball club, and a former treasurer of a local electoral district association, which it does not name. It names no political party.
His platform lists six priorities, each introduced with the words I will work to: strengthen reading and mathematics and protect programs such as French Immersion; add schools and school space in Barrhaven and reduce the use of portable classrooms; support safe, inclusive schools, mental health and special education; give parents more say, including consultation before boundary or program changes; support teachers, educational assistants and support staff; and report spending openly. The site says the board has a provincial supervisor after consecutive deficits and depleted reserves, and the board’s own page says the supervision began on June 27, 2025, so that decisions normally made by trustees are made by the appointed Supervisor. The sources voche.me read hold no complaint or allegation about him.
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His platform promises to strengthen reading and mathematics with evidence-based teaching, protect programs such as French Immersion, and strengthen pathways to university, college, skilled trades and work.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi campaign · PlatformHis platform says he will ask for new schools and more capacity where growth requires it, reduce reliance on portable classrooms, coordinate housing growth with school planning, and keep families informed about boundaries and transport.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi campaign · PlatformHis platform promises prompt, fair action on bullying and violence, more mental health support with early help, and better support for students with special educational needs.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi campaign · PlatformHis platform promises more parent input in board decisions, clear communication, and consultation before changes to boundaries, programs, closures, consolidations or transport.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi campaign · PlatformHis platform says he will value teachers, educational assistants and support staff, listen to staff and support their professional learning.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi campaign · PlatformHis platform promises clear reporting of how education money is spent, spending that benefits students directly, measurable results from major programs and evidence-based budgeting.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi campaign · PlatformEvidence reviewed on October 7, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (an Internet Archive copy) and its open data file of nominations, his campaign website (Home, Platform, Meet Kenneth, Updates and Get Involved), the Stonebridge Community Association’s Board of Directors page, the board’s page on supervision, CBC News of August 24, 2026, The Leveller of July 24, 2026, and the CTV News Ottawa list of school board candidates of September 9, 2026.
Gaps. His Facebook page could not be read without logging in. His degrees, his teaching, his years in the public service and his volunteer roles are his own statements, and the Stonebridge page appears to repeat them. The two pages give 20 and 19 years of public service. He names no political party and no employer. No news interview with him was found. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent.
The campaign website lists financial management, budgeting and planning, financial reporting and control, governance, policy and economic analysis. voche.me has not checked this with the government.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi campaign · Meet KennethThe association’s page lists him as a director with a focus on community safety, security, development and transportation.
Stonebridge Community Association · Board of DirectorsThe campaign website and the Stonebridge page both state this. voche.me has not checked it with the schools.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi campaign · Meet KennethThe campaign website and the Stonebridge page both list this role. voche.me has not checked it with the Assembly.
Kenneth (Kangwu) Xi campaign · Meet KennethThe campaign website says director and adviser, and the Stonebridge page says treasurer and board director. voche.me has not checked it with the school.
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