--- title: "Muhyadin Omar Barkhat: candidate for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/muhyadin-omar-barkhat" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:39.775Z" meta: description: "Muhyadin Omar Barkhat is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, with a nomination dated August 12, 2026..." "og:description": "Muhyadin Omar Barkhat is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, with a nomination dated August 12, 2026..." "og:title": "Muhyadin Omar Barkhat: candidate for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "Muhyadin Omar Barkhat is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, with a nomination dated August 12, 2026..." "twitter:title": "Muhyadin Omar Barkhat: candidate for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista · Ottawa 2026 # Muhyadin Omar Barkhat Candidate for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista who says he works at an airport and supports lower transit fares, a housing-first strategy and accountability for road construction. Muhyadin Omar Barkhat is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, with a nomination dated August 12, 2026. CBC News and CTV News Ottawa publish his questionnaire answers under the name Muhyadin Barkhat. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he calls himself a newcomer to politics who works at “airport international”. He gave the City a TikTok account and no website, and the account showed no videos on October 7, 2026. He says he wants lower transit fares, more social housing, more activities and support workers for seniors, and accountability for road construction contracts. These are his own statements, and voche.me checked only the City’s list and his TikTok account. The sources read hold no complaint against him. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Muhyadin Omar BarkhatOttawa municipal election *Muhyadin Omar BarkhatCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Muhyadin Omar Barkhat The City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Ward 18 shows Muhyadin Omar Barkhat’s nomination dated August 12, 2026, with the same date for his registration in the Contribution Rebate Program. The list gives a TikTok account for him and no website. CBC News and CTV News Ottawa use both Muhyadin Omar Barkhat and Muhyadin Barkhat for him. The sitting Councillor, Marty Carr, and three other challengers (Tressy El-Hawi, Derek McSweeney and Elsa Niyongabo) are also certified in the ward. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he calls himself “a newbie” in politics who has watched politics closely since early childhood. He writes that he works at “airport international” and has a diploma, that he previously lived in Alta Vista, and that he uses OC Transpo to get to work. In the CBC News questionnaire he says he has lived in the ward for 8 years. His CBC News answers about his professional and life experience name no employer, school or job. voche.me did not check where he lives, works or studied. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he would work to lower transit fares, even to zero. He does not support increasing the police budget and would spend that money on homelessness, housing and social housing, and he supports an infrastructure levy (a special tax charge for roads and sewers). He names lonely seniors, housing and road construction delays as the biggest issues in the ward, and says he would push for accountability in road and sewer contracts, open them to more private companies, and make a by-law to enforce City construction rules. In the CBC News questionnaire he says a housing-first strategy (homes come first for people who are homeless) is the City’s biggest challenge, supports a 2027 tax increase of at most 3 percent, chooses a transit levy to cover OC Transpo deficits, and says the police budget is appropriate while he also wants other public safety spending. He rates 5 on a scale of 1 to 5, where 5 is strongly agree, the statement that adding more homes in existing neighbourhoods will matter for housing, and says the City should make road, water and sewer capacity a condition of growth. He lists repairing and widening roads, better traffic-light timing, safer crossings, parking areas and stronger enforcement of traffic rules as ways to ease traffic. These are his own statements, and voche.me did not check the facts in them. The TikTok account the City lists for him showed 0 videos and an empty profile on October 7, 2026. 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 ### Housing and affordability In the CBC News questionnaire he says a housing-first strategy (homes come first for people who are homeless) can deal with homelessness, affordability, growth and housing near transit together. To make life more affordable he says the City should build more housing faster, make transportation cheaper and more useful, use public land well and help people stay in their existing affordable homes.
Read the full position In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he would work with the federal and provincial governments to speed up home construction and to have more affordable housing for residents.
[CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Muhyadin Barkhat, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698530/muhyadin-barkhat-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) 02 ### Seniors In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he would create activities for seniors who are often lonely and increase the number of personal support workers who help them. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, September 16, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-18-alta-vista/) 03 ### Transit and fares In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he would work to lower transit fares, even to zero. In the CBC News questionnaire he says he would keep the current OC Transpo recovery plan but make reliability, openness and accountability to customers its guiding aims, and would cover OC Transpo deficits with a transit levy. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, September 16, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-18-alta-vista/) 04 ### Road construction and traffic In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he would push for accountability in road and sewer contracts, open them to more private companies, and make a by-law to enforce City construction rules. In the CBC News questionnaire he lists road widening and repairs, better traffic-light timing, safer crossings and sidewalks, parking areas and stronger traffic enforcement.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire he names road and drainage improvements as the top infrastructure need in the ward.
[CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Muhyadin Barkhat, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698530/muhyadin-barkhat-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) 05 ### Taxes and policing In the CBC News questionnaire he says he would support a 2027 property tax increase of at most 3 percent, and ideally less if savings are found. He says the police budget is appropriate and that the City should also fund other ways to prevent problems.
Read the full position In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he does not support increasing the police budget and would use the money for homelessness, housing and social housing.
[CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Muhyadin Barkhat, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698530/muhyadin-barkhat-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) 06 ### Weather-ready infrastructure In the CBC News questionnaire he answers yes to investing in infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather even if the City spends less in other areas, and says road, water and sewer capacity should be in place before growth is allowed to proceed. [CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Muhyadin Barkhat, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698530/muhyadin-barkhat-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) [CBC News questionnaire answers from Muhyadin Barkhat](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698530/muhyadin-barkhat-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 7, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for Ward 18 (an Internet Archive copy) and, from October 6, its open data file of nominations; CBC News of August 25, 2026 and his CBC News questionnaire; CTV News Ottawa of September 16, 2026; and the account data of the TikTok address he gave the City. Gaps. The City list gives him no website and no other social media account, and name searches found no campaign website. His TikTok account showed 0 videos and an empty profile, so it holds no campaign statements. His work, diploma and years in the ward rest on his own statements, and his two questionnaires differ on where he lives: the CTV News Ottawa answer says he previously lived in Alta Vista and the CBC News answer gives 8 years in the ward. voche.me did not check which is current. No public role is on record for him, so no minutes were searched. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 18 Alta Vista](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-18-alta-vista) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Not stated (his account) ### Works at “airport international” (his account) In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he writes that he works at “airport international” and has a diploma. No employer, job title, school or start date is given. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, September 16, 2026](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-18-alta-vista/) 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 Muhyadin Omar Barkhat 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 Muhyadin Omar Barkhat's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Muhyadin Omar Barkhat? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Muhyadin Omar Barkhat's own campaign.
Does Muhyadin Omar Barkhat currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Muhyadin Omar Barkhat.
How many sources does this Muhyadin Omar Barkhat profile cite? This profile lists 7 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Muhyadin Omar Barkhat's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Muhyadin Omar Barkhat 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 Muhyadin Omar Barkhat 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 18 Alta Vista (list last updated September 5, 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-18-alta-vista)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Alta Vista: Here’s who’s running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026 (updated October 1) ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alta-vista-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7313943)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Muhyadin Barkhat, Ward 18 Alta Vista ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28698530/muhyadin-barkhat-ward-18-alta-vista.pdf)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 18 Alta Vista, September 16, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-18-alta-vista/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [TikTok · councillor.muhyad (the account Muhyadin Omar Barkhat gave the City) ](https://www.tiktok.com/@councillor.muhyad)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. [TikTok account councillor.muhyad (the address Muhyadin Omar Barkhat gave the City)](https://www.tiktok.com/@councillor.muhyad) ## 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 Muhyadin Omar Barkhat 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.