Orléans lawyer and notary, running for Councillor in Ward 1.
Sherif Rizk is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026. He is a lawyer, and his campaign website sets out a nine-part platform on transit, roads, housing, safety, parks, local business, climate resilience, walking and cycling, and City finances. He told CBC News that he would support a property tax increase of no more than 2.5 percent in 2027.
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Sherif Rizk's campaign website says he is a lawyer and longtime resident of Orléans who has served the community through legal and notary work since 2009, and that he is a Certified Fraud Examiner who has advised victims of fraud. The site says he holds two law degrees, a background in political science and training in drafting laws, and that he has mentored youth and aspiring lawyers. In the CTV News questionnaire he says he has practised law for 10 years, has run his own business for eight years, has been a Certified Fraud Examiner since 2019 and a notary public since 2015, and has appeared before courts and tribunals including the Federal Court. In the CBC News questionnaire he says he grew up in the ward and has lived in it for seven years. These are his own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with the Law Society of Ontario or any other body. The City's list shows his nomination dated May 4, 2026.
His campaign website says he has helped individuals and families recover hundreds of thousands of dollars lost to fraud. That is the campaign's figure, and voche.me found no source for it.
His campaign proposes a motion asking the City Solicitor to review the City's remaining legal rights over delays and extra costs on the east train extension, and says it would pursue recovery of taxpayers' money by whatever route fits, including negotiation, arbitration or court action. The site says the goal is recovering taxpayer dollars efficiently.
Capital Current quoted him on September 24, 2026 saying that Ottawa will keep growing and that, when the City approves new development, it must also plan the roads, transit and other services that those communities need.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
His campaign proposes a Transit Reliability Guarantee that would credit riders toward a future trip when OC Transpo arrives more than 30 minutes after the scheduled time on key routes, regular public reports on what is left to do before the east train extension opens, and bus service timed to the train stations.
He chose a transit levy (a separate tax for transit) to cover OC Transpo deficits in the CBC News questionnaire.
His campaign proposes to use road condition and traffic data to choose Ward 1 roads for repair, to schedule road, sewer and sidewalk work together, and to review places where snow clearing and ice control repeatedly fall short.
Sherif Rizk campaign website · home, about and platformHis campaign proposes faster and clearer housing approvals, more homes near rapid transit and main roads, use of City-owned land for housing, and a statement of road, transit and water effects for each major development. It says prime farmland should not be assumed to be available for building.
Sherif Rizk campaign website · home, about and platformHis campaign proposes steady enforcement against extreme speeding and stunt driving on Trim Road and other high-risk roads, using traffic data to help officers decide where to patrol, a Ward 1 Community Safety Network and a requirement for evidence before the shared e-scooter trial becomes permanent.
His site says officers would carry out the enforcement, with data tools to help them, and it rules out a return of automated speed cameras.
His campaign says higher property taxes should not be the City's first answer. It would put cost checks into every budget, look for money from other governments and set a service standard for the ward office.
In the CBC News questionnaire he said he would support a property tax increase of no more than 2.5 percent for 2027 and called that figure a ceiling.
He wrote that targeted police funding increases make sense where there is a shown need, tied to clear goals.
The platform also covers parks that serve all ages and seasons, a small business impact test and support for Cumberland Village, flood and heat resilience, and links for walking and cycling to the train stations.
A section on Cumberland lists ferry traffic on Regional Road 174, renewal of R.J. Kennedy Arena and Community Centre and rural roads and ditches.
Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City's list of certified candidates for Ward 1, his campaign website, Capital Current of September 24, 2026, and the CBC News and CTV News Ottawa questionnaires.
Gaps. His social media could not be read. His law practice, his notary status, his fraud examiner credential and the amount recovered for fraud victims are his own statements, and none was checked with the Law Society of Ontario or another body. The questionnaire has not been sent.
In the CTV News questionnaire he says he has practised law for 10 years, run his own business for eight years and been a notary public since 2015. His campaign website says his legal and notary work in Orléans began in 2009.
CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 1, Orléans East-Cumberland, September 14, 2026He gives this credential in the CTV News questionnaire and on his website. voche.me has not checked it with the issuing body.
CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 1, Orléans East-Cumberland, September 14, 2026Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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