Candidate for Councillor in Ward 15 Kitchissippi, a real estate entrepreneur whose RECO role was Vice-chair of an advisory council.
Subhir Uppal is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 15 Kitchissippi, with a nomination dated May 1, 2026. CBC News describes him as a real estate manager and entrepreneur. His campaign says he was vice chair of the Real Estate Council of Ontario, and RECO’s own announcement of July 26, 2024 names him Vice-chair of its Industry Advisory Council, an advisory group. His campaign says its priorities are a fair share of City spending for the ward, lower taxes, better transit, a recreation centre and social housing.
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The City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates shows Subhir Uppal’s nomination for Councillor in Ward 15 Kitchissippi dated May 1, 2026, with the same date for his registration in the Contribution Rebate Program. The City’s list of elected officials for 2022 to 2026 does not include him, and the City’s list shows no withdrawal and no nomination for another office. The sitting Councillor, Jeff Leiper, is running for Mayor and is not on this ward’s ballot. CBC News describes him as a real estate manager and entrepreneur, and Capital Current describes him as a real estate professional, tech entrepreneur and community volunteer.
His campaign website and his answers to CBC News, CTV News Ottawa and NCR Now say he was born to immigrant parents, has lived in Kitchissippi for about 15 years, holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an Executive MBA from the University of Ottawa, founded a real estate technology company called uppaBE, was recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year in 2024, teaches ethics for the Real Estate Institute of Canada, serves as a director of the Ottawa Real Estate Board and the Ottawa Safety Council, served two terms on the board of the Vanier Business Improvement Area, and mentors youth with Junior Achievement Canada. The sources voche.me read do not name the body that gave the 2024 award, and voche.me did not check the degrees, the board seats or the teaching with those organizations.
His website and the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire say he was vice chair of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), the body that regulates real estate agents in Ontario. RECO’s announcement of July 26, 2024 names Subhir Uppal as Vice-chair of its Industry Advisory Council, a group of ten brokers that advises RECO’s Board of Directors. RECO’s announcement of June 2, 2025 names Stephen Rotstein as vice-chair of its Board of Directors, and voche.me found no RECO page that lists him as a member of that Board. The NCR Now interview says he was previously in a leadership position there.
His campaign website calls for fair, distance-based transit fares, a modern recreation and wellness centre in the Tunney’s Pasture and Bayview area, planned growth that protects trees and green spaces, repaired streets and sidewalks, a City purchase of existing homes for social housing instead of motel rooms, no new taxes or levies, a community officer police model and Neighbourhood Watch, and a Kitchissippi Presidents Council of community leaders. He told CTV News Ottawa that he cannot support an infrastructure levy without clear costs, and says the ward sends the second-largest amount of property tax in the city and should receive its fair share. In the CBC News questionnaire he says the police budget is appropriate and should first get a value-for-money audit, and says the City should reform development charges on infill housing. His News page lists a press release from his campaign that says former Deputy Mayor Bob Monette endorses him; voche.me did not check that with Mr. Monette. These are his own statements. The sources voche.me read hold no complaint about him.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
His campaign website says he would fight to keep more of the revenue the ward generates working in the ward, for roads, recreation, transit and neighbourhood services.
He told CTV News Ottawa the ward ranks second in the city for property tax revenue sent to City Hall. voche.me has not checked that figure.
His campaign website says he would oppose new taxes and levies and push City Hall to cut waste and find efficiencies first.
In the CBC News questionnaire he says he would not set the 2027 tax increase before a true accounting of the City’s books.
His campaign website says he supports fair, distance-based fares, bringing independent transit experts to the table, better real-time tracking and lively spaces around LRT stations.
In the CBC News questionnaire he says he would overhaul OC Transpo’s GPS tracking.
His campaign website calls for a modern recreation and wellness centre in the Tunney’s Pasture and Bayview area and for growth planned with the community, with trees, traffic and parking considered.
Subhir Uppal campaign · PolicyHis campaign website says the City should buy existing homes for social housing instead of paying for motel rooms, and should support a community officer police model, Neighbourhood Watch and work on petty crime and discarded needles.
In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says expanding the ANCHOR program would free police for enforcement and crime prevention.
Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for Ward 15 and its open data file of nominations, his campaign website (home, About, Policy, News, Videos and Events), CBC News of August 25, 2026 and its candidate questionnaire, CTV News Ottawa of September 11, 2026, NCR Now of September 5, 2026, the Kitchissippi Times of May 2026, Capital Current of October 2026, the Ottawa Lookout, and two RECO announcements (July 26, 2024, read in an Internet Archive copy because the live address returns not found, and June 2, 2025).
Gaps. His Facebook, Instagram and TikTok pages showed only a login page or a profile summary. His degrees, his Entrepreneur of the Year award, his seats on the Ottawa Real Estate Board and the Ottawa Safety Council, his Vanier Business Improvement Area terms and his teaching were not checked with those bodies. RECO’s announcements do not show him as a member of its Board of Directors, so the campaign’s description of him as a RECO vice chair is checked only as far as the Industry Advisory Council. His videos and the press releases and interviews listed on his News page were not all opened. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent.
RECO’s announcement of July 26, 2024 lists him as Vice-chair of the Industry Advisory Council, which advises RECO’s Board of Directors, and as CEO and Broker of Record of uppaBe in Ottawa. His website and the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire describe the role as vice chair of RECO.
Real Estate Council of Ontario · Consumer Advisory Council and Industry Advisory Council members announced, July 26, 2024 (Internet Archive copy of April 20, 2026)He says he founded uppaBE, an AI-driven real estate startup, and has worked for more than 20 years as a real estate manager, broker and mortgage broker. RECO’s announcement of July 26, 2024 names him as CEO and Broker of Record of uppaBe. voche.me has not checked the rest.
Real Estate Council of Ontario · Consumer Advisory Council and Industry Advisory Council members announced, July 26, 2024 (Internet Archive copy of April 20, 2026)He told the Kitchissippi Times and CBC News that he serves on these boards and teaches ethics with the Real Estate Institute of Canada. voche.me has not checked this with those organizations.
Kitchissippi Times · Subhir Uppal runs for Kitchissippi council seat, May 2026Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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