--- title: "Tanya Hein: candidate for Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/tanya-hein" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:43.208Z" meta: description: "Tanya Hein is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026. The City's pu..." "og:description": "Tanya Hein is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026. The City's pu..." "og:title": "Tanya Hein: candidate for Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "Tanya Hein is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026. The City's pu..." "twitter:title": "Tanya Hein: candidate for Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville · Ottawa 2026 # Tanya Hein Paralegal and former president of the Stittsville Village Association who ran for Ward 6 in 2022, running again for Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville. Tanya Hein is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026. The City's published results give her 1,528 of the 13,222 votes in Ward 6 in 2022, which is 11.6 percent. CBC News describes her as a former Stittsville Village Association president and paralegal. Her campaign says it will focus on mobility, money and meeting needs, with transit as the first priority. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Tanya Hein, from Tanya Hein campaign (votetanya.ca).](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/images/candidates/tanya-hein-640.webp) *Tanya HeinCouncillorv.* [Image: Tanya Hein campaign (votetanya.ca)](https://www.votetanya.ca/) 01 / Introduction ## About Tanya Hein The City's list of certified candidates shows Tanya Hein's nomination for Councillor in Ward 6 Stittsville dated May 4, 2026. The City's published results for the October 24, 2022 election give her 1,528 of the 13,222 votes cast in Ward 6, which is 11.6 percent. Glen Gower won with 7,758 votes (58.7 percent), Mathew Duchesne had 2,692 and Kevin Hua had 1,244. The City's list of elected officials for 2022 to 2026 names Glen Gower as Councillor for Ward 6, and CBC News reported that Gower is not seeking re-election, so no sitting member is running in this ward. CBC News describes her as a former Stittsville Village Association president and paralegal, and says she is one of two candidates who also ran against Gower in 2022. In 2022 she told Stittsville Central that she had lived in Stittsville since 2005, had spent more than a decade with the Stittsville Village Association including seven years as president, and had training in print journalism, work as a legislative assistant to a Member of Parliament and a past small business. Her campaign website says she is a licensed paralegal who runs her business from Stittsville, with landlord and tenant, tribunal, provincial offences and small claims work. These are her own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with her association or with the Law Society. The minutes of the City's Finance and Economic Development Committee of September 7, 2021 record Tanya Hein, listed as President of the Stittsville Community Association, urging the committee to make the process for the West Carleton Environmental Centre host agreement more transparent, and note that her written comments are on file with the City Clerk. Stittsville Central reported on September 5, 2021 that the President of the Stittsville Village Association, Tanya Hein, said the community compensation was less than she had hoped. The minutes record that the committee carried the recommendations. Her campaign website says she was on the public advisory committee for the Stittsville Main Street Community Design Plan. Her campaign website sets out three priorities, mobility, money and meeting needs. They include more reliable transit and faster rapid transit, safer roads and better walking and cycling links, more transparency in City spending, efficiencies before tax increases, and a shorter gap between new development and the infrastructure that serves it. In the CBC News questionnaire she says she would like any 2027 tax increase capped at 4 to 5 percent, names a transit levy (a separate property tax charge for transit) for OC Transpo deficits, says police funding should be increased if necessary for safety, and gives 3 on a scale where 5 is strongly agree to the statement that adding more homes to built-up areas will be important for housing in the ward. The sources voche.me read hold no complaint or allegation about her. [Nine candidates compete to be Stittsville's new councillor ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/stittsville-ward-six-race-2026-10-07) 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 ### Transit first Her campaign says it will review schedules for reliable service and connections, push to speed up rapid transit and the missing stations that support more homes in built-up areas.
Read the full position In the Stittsville Central questions she says she would support finalizing the proposed provincial takeover of the LRT (light rail), including construction of a Stage 3 extension of the light rail line to Stittsville. At the September 17, 2026 debate CBC News quoted her calling transit the number one priority. In the CBC News questionnaire she names transit that is reliable, frequent and integrated as the top infrastructure need in the ward, and asks for more answers about the LRT and its legal disputes.
[Tanya Hein campaign · Home ](https://www.votetanya.ca/) 02 ### Safer roads and active transportation Her campaign says it will prioritize smooth and safe traffic flow in Stittsville, road design that works for walking, cycling and transit as well as cars, and connected sidewalks and pathways with better winter maintenance. [Tanya Hein campaign · Home ](https://www.votetanya.ca/) 03 ### Transparent spending and taxes Her campaign says it will push for transparency and accountability in City spending, look for efficiencies and other funding before raising taxes, and create ways for residents to take part in the budget process.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire she says she would like any 2027 tax increase capped at 4 to 5 percent, and says that may not be possible without large savings or service cuts. On her campaign site she says property taxes will certainly go up over the next term and that any candidate who promises no increases cannot keep that promise.
[Tanya Hein campaign · Home ](https://www.votetanya.ca/) 04 ### Infrastructure and services that keep pace with growth Her campaign says it will reduce the time gap between new development and the infrastructure that serves it, and lobby the province for other funding and service delivery models.
Read the full position Stittsville Central reported that she would fund partnerships for at least 10 below-market three-bedroom homes without a deadline, resist expansion into sensitive wetland areas and emphasize mature trees. Stittsville Central reported that she is more cautious about how many more homes go into built-up areas until roads and services catch up.
[Tanya Hein campaign · Home ](https://www.votetanya.ca/) 05 ### Local business and placemaking Her campaign says it will streamline administrative processes for local business, split large City purchasing contracts into smaller ones and invest in public spaces. [Tanya Hein campaign · Home ](https://www.votetanya.ca/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City's list of certified candidates for Ward 6, its list of elected officials and its 2022 results, her campaign website, the CBC News questionnaire and two CBC News reports, the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire, the minutes of the Finance and Economic Development Committee of September 7, 2021, three Stittsville Central articles of 2026 and two of 2021 and 2022. Gaps. Her years as association president, her paralegal licence, her jobs as reporter and legislative assistant, and her other board roles are her own statements and were not checked against records. The 2021 minutes name her as President of the Stittsville Community Association and Stittsville Central names the Stittsville Village Association for the same meeting. Her Facebook page and her X page showed no posts without a login. She did not take part in the Ecology Ottawa survey. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 6 Stittsville (list last updated August 21, 2026)](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-6-stittsville) 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2010 to years not given, as she describes it ### Stittsville Village Association member and president Her campaign website and the CBC News questionnaire say she joined the association in 2010. She said in 2022 that she was president for seven years. The City's 2021 committee minutes and Stittsville Central of 2021 both name her in an association president role. [City of Ottawa · Finance and Economic Development Committee minutes, September 7, 2021 (Minutes 28)](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=c9cd8316-fc3f-448b-a23d-9d69bb918472&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English) September 7, 2021 ### Speaker at the Finance and Economic Development Committee The committee's minutes record her urging more transparency in the process for the West Carleton Environmental Centre host agreement. [City of Ottawa · Finance and Economic Development Committee minutes, September 7, 2021 (Minutes 28)](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=c9cd8316-fc3f-448b-a23d-9d69bb918472&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English) 2022 ### Candidate for Councillor, Ward 6 The City's published results give her 1,528 of 13,222 votes in Ward 6, which is 11.6 percent. Glen Gower won. [City of Ottawa open data · 2022 Elections Official Results (Statement of Votes Cast)](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/ec1423ac43254bff8692fabd5d47772b) Years not given, as she describes it ### Paralegal, former reporter and legislative assistant Her campaign website says she is a licensed paralegal who worked as a journalist and as a legislative assistant to a Member of Parliament. No licence or employer records were opened. [Tanya Hein campaign · Meet Tanya](https://www.votetanya.ca/meet-tanya) 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 Tanya Hein 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 Tanya Hein's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Tanya Hein? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Tanya Hein's own campaign.
Does Tanya Hein currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Tanya Hein.
How many sources does this Tanya Hein profile cite? This profile lists 20 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Tanya Hein's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Tanya Hein 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 Tanya Hein 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 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 6 Stittsville (list last updated August 21, 2026) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-6-stittsville)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · Elected Officials 2022-2026 (all rows) ](https://services.arcgis.com/G6F8XLCl5KtAlZ2G/arcgis/rest/services/_Elected_Officials_2022_2026/FeatureServer/0)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2022 Elections Official Results (Statement of Votes Cast) ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/ec1423ac43254bff8692fabd5d47772b)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Tanya Hein campaign · Home ](https://www.votetanya.ca/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Tanya Hein campaign · Meet Tanya ](https://www.votetanya.ca/meet-tanya)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Tanya Hein campaign · Why should you vote for me, August 23, 2026 ](https://www.votetanya.ca/3336651_why-should-you-vote-for-me)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Tanya Hein campaign · Ready on Day One, October 4, 2026 ](https://www.votetanya.ca/3394410_ready-on-day-one)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Tanya Hein on X · profile page ](https://x.com/TanyaHein)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Stittsville: Here's who's running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 24, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/stittsville-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7312442)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Stittsville's 9 candidates make their pitches to voters during debate, September 18, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/stittsville-all-candidates-debate-9.7348605)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 6 Stittsville, Tanya Hein (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC) ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28713290/tanya-hein-ward-6-stittsville.pdf)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 6, Stittsville, September 11, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-6-stittsville/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · Finance and Economic Development Committee minutes, September 7, 2021 (Minutes 28) ](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=c9cd8316-fc3f-448b-a23d-9d69bb918472&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Stittsville Central · Ottawa's host municipality agreement with Waste Management up for discussion at FEDCO, September 5, 2021 ](https://stittsvillecentral.ca/ottawas-host-municipality-agreement-with-waste-management-up-for-discussion-at-fedco/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Stittsville Central · Meet your four Ward 6 Stittsville councillor candidates, October 11, 2022 ](https://stittsvillecentral.ca/meet-your-four-ward-6-stittsville-councillor-candidates/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Stittsville Central · Ready to vote? 2026 Ward 6 Stittsville candidates respond to questions, September 13, 2026 ](https://stittsvillecentral.ca/ready-to-vote-2026-ward-6-stittsville-candidates-respond-to-questions/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Stittsville Central · Ward 6 candidates debate roads, transit and responsible growth, September 19, 2026 ](https://stittsvillecentral.ca/ward-6-candidates-debate-roads-transit-and-responsible-growth/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Stittsville Central · How Ward 6 candidates would manage Stittsville's growth, September 29, 2026 ](https://stittsvillecentral.ca/how-ward-6-candidates-would-manage-stittsvilles-growth/)Checked October 6, 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. [Tanya Hein campaign website](https://www.votetanya.ca/) [Tanya Hein on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/VoteTanyaHein) [Tanya Hein on X](https://x.com/TanyaHein) ## 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 Tanya Hein 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.