Federal public servant and community board member, running for Councillor in Ward 1.
Yvette Ashiri is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland, with a nomination dated May 21, 2026. She is a federal public servant who has run for Council twice before in a neighbouring ward. The City's published results give her 1,907 votes (21.9 percent) in the 2020 Cumberland by-election and 2,716 votes (21.9 percent) in Ward 19 in 2022. Her campaign lists transit, local jobs, French-language services, affordable housing and youth opportunity as priorities.
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Yvette Ashiri's campaign website says she is a long-time resident of Orléans, a mother and a community builder. In the CBC News questionnaire she says she has lived in the ward for nearly 20 years, and that she is a bilingual federal public servant with a background in program delivery, public relations and communications, governance and strategic management. She says she currently serves on the boards of the Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre and Counseling Family Service Ottawa, and has contributed to other organizations including La Cité, the Montfort Hospital, Radio Unique FM and the parents' council of École élémentaire publique Des Sentiers. She also says she was National President of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Canada. These are her own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with the groups named. The City's list shows her nomination dated May 21, 2026.
Earlier races. In the CTV News questionnaire she says she ran in the Cumberland (Ward 19) by-election in 2020 and in Orléans South-Navan (Ward 19) in 2022. The City's official results confirm both. In the by-election of October 5, 2020 she received 1,907 of the 8,699 votes cast, which is 21.9 percent, and Catherine Kitts won with 4,736. In the general election of October 24, 2022 she received 2,716 of the 12,378 votes cast in Ward 19, which is 21.9 percent, and Kitts won with 9,466. CBC News reported that she ran in a neighbouring ward in 2022 and 2019. The City's results file shows the by-election in 2020.
Her campaign website lists several awards and names Canadian Heritage among her experience. voche.me has not checked the awards with the groups that give them and does not list them here.
In her CBC News answers she says she is against raising property taxes and wants the City to cut unnecessary costs, including the Lansdowne redevelopment, which she puts at $419 million. She answered that the police budget should be decreased, with more money for social services, mental health support, youth programs and community response teams. She gave no answer on how to cover OC Transpo deficits. She also wrote that she believes public transit should be free for everyone, though she knows that is not a popular idea, and that free transit for youth, seniors and people on income support is worth exploring.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
Her campaign says it will push for buses every 3 to 5 minutes on major routes, regular service in all neighbourhoods of the ward, a direct express bus to downtown in 30 minutes and a train that passes every 5 minutes at peak hours once it is reliable.
In the CBC News questionnaire she wrote that she would support a systematic review of OC Transpo's operations to find duplication and gaps.
Her campaign proposes to help small and mid-sized businesses and to keep Ward 1 workers working in Ward 1. The CBC News questionnaire adds a government hub in Orléans to shorten commutes for public servants.
Yvette Ashiri campaign · IssuesHer campaign says residents should have equal service in French and English, and that Cumberland residents should feel connected to the rest of Orléans.
Yvette Ashiri campaign · IssuesHer campaign says rents keep rising and calls for homes that families can afford. In the CBC News questionnaire she wrote that she wants housing within reach of youth and first-time buyers.
She gave 5, strongly agree, to the statement that adding more homes to built-up areas will be important for housing in the ward.
Her campaign proposes an Orléans Youth Fund and a youth centre with safe spaces, mentoring and creative activities.
Yvette Ashiri campaign · IssuesIn the CBC News questionnaire she named more emergency and walk-in health clinics in Orléans and Cumberland as the top infrastructure need in the ward.
CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 1-orleans-east-cumberland (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC)Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City's list of certified candidates for Ward 1, the City's official results for the 2020 Cumberland by-election and the 2022 election, her campaign website, and the CBC News and CTV News Ottawa questionnaires and articles.
Gaps. Her social media could not be read. Her board roles, her federal job and her JCI Canada role are her own statements. CBC News gives 2019 for her first race and the City's results file gives 2020. The awards on her website were not checked. The questionnaire has not been sent.
CBC News and the CTV News questionnaire describe her as a federal public servant. She says her background is in program delivery, communications and governance.
CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 1, Orléans East-Cumberland, September 14, 2026She gave both in her CBC News questionnaire. voche.me has not checked them with the groups.
CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 1-orleans-east-cumberland (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC)The City's official results list her with 1,907 votes of 8,699 cast, 21.9 percent. Catherine Kitts won.
City of Ottawa open data · 2020 Cumberland By-Election Results (Statement of Votes Cast)The City's official results list her with 2,716 votes of 12,378 cast, 21.9 percent. Catherine Kitts won.
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