--- title: "Ottawa election news and guides | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:15.528Z" meta: description: "Ottawa municipal election news and voter guides from voche.me. Articles appear here as they are published, with dates and sources." "og:description": "Ottawa municipal election news and voter guides from voche.me. Articles appear here as they are published, with dates and sources." "og:title": "Ottawa election news and guides" "twitter:description": "Ottawa municipal election news and voter guides from voche.me. Articles appear here as they are published, with dates and sources." "twitter:title": "Ottawa election news and guides" --- ** OTTAWA ELECTION 2026 # News Reporting on Ottawa’s 2026 election for Mayor, Councillor, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Ottawa Catholic School Board, Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est and Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario. Every story links to its sources. Times are Eastern. **Last updated**Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10:37 pm ET 11 stories so far Election newsReported ## [Alex Lawson proposes 200-bed addiction recovery centre on Greenbelt land](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/lawson-drug-recovery-plan-2026-10-09) Ottawa mayoral candidate Alex Lawson has released a drug recovery plan that calls for a 200-bed facility on leased National Capital Commission land in the Greenbelt. Oct 9, 10:37 pm ET3 min read Election newsReported ### [Seven mayoral candidates lay out transit and environment plans at Nepean Sportsplex forum](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/mayor-forum-transit-trees-2026-10-09) Oct 9, 4:42 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Sutcliffe leads Leiper by 18 points in Nanos poll with 17 days to go](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/sutcliffe-poll-lead-2026-10-09) Oct 9, 4:39 pm ET2 min read Election newsReported ### [Ottawa's Advance Voting Day is October 16, one day fewer than 2022](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/ottawa-advance-voting-day-2026-10-09) Oct 9, 1:40 pm ET2 min read ## Thursday, October 8 Election newsReported ### [Nine candidates compete to be Stittsville's new councillor](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/stittsville-ward-six-race-2026-10-07) Ward 6 has nine people on the ballot after Glen Gower announced he would not seek a third term. Traffic, transit and housing are the main topics. 1:33 pm ET3 min read Election newsReported ### [Alex Lawson releases fiscal plan promising 2027 property tax freeze](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/lawson-tax-freeze-plan-2026-10-08) Mayoral candidate Alex Lawson released a fiscal plan on Oct. 8 promising no property tax increase in 2027, followed by caps of one per cent in 2028 and two per cent in each of 2029 and 2030. 9:34 am ET3 min read ## Wednesday, October 7 Election newsReported ### [Mayoral candidates lay out economic plans as Ottawa Board of Trade holds industry panel](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/ottawa-economic-panel-2026-10-07) Four Ottawa mayoral candidates released or outlined economic development positions on Tuesday, as business leaders held a panel at the Ottawa Art Gallery on downtown revitalization, transit and red tape. 10:39 pm ET3 min read Election newsReported ### [Ottawa police investigate after a hate symbol is found on Kitchissippi candidate's sign](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/kitchissippi-signs-defaced-2026-10-07) Ottawa Police say they received a report on October 5 about hate symbols drawn on election signs belonging to Kitchissippi council candidate Subhir Uppal. The Hate and Bias Crime Unit is investigating. 4:51 pm ET2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [Sutcliffe promises community-wide strategy for mental health and drug crises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/sutcliffe-mental-health-plan-2026-10-07) Incumbent mayor Mark Sutcliffe announced on October 7 a plan to bring health care, housing and public safety organizations together into a city-wide strategy for mental health and the toxic drug crisis. 4:50 pm ET2 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [Alex Lawson pledges to raise small business tax cut to 25 per cent](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/lawson-small-business-taxes-2026-10-07) Mayoral candidate Alex Lawson announced a plan to raise the city's small business property tax discount from 15 per cent to 25 per cent, at a cost he puts at $8.4 million a year. 4:49 pm ET3 min read Election newsAnnouncement ### [Jeff Leiper lays out five-point plan for rural Ottawa](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/leiper-rural-plan-2026-10-07) Mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper published a five-point rural platform on October 6, promising a dedicated office for rural residents and a new voice for farmers. 4:48 pm ET2 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.