Sitting Toronto District School Board trustee for the 2022 Ward 22 (Scarborough-Rouge Park), seeking election in the new Ward 12.
Anu Sriskandarajah is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Toronto District School Board in Ward 12, with a nomination filed on August 17, 2026. The City Clerk’s results for October 24, 2022 list her first among 4 candidates for the old Ward 22 with 6,338 votes, marked elected, and the TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list names her as trustee for that ward. In the 2025 Ward 25 by-election for City councillor she placed second among 20 candidates with 3,374 votes. Her Know Your Vote T.O. answers say her priorities are student well-being, front-line staffing, class-size limits and fair access to specialized programs.
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Anu Sriskandarajah appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Toronto District School Board in Ward 12. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as August 17, 2026 and gives no campaign website. Ward 12 covers City wards 24 and 25, Scarborough-Guildwood and Scarborough-Rouge Park.
The TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list names her as trustee for the old Ward 22, Scarborough-Rouge Park. The City Clerk’s results for October 24, 2022 list her first among 4 candidates in the old Ward 22 with 6,338 votes, marked elected. A TDSB newsletter for the 2024-25 school year names her as the ward’s trustee and says, in her own words, that she was chosen to chair the committee searching for a new director of education. A CBC News report of September 2, 2025 calls her the TDSB trustee for Scarborough-Rouge Park. Her Know Your Vote T.O. answers say she has served as trustee for eight years. That is her own statement.
On September 29, 2025 she stood in the by-election for City councillor in Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park. The City Clerk’s declaration lists her second among 20 candidates with 3,374 votes. Neethan Shan was declared elected with 5,174 votes. CBC News quoted her as saying that many people in Scarborough pay into the City and want to see that investment come back to the area.
The Toronto and York Region Labour Council’s endorsement page for her says she first won election in 2018, serves as Vice-Chair of Policy and Governance, and is an associate professor of sociology at York University. Those are the council’s statements. voche.me found no board page that confirms the committee role.
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Her Know Your Vote T.O. answer names protecting student well-being, front-line staffing and equitable resources as her top priority, including keeping class-size limits and securing supports for Scarborough schools.
Know Your Vote T.O. · Anu Sriskandarajah, TDSB Ward 12Her answer says she opposed the removal of the TDSB’s lower class-size limits in the last budget, and that she would seek more educational-assistant hours for students with special needs and defend responsible class-size limits.
Know Your Vote T.O. · Anu Sriskandarajah, TDSB Ward 12Her answer says she would give every neighbourhood an equal share of specialized programs, especially in Scarborough, so students do not face long commutes, and she lists the Arts Program at Woburn CI and more French Immersion sites in Scarborough as results of her advocacy.
Know Your Vote T.O. · Anu Sriskandarajah, TDSB Ward 12Her answer says she would strengthen supportive reporting structures, expand mental health resources and work to keep classrooms safe and inclusive.
Know Your Vote T.O. · Anu Sriskandarajah, TDSB Ward 12Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, her Know Your Vote T.O. page, the Labour Council’s page about her, her Instagram account (read through a summary), the City Clerk’s 2022 declaration of results and its September 2025 by-election results, the TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list, a TDSB newsletter from her ward page, the TDSB’s Ward 22 and trustee wards pages and a CBC News report of September 2, 2025. Her trustee role comes from the City Clerk’s results and the board’s own documents. Her priorities come from her Know Your Vote T.O. answers, and the achievements in those answers are her own claims.
TDSB wards changed for 2026. Ward 12 covers City wards 24 and 25, which the City names Scarborough-Guildwood and Scarborough-Rouge Park. In 2022 the board’s wards were numbered differently. The TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list names the old Ward 19 as Scarborough-Guildwood and the old Ward 22 as Scarborough-Rouge Park. The City Clerk’s 2022 results mark Zakir Patel elected in the old Ward 19 and Anu Sriskandarajah elected in the old Ward 22, and a CBC News report of September 2, 2025 describes them as the trustees for those two areas. Those seats belong to the old wards and are not treated as seats in the new Ward 12. The TDSB’s trustee wards page says that during provincial supervision the powers of trustees rest with the provincially appointed Supervisor, that trustees have no official duties with the board at this time, and that this also applies to trustees elected in the October 2026 election.
Gaps. The City’s list gives no website. Her X profile lists DrAnu.ca, which did not resolve on October 4, 2026, so no campaign website was read. Her X page showed a login wall and her Facebook page showed only her name. The Instagram page was read through a summary and no single post was opened. The TDSB’s Ward 22 page names no trustee. No board minutes were opened, so no recorded vote is attributed to her. The Know Your Vote T.O. claims, such as work on the Woburn CI arts program and French Immersion sites, were not checked against board records. The questionnaire has not been sent.
The TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list names her as trustee for Ward 22, Scarborough-Rouge Park. The City Clerk’s results list her first among 4 candidates for the old Ward 22 on October 24, 2022 with 6,338 votes, ahead of 3,998, 3,288 and 768, marked elected. Under provincial supervision trustees have no official duties with the board, as the TDSB’s trustee wards page says.
TDSB · Trustees, 2018-2022Her newsletter on the TDSB’s Ward 22 page says she was chosen to chair the committee for hiring a new director of education. voche.me opened no board minutes to check it.
TDSB · Trustee Anu Sriskandarajah, Ward 22 newsletter, 2024-25 school yearThe City Clerk’s declaration lists her second among 20 candidates with 3,374 votes. Neethan Shan was declared elected with 5,174 votes.
City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2025 Councillor Ward 25, Scarborough-Rouge Park by-electionProposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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Yes. Anu Sriskandarajah currently serves as Trustee, Toronto District School Board, Ward 22 Scarborough-Rouge Park (2022 ward).
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