Property taxes, as her campaign states
Her website says Ward 21 families and seniors should not be priced out of the neighbourhood they helped build, and lists keeping property taxes affordable as a priority.
Bahareh Barahmand · campaign website01 / Introduction
About Bahareh Barahmand
Bahareh Barahmand appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 21 Scarborough Centre. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as July 31, 2026 and the campaign website bahareh-toronto.ca.
Her campaign website, the campaign’s own statement, describes her as a long-time neighbourhood advocate in Ward 21 who has shown up at seniors’ residences, small businesses and community events. It says the campaign is built on relationships and calls her a fresh voice. The site names no employer, past office or organization, and voche.me found no source that confirms any of her activities.
The Local’s candidate tracker, written by that outlet’s journalists, says little information is available online about her and repeats her description of herself as a long-time neighbourhood advocate. It lists her priorities as keeping property taxes down, a more reliable Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), more effective emergency services with a focus on prevention, mental health support, and affordable housing for seniors and people with disabilities.
TTCriders asked the Ward 21 candidates it lists 18 questions about the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Its page records that she answered Yes to 17 and No to 1, and that she added written comments on two of them. One comment reads “Step up accessibility for all.” Another reads “We need to more rigorously implement the guidelines of the AODA,” which are Ontario’s accessibility rules. Those are her answers to an advocacy group’s survey.
02 / The issues
Priorities & positions
Campaign-source summarySummarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
Transit, as her campaign states
Her website says she will deliver faster, more reliable TTC and transit options for Scarborough residents.
Bahareh Barahmand · campaign websiteSafety and accessibility, as her campaign states
Her website says she will step up safety and accessibility with more effective emergency services and prevention, and community programs for mental health supports, youth opportunities and neighbourhood investments.
Bahareh Barahmand · campaign websiteHousing, as her campaign states
Her website says she will deliver affordable, supportive housing, especially for seniors and community members living with disabilities.
Bahareh Barahmand · campaign websiteResearch status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, its Members of Council page, her campaign website (a single page with About, Platform, Community and Contact sections), The Local’s Ward 21 tracker, Build Canada’s Ward 21 page, TTCriders’ Ward 21 page and The Green Line’s list of events for council candidates. Every statement taken from her campaign website is written as the campaign’s own account.
Ward context. The sitting Ward 21 councillor on the City’s Members of Council page is Michael Thompson, who is also a candidate. The 11 candidates on the City’s list are Taiba Ahmed, Bahareh Barahmand, Patience Evbagharu, Uthish Ganesh, Stella Kargiannakis, Nisha Kumari, Akina Lalla, Willie Reodica, Madura Shanmugaratnam, Michael Thompson and Krissan Veerasingam. The City Clerk’s 2022 results for Ward 21 list 6 candidates: Michael Thompson (9,977 votes, elected), Muhammad Ayub (2,478), Paul Beatty (1,857), Kiri Vadivelu (1,800), Hansie Daniel (1,375) and Luigi Lisciandro (570). Of the 2026 candidates, only Michael Thompson appears in the Clerk’s Ward 21 results. Build Canada’s Ward 21 page says 1 of 11 candidates, Taiba Ahmed, had answered its questionnaire. TTCriders’ Ward 21 page lists 8 of the 11 candidates and records answers to its 18 questions from 3 of them: Michael Thompson, Bahareh Barahmand and Krissan Veerasingam. The Green Line’s list of events for council candidates, opened on October 4, 2026, has no entry naming Ward 21 or Scarborough Centre, so voche.me states no debate date, host or attendance.
Gaps. A web search summary credited her with director roles at two organizations. The page it came from was not opened, and her own site names no employer, so voche.me states no job or board role for her. Her website links no social media account. WardWatch’s page for her shows Facebook and Instagram icons, but no address could be read from it, so no social account was opened. The questionnaire has not been sent.
City of Toronto · list of certified candidatesCity of Toronto · Members of CouncilThe Local · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026Build Canada · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre candidate pageTTCriders · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre candidate responsesThe Green Line · Find your ward councillor candidates at these Toronto eventsBahareh Barahmand · campaign website
03 / Background
Experience & community
Background not supplied
Work, public service and community involvement will appear here when supplied. No experience has been added to this profile.
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.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
Facts voche.me can state about Bahareh Barahmand's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Bahareh Barahmand?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Bahareh Barahmand's own campaign.
Does Bahareh Barahmand currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Bahareh Barahmand.
How many sources does this Bahareh Barahmand profile cite?
This profile lists 7 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Bahareh Barahmand's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Bahareh Barahmand 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 Bahareh Barahmand is running in?
The 2026 Toronto 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 Toronto · list of certified candidates Checked
- City of Toronto · Members of Council Checked
- The Local · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026 Checked
- Build Canada · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre candidate page Checked
- TTCriders · Ward 21 Scarborough Centre candidate responses Checked
- The Green Line · Find your ward councillor candidates at these Toronto events Checked
- Bahareh Barahmand · campaign website Checked
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