--- title: "Farzana Rajwani: candidate for Toronto District School Board in Ward 8, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/farzana-rajwani" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:09:58.675Z" meta: description: "Farzana Rajwani is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Toronto District School Board in Ward 8, with a nomination filed on June 30, 2..." "og:description": "Farzana Rajwani is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Toronto District School Board in Ward 8, with a nomination filed on June 30, 2..." "og:title": "Farzana Rajwani: candidate for Toronto District School Board in Ward 8, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Farzana Rajwani is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Toronto District School Board in Ward 8, with a nomination filed on June 30, 2..." "twitter:title": "Farzana Rajwani: candidate for Toronto District School Board in Ward 8, Toronto 2026" --- ** Toronto District School Board in Ward 8 · Toronto 2026 # Farzana Rajwani Sitting Toronto District School Board trustee for the 2022 Ward 14 (Don Valley East), seeking election in the new Ward 8. Farzana Rajwani is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Toronto District School Board in Ward 8, with a nomination filed on June 30, 2026. The City Clerk’s results for October 24, 2022 list her first among 7 candidates for the old Ward 14 with 3,593 votes, marked elected, and a TDSB notice dated November 28, 2024 names her as trustee for that ward. Her campaign website lists student achievement, community partnerships, safe and inclusive schools, planning for growing communities and strong public education as her priorities. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Farzana Rajwani, from Farzana Rajwani campaign.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/images/candidates/farzana-rajwani-640.webp) *Farzana RajwaniToronto District School Boardv.* [Image: Farzana Rajwani campaign](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/) 01 / Introduction ## About Farzana Rajwani Farzana Rajwani appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Toronto District School Board in Ward 8. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as June 30, 2026 and a campaign website, farzanarajwani.ca. Ward 8 covers Don Valley West and Don Valley East. The City Clerk’s results and a TDSB notice of November 28, 2024 show her as trustee for the old Ward 14, Don Valley East, since the 2022 election. Her campaign website says she is seeking re-election and describes a record that includes leading a Community Safety Table, supporting the board’s Math and Early Literacy Strategy and advocating for provincial funding. Those are the campaign’s own statements, and voche.me opened no board minutes to check them. The Toronto and York Region Labour Council’s page dated September 5, 2026, which endorses her, says she was elected trustee for Don Valley East in 2022 and is seeking the new Ward 8 seat. That page is the council’s own statement. 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 ### Student achievement Her website says she wants student-centred funding for strong literacy and numeracy, with support for student well-being, mental health and special education needs. [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Vision ](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/vision) 02 ### Community partnerships Her website says she would bring together families, educators, community organizations and government to support student achievement and well-being. [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Vision ](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/vision) 03 ### Safe and inclusive schools Her website lists welcoming, respectful and safe learning environments for every student. [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Vision ](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/vision) 04 ### Planning for growing communities Her website says she would press for investment in aging school buildings and in new schools to meet present and future needs. [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Vision ](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/vision) 05 ### Strong public education Her website lists responsible governance around the board table and provincial funding that covers the actual cost of running schools. [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Vision ](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/vision) [TDSB · Ward 14 forum notice, November 28, 2024, Trustee Farzana Rajwani](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/ward14/docs/2024%2011%2028%20Ward%2014%20Hybrid%20WardFourm%20PIAC_FSLCAC%20Elections.pdf) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, four pages of her campaign website, her Know Your Vote T.O. page, a TDSB notice dated November 28, 2024 that names her as trustee, the City Clerk’s 2022 declaration of results, the TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list, the TDSB’s trustee wards page, the Labour Council’s page about her, and the City Clerk’s March 2025 by-election results and the TDSB’s news item on that seat. Her trustee role comes from the City Clerk’s results and the board’s notice. Her committee roles, her list of achievements and her priorities come from her campaign website and are attributed to it in the sentences that carry them. TDSB wards changed for 2026. Ward 8 covers City wards 15 and 16, which the City’s list names Don Valley West and Don Valley East. The TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list names the old Ward 11 as Don Valley West and the old Ward 14 as Don Valley East. The City Clerk’s 2022 results show Rachel Chernos Lin elected in the old Ward 11 and Farzana Rajwani elected in the old Ward 14. A by-election is a vote held to fill a vacant seat between regular elections. Trustees voted in December 2024 to hold one for the vacant old Ward 11 seat, the City Clerk declared Stacey Cline elected on March 3, 2025, and the TDSB says she took office on March 18, 2025. A TDSB notice dated November 28, 2024 names Farzana Rajwani as trustee for the old Ward 14, Don Valley East. Those seats belong to the old wards and are not treated as seats in the new Ward 8. 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 October 2026. The TDSB’s news item of March 18, 2025 says the board’s current term ends on November 14, 2026. The Labour Council’s page dated September 5, 2026 calls her a former trustee, while the board’s 2024 notice and the term dates above show her seat running to November 14, 2026. voche.me found no current board page that names the holder of the old Ward 14 seat, so the current-role line follows the board’s own notice and the City Clerk’s results. Gaps. Her Know Your Vote T.O. page lists her website, an Instagram account and a LinkedIn account, and its four questions are marked “Awaiting submission”. The Instagram page showed no readable posts and the LinkedIn page was not opened. Three of her website pages were read through summaries and are saved as summaries. No board minutes were opened, so no recorded vote is attributed to her. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [Know Your Vote T.O. · Farzana Rajwani, TDSB Ward 8](https://knowyourvote.to/candidates/toronto-district-school-board-ward-8-farzana-rajwani) [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Home](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/) [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Record of Service](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/record-of-service) [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Vision](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/vision) [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · My Story](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/my-story) [Toronto and York Region Labour Council · Farzana Rajwani, September 5, 2026](https://www.labourcouncil.ca/farzana-rajwani-2026-municipal-election/) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf) [TDSB · Trustees, 2018-2022](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/0/docs/Trustees_2018-2022.pdf) [TDSB · Trustee Wards](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/leadership/trustee-wards) [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, TDSB Ward 11 (Don Valley West) by-election, March 3, 2025](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/8d4b-Declaration-of-Results-Trustee-TDSB-Ward-11-By-Election.pdf) [TDSB · Stacey Cline Sworn In as Ward 11 Trustee, March 18, 2025](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/home/ctl/Details/mid/43823/itemid/442) [TDSB · Ward 14 forum notice, November 28, 2024, Trustee Farzana Rajwani](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/ward14/docs/2024%2011%2028%20Ward%2014%20Hybrid%20WardFourm%20PIAC_FSLCAC%20Elections.pdf) 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2022 to present, as the City Clerk’s results and the board’s notice show ### Trustee, Toronto District School Board, Ward 14 Don Valley East (2022 ward) The City Clerk’s results list her first among 7 candidates for the old Ward 14 on October 24, 2022 with 3,593 votes, marked elected. A TDSB notice dated November 28, 2024 names her as trustee for Ward 14, Don Valley East. Under provincial supervision trustees have no official duties with the board, as the TDSB’s trustee wards page says. [TDSB · Ward 14 forum notice, November 28, 2024, Trustee Farzana Rajwani](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/ward14/docs/2024%2011%2028%20Ward%2014%20Hybrid%20WardFourm%20PIAC_FSLCAC%20Elections.pdf) 2023 to 2025, by her campaign’s account ### Trustee committee roles Her Record of Service page lists the Program and School Services Committee (2024), Vice-Chair of that committee (2023), the Finance, Budget and Enrolment Committee (2025) and the Alternative Schools Community Advisory Committee (2024). voche.me opened no board minutes to check these. [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Record of Service](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/record-of-service) 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 Farzana Rajwani 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 Farzana Rajwani's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Farzana Rajwani? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Farzana Rajwani's own campaign.
Does Farzana Rajwani currently hold public office? Yes. Farzana Rajwani currently serves as Trustee, Toronto District School Board, Ward 14 Don Valley East (2022 ward).
How many sources does this Farzana Rajwani profile cite? This profile lists 13 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Farzana Rajwani's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Farzana Rajwani 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 Farzana Rajwani is running in? The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Toronto District School Board 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 ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Know Your Vote T.O. · Farzana Rajwani, TDSB Ward 8 ](https://knowyourvote.to/candidates/toronto-district-school-board-ward-8-farzana-rajwani)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Home ](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Record of Service ](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/record-of-service)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Vision ](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/vision)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · My Story ](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/my-story)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Toronto and York Region Labour Council · Farzana Rajwani, September 5, 2026 ](https://www.labourcouncil.ca/farzana-rajwani-2026-municipal-election/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election ](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9085-FinalDeclaration-of-Results-for-the-2022-Toronto-Municipal-Election.pdf)Checked October 4, 2026 - [TDSB · Trustees, 2018-2022 ](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/0/docs/Trustees_2018-2022.pdf)Checked October 4, 2026 - [TDSB · Trustee Wards ](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/leadership/trustee-wards)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City Clerk · Declaration of Results, TDSB Ward 11 (Don Valley West) by-election, March 3, 2025 ](https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/8d4b-Declaration-of-Results-Trustee-TDSB-Ward-11-By-Election.pdf)Checked October 4, 2026 - [TDSB · Stacey Cline Sworn In as Ward 11 Trustee, March 18, 2025 ](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/home/ctl/Details/mid/43823/itemid/442)Checked October 4, 2026 - [TDSB · Ward 14 forum notice, November 28, 2024, Trustee Farzana Rajwani ](https://www.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/ward14/docs/2024%2011%2028%20Ward%2014%20Hybrid%20WardFourm%20PIAC_FSLCAC%20Elections.pdf)Checked October 4, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Farzana Rajwani campaign website · Home](https://www.farzanarajwani.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Toronto District School Board**Abdul Azeem Mohammed**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/abdul-azeem-mohammed) [Toronto District School Board**Adam Golding**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/adam-golding) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Farzana Rajwani 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/toronto-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.