--- title: "Laura Ellis: candidate for mayor, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/laura-ellis" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:09:42.174Z" meta: description: "Laura Ellis is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Mayor, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. The City's list shows no campaign w..." "og:description": "Laura Ellis is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Mayor, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. The City's list shows no campaign w..." "og:title": "Laura Ellis: candidate for mayor, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Laura Ellis is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Mayor, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. The City's list shows no campaign w..." "twitter:title": "Laura Ellis: candidate for mayor, Toronto 2026" --- ** Mayor · Toronto 2026 # Laura Ellis Candidate for Mayor who says Toronto has a decision quality problem. Laura Ellis is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Mayor, with a nomination filed on May 1, 2026. The City's list shows no campaign website for her. The Local reports that she describes herself as a chief decision officer on LinkedIn and that, in an Instagram post, she said Toronto has a decision quality problem. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Laura Ellis, from Laura Ellis campaign, via Instagram.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/images/candidates/laura-ellis-640.webp) *Laura EllisMayorv.* [Image: Laura Ellis campaign, via Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/laura4torontomayor/) 01 / Introduction ## About Laura Ellis Laura Ellis appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Mayor. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as May 1, 2026 and shows no campaign website. The Local reports that little is available online about her and that she describes herself as a “chief decision officer” on LinkedIn. It reports that in an Instagram post she said the problem Toronto has is a “decision quality problem,” and that she has shared videos from the group IntegrityTO showing a sinkhole in a street and criticizing the installation of a bike lane. voche.me could not open her LinkedIn or Instagram pages and did not confirm these reports. 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 ### Decision quality The Local reports that she said in an Instagram post that Toronto has a “decision quality problem.” voche.me did not read the post. [The Local · Toronto Mayoral Candidates 2026 (updated as of September 21, 2026) ](https://thelocal.to/toronto-mayoral-candidates-2026/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, The Local’s candidate page, and the WardWatch page for her candidacy, which holds no biography or positions. Name, office and nomination date are as the City prints them. Gaps. The City's list shows no campaign website for this candidate. A LinkedIn page that a name search returned refused to load, and nothing in the search summary was used, because voche.me could not confirm that the page or its description belongs to this candidate. The Instagram account The Local mentions has no address in any page opened. Empty sections record that nothing more was verified. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [The Local · Toronto Mayoral Candidates 2026 (updated as of September 21, 2026)](https://thelocal.to/toronto-mayoral-candidates-2026/) [WardWatch · Laura Ellis, Toronto mayoral candidate](https://wardwatch.ca/candidates/laura-ellis-mayor) 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. ### Have your own question? Ask Laura Ellis 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 Laura Ellis's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Laura Ellis? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Laura Ellis's own campaign.
Does Laura Ellis currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Laura Ellis.
How many sources does this Laura Ellis profile cite? This profile lists 3 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Laura Ellis's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Laura Ellis 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 Laura Ellis is running in? The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Mayor 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 - [The Local · Toronto Mayoral Candidates 2026 (updated as of September 21, 2026) ](https://thelocal.to/toronto-mayoral-candidates-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [WardWatch · Laura Ellis, Toronto mayoral candidate ](https://wardwatch.ca/candidates/laura-ellis-mayor)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. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Mayor**Alex Cruze**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/alex-cruze) [Mayor**Alton Frederick**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/alton-frederick) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Laura Ellis 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.