--- title: "Maqsood Ahmad: candidate for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/maqsood-ahmad" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:10:07.075Z" meta: description: "Maqsood Ahmad is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, with a nomination filed on August 20, 20..." "og:description": "Maqsood Ahmad is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, with a nomination filed on August 20, 20..." "og:title": "Maqsood Ahmad: candidate for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Maqsood Ahmad is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, with a nomination filed on August 20, 20..." "twitter:title": "Maqsood Ahmad: candidate for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, Toronto 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth · Toronto 2026 # Maqsood Ahmad Candidate for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, with a campaign site describing a real estate and construction career. Maqsood Ahmad is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, with a nomination filed on August 20, 2026. His campaign website, the campaign’s own statement, says he has lived in the ward for 25 years and lists street safety, housing costs, gig workers, taxpayer spending and local business as priorities. The Local found little information about him online. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Maqsood Ahmad, from Maqsood Ahmad campaign.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/images/candidates/maqsood-ahmad-640.webp) *Maqsood AhmadCouncillorv.* [Image: Maqsood Ahmad campaign](https://www.electmaqsood.com/) 01 / Introduction ## About Maqsood Ahmad Maqsood Ahmad appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as August 20, 2026 and the campaign website electmaqsood.com. His campaign website says Ward 14 has been his home for 25 years and that his career has been in real estate and construction. Those are the campaign’s own statements, and voche.me found no other source for them. The Local’s candidate page, updated September 21, 2026, says little information is available online about Maqsood Ahmad and that a person with the same name works as a real estate broker. The Local does not say whether that person is the candidate. No source that voche.me opened ties the two, so this record does not treat them as the same person. The website lists five priorities: safer streets and neighbourhoods; affordable living, housing and transportation; a voice for gig workers, meaning rideshare drivers and delivery workers; respect for taxpayers; and support for local business. Each is the campaign’s own wording of what he intends to raise at City Hall. TTCriders, a transit rider group, asked every Ward 14 candidate 18 questions about the TTC. Its page lists Maqsood Ahmad as having given no response to any of them. That list is TTCriders’ record. 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 ### Lower the cost of building affordable housing, in his campaign’s words His website proposes lower permit and planning fees for basement apartments, secondary suites, garden suites, accessibility renovations and affordable rental units, faster approvals, and reduced or deferred development charges for affordable and family-sized homes.
Read the full position It also proposes City grants or property-tax incentives for homeowners who create legal rental units and keep rents affordable for an agreed period, and an annual review of City fees and approval times.
[Maqsood Ahmad · campaign home page ](https://www.electmaqsood.com/) 02 ### Fair pay and protections for gig workers, in his campaign’s words His website says rideshare drivers, delivery workers and other gig workers deserve fair compensation, clear explanations of deductions, protection from unfair removal from a platform and a voice in decisions that affect their work.
Read the full position voche.me read the summary on the home page. The separate Gig Worker Plan page was not opened.
[Maqsood Ahmad · campaign home page ](https://www.electmaqsood.com/) Research 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 and Councillor Paula Fletcher’s profile, the City Clerk’s 2022 results, the home page of his campaign website, The Local’s Ward 14 tracker and TTCriders’ page of Ward 14 candidate responses. Every statement taken from his campaign website is written as the campaign’s own account. Ward context. The sitting Ward 14 councillor on the City’s Members of Council page is Paula Fletcher. The City’s candidate data lists her withdrawal on August 19, 2026, and The Local says she is not seeking re-election. The City’s list has 18 candidates for Ward 14: Maqsood Ahmad, Susan Chapelle, Michael Connor, Dennis Corcoran, Robb Dagenais, Peter De Marco, Sara Ehrhardt, George Fawcett, Mary Fragedakis, John Kladitis, Michael Mitchell, Caryma Sa’d, Dianne Saxe, Devyn Stackhouse, Jason Stevens, Christiane Tetreault, Maria Voutsinas and Denise Walcott. The City Clerk’s 2022 results for Ward 14 list five candidates: Paula Fletcher (20,305 votes, elected), Wali Abro (1,982), James Dyson (1,937), Denise Walcott (1,740) and John De Marco (1,469). A search for a 2026 debate or all-candidates meeting in the ward found none. Gaps. The home page carries his About and Priorities sections. The Gig Worker Plan page and the contact forms were not opened. No public role is on record in the profile. His social media accounts were not read. A name search found the candidate lists that name him and The Local’s note about a namesake, and nothing else from him. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [City of Toronto · Members of Council](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/) [City of Toronto · Councillor Paula Fletcher](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-14/) [Maqsood Ahmad · campaign home page](https://www.electmaqsood.com/) [The Local · Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-14-toronto-danforth-2026/) [TTCriders · Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth candidate responses](https://www.ttcriders.ca/2026ward14) [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) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Not dated on his site ### Real estate and construction, as stated by his campaign His campaign website says his career has been in real estate and construction. voche.me found no other source for this and states no employer or years. [Maqsood Ahmad · campaign home page](https://www.electmaqsood.com/) 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 Maqsood Ahmad 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 Maqsood Ahmad's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Maqsood Ahmad? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Maqsood Ahmad's own campaign.
Does Maqsood Ahmad currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Maqsood Ahmad.
How many sources does this Maqsood Ahmad 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 Maqsood Ahmad's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Maqsood Ahmad 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 Maqsood Ahmad 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 ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City of Toronto · Members of Council ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City of Toronto · Councillor Paula Fletcher ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/councillor-ward-14/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Maqsood Ahmad · campaign home page ](https://www.electmaqsood.com/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth candidate tracker, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-14-toronto-danforth-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [TTCriders · Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth candidate responses ](https://www.ttcriders.ca/2026ward14)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 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. [Maqsood Ahmad campaign website](https://www.electmaqsood.com/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Aanchal Vashistha**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aanchal-vashistha) [Councillor**Aaron Lal**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aaron-lal) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Maqsood Ahmad 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.