Safe schools, supported students
Her website says every student deserves to feel safe, with attention to violence, bullying and harassment and stronger access to mental-health and student-support services.
Saherla Osman campaign website01 / Introduction
About Saherla Osman
Saherla Osman appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Toronto District School Board in Ward 6. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as August 20, 2026 and a campaign website, saherlaosman.ca.
Her campaign website says she is a lifelong resident of Ward 6 who attended local schools. It describes her as a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Service Navigator who supports children and youth with disabilities and their families, a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology candidate, and a holder of a Bachelor of Applied Science in Psychology and an Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Autism and Behavioural Science. It says she served on the York South-Weston Youth Council under the office of the Member of Provincial Parliament. voche.me did not check these statements with the schools, the college or the regulator.
Her website lists eight priorities, among them safe schools and student support, sustainable reductions in class sizes where overcrowding affects learning, support based on student needs, protection from discrimination and hate, school repairs and accessibility, and protection of publicly owned school lands. Her four Know Your Vote T.O. answers are marked “Awaiting submission”.
TDSB wards changed for 2026. Ward 6 covers City wards 5 (York South-Weston) and 8 (Eglinton-Lawrence). The City Clerk’s declaration of results for October 24, 2022 shows Liban Hassan elected in the old Ward 6 and Shelley Laskin elected in the old Ward 8, and the TDSB’s trustee list for 2018 to 2022 names the old Ward 6 as York South-Weston and the old Ward 8 as Eglinton-Lawrence and Toronto-St. Paul’s. Those results belong to the old wards and are not treated as results for the new Ward 6. 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.
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.
Classrooms where students can thrive
Her website says she would advocate for sustainable reductions in class sizes where overcrowding affects learning, and for the resources and staffing educators need.
Saherla Osman campaign websiteEvery student gets the support they need
Her website lists funding, staffing, timely assessments, appropriate placements and individualized programming based on student needs.
Saherla Osman campaign websiteInvesting in schools and protecting public property
Her website lists school repairs, accessibility and long-term infrastructure planning, transparent financial decisions and protection of publicly owned school lands and facilities.
Saherla Osman campaign websiteListening first, being accountable
Her website says she would listen to students, families, educators, support staff and community members and bring evidence-based recommendations forward.
Saherla Osman campaign websiteResearch status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, two pages of her campaign website (home and Platform), her Know Your Vote T.O. page, the TDSB’s trustee wards page, the City Clerk’s 2022 declaration of results and the TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list. Everything about her background and priorities comes from her own website, and each is attributed in the text.
Gaps. Her website names an Instagram account without showing its address, and no address was opened. Her Know Your Vote T.O. page lists no social accounts. She says she is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), and no regulator register was checked. No public role is on record, so no board minutes were searched. No news report quoting her was found. The questionnaire has not been sent.
03 / Background
Experience & community
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Service Navigator, by her campaign’s account
Her website says she supports children and youth with disabilities and their families, including families navigating services related to Autism Spectrum Disorder. It names no employer, and voche.me did not check the credential with the regulator.
Saherla Osman campaign websiteYork South-Weston Youth Council, by her campaign’s account
Her website says she served on the York South-Weston Youth Council under the office of the Member of Provincial Parliament. It does not name that member, and voche.me did not check it.
Saherla Osman campaign website04 / Questions & answers
Questions for the candidate
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No questions and answers have been supplied.
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05 / About this page
Questions about this page
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Is this an official page for Saherla Osman?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Saherla Osman's own campaign.
Does Saherla Osman currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Saherla Osman.
How many sources does this Saherla Osman 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 Saherla Osman's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Saherla Osman 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 Saherla Osman 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 Checked
- Saherla Osman campaign website Checked
- Saherla Osman campaign website · Platform Checked
- Know Your Vote T.O. · Saherla Osman, TDSB Ward 6 Checked
- TDSB · Trustee Wards Checked
- City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election Checked
- TDSB · Trustees, 2018-2022 Checked
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