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title: "Joe Cadeau runs for Ward 13 on housing and community gardens"
description: "Former shelter worker Joe Cadeau is one of 11 candidates for the Toronto Centre council seat, with his campaign focused on affordable housing and converting vacant paved lots into food gardens."
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last_updated: "2026-10-21T02:36:19.832Z"
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Joe Cadeau, a former shelter worker, is running for the Toronto Centre council seat in Ward 13, with his platform focused on affordable housing and converting idle paved lots into community food gardens, Frequency News reported on October 20.

Cadeau is one of 11 candidates challenging incumbent Chris Moise, who won nearly half of all votes cast in the ward in the 2023 mayoral by-election.

## What his platform says

His campaign commits to three main areas, according to Frequency News.

On housing, Cadeau says he would work to increase equitable and affordable housing availability in the ward. His platform does not name a specific number of units or attach a cost to the commitment.

On food access, his campaign proposes converting paved lots that are waiting for development into community vegetable gardens. He says these gardens would address food insecurity in the ward.

His campaign also argues the gardens would help manage stormwater by allowing rain to absorb into the ground rather than running into the city sewer system.

## His background

Before running for council, Cadeau worked as a shelter worker, Frequency News reports. He has also volunteered at St. Bartholomew's Church, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association, and the Bond Street shelter in Toronto.

## The ward he wants to represent

Toronto Centre is one of the wards that has grown the most since the last cycle. Liaison Strategies, a research firm, counted 17,512 new registered voters in the ward since the 2023 mayoral by-election. Frequency News notes that downtown wards account for more than 20 percent of the city's net increase in registered voters.

Moise won his current seat with 10,452 votes in 2023. Cadeau's platform is one of 11 candidates' cases for why a voter should choose differently on October 26.

Voters in Ward 13 can compare all candidates at [/on/toronto-2026/candidates/joe-cadeau](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/joe-cadeau) and find their polling place at toronto.ca. Voting day is October 26, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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