2026 Peel Region municipal elections
Municipal election in Ontario, Canada
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Municipal elections will take place across Ontario on October 26, 2026, including in the Region of Peel. An upper-tier municipality, Peel includes Brampton, Caledon, and Mississsauga.
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October 26, 2026
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Brampton
The office of incumbent Mayor Patrick Brown confirmed on May 1 that he would run for re-election.[1] Vidya Sagar Gautam, a candidate for the same position in the 2022 election, was the first to register.[2] He has not registered as of June 19.
All five incumbents elected as city councillor, Rowena Santos (appointed as Regional councillor), Navjit Kaur Brar (appointed as Regional councillor), Dennis Keenan (appointed as Regional councillor), Rod Power and Harkirat Singh (promoted as deputy mayor) have registered for re-election.
Of the five incumbents elected as regional councillor, Paul Vicente, Michael Palleschi, Martin Medeiros, and Pat Fortini have registered for re-election. Gurpartap Singh Toor have not registered for re-election.
Brampton has five sets of two wards, each of which elects one Regional councillor and one City councillor. Two City councillors are chosen by the complete council, to serve as Regional councillors.
Caledon
Mayor
Incumbent Caledon Mayor Annette Groves announced her retirement hours after an annual gala event, April 24. Her time in office began with service as an area councillor in 2000, elected as Regional councillor in 2003 and 2006, unsuccessfully ran for Mayor in 2010, returning to Regional council in 2014 and 2018, and elected as Mayor in 2022.[3] Multiple media outlets cited controversies during her term as mayor.[4][5][6]
On the first day of candidacy, Regional Councillor Christina Early registered as candidate for Mayor.[7]
Registered candidates
Baljit Bawa withdrew on August 21.
Area Council
Ward 1
Lynn Kiernan, the incumbent for the ward, has decided to not seek re-election. She represented the ward for eight years.[11]
Registered candidates
- Jeffrey Halsall, small business owner, who ran as an independent for Dufferin-Caledon in the 2025 provincial and federal elections[12]
- Kate Hepworth, volunteer, retired EMS and fire dispatcher, who ran for the same ward in the 2022 municipal election[12]
- Keri Parfitt, business owner, former environmental educator[12]
- Aanya Shahi, employee of the Brampton CAO office[12]
- Tom Sweeney, business owner, who ran for Regional councillor in 2018 and 2022[12]
Ward 2
The incumbent for the ward is Dave Sheen.
Registered candidates
- Yogi Chahal
- Hunar Kahlon
- Rakesh Madhok
- Jagraj Sekhon
Ward 3
Registered candidates
Ward 4
Nick de Boer, the incumbent for the ward, is not seeking re-election. He represented the ward for 23 years.[11]
Registered candidates
Ward 5
The incumbent for the ward is Tony Rosa.
Registered candidates
Ward 6
Registered candidates
Regional Council
Wards 1, 2, 3
The incumbent for the ward was Christina Early, who is running for Mayor of Caledon.
Registered candidates
Wards 4, 5, 6
There is no incumbent for the ward, as Mario Russo is running for Mayor of Caledon. Tony Rosa was the only candidate registered for the election, as of the final day for registration, August 21, so he will be acclaimed.
- Tony Rosa,[24] acclaimed
Mississauga
Incumbent mayor of Mississauga Carolyn Parrish has served in the role since winning the 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election, prompted by the resignation of her predecessor Bonnie Crombie, and is seeking re-election. She is notably facing city councillors Alvin Tedjo and Dipika Damerla, as well as Crombie.
Additional candidates are Frank Fang, Olivia Gannon, Amjad Jilani, Mike Matulewicz, Fadi Naami, and David Shaw
If Tedjo and Damerla remain candidates for mayor, there will be a minimum of two new councillors for the new term. Incumbents Stephen Dasko and John Kovac are running unopposed, as of July 16. Incumbents Chris Fonseca, Natalie Hart, Joe Horneck, Matt Mahoney, Martin Reid, Sue McFadden, and Brad Butt all face candidates in their ridings.
Trustees
English public, Brampton Wards 1, 5
- Sufian Baig
- David Green,[25] incumbent
- Kathy McDonald
- Stan Taylor
Amardeepsingh Saini registered and withdrew.
English public, Brampton Wards 2, 6
- Chris Campbell
- Will Davies, incumbent
- Pal Dhaliwhal
- Jeannette Flynn
- Mansoor Mizra
- Shrutiben Shah
- Charanpreet Singh Sidhu
English public, Brampton Wards 3, 4
Kathy McDonald, incumbent, has withdrawn to run in wards 1 and 5.
- Jot Dhaliwal, originally registered as Gurleenjot Singh Dhaliwal
- Claudio C. Lewis
- Arshei Nidha
- Celina Reyes
English public, Brampton Wards 7, 8
- Karla Bailey,[26] incumbent
- Brian James Blake
- Andrea Francis-Bucknor
- Michael Gyovai
- Jatin Sethi
English public, Brampton Wards 9, 10
Satpaul Singh Johal is running for Regional councillor, Brampton wards 9 and 10, so there is no incumbent for this position.
- Daljit Singh[27]
- Denise Dani
- Parneet Dhothar
- Dharmavir Gohil
- Therese Guidolin
- Muhammad Misbahul Haque
- Harsimran Singh
- Pankaj Joshi
- Mily Michael Macwan
- Khushpal Singh Pawar, candidate for school trustee in the same wards in 2022
- Gurinder Sehgal
- Gagandeep Sharma
Pushproop Brar registered and withdrew.
As a note on alphabeticization, Daljit Singh and Harsimran Singh both only have surnames.
English public, Mississauga Ward 1, 7
- Charles Corey, previously in this election a candidate for English separate, Mississauga Ward 9, 10
- Jad El-Ghali
- Sara Iqbal
- Paul Pu
- Miles Roque
- Sariya Talat
English public, Mississauga Ward 2, 8
- Tamer Elkateb
- Samantha Fung
- Brad MacDonald, incumbent
- Michael Michalias
English public, Mississauga Ward 3, 4
The incumbent for this position is Lucas Alves.
- Vince Cerullo
- Kashaf Paracha
- Shivakumar Sethumadhavan
English public, Mississauga Ward 5
- Susan Benjamin, incumbent
- Mohamed Elghamry
- Avtar Singh Ghotra
- Marina Qureshi, 2018 candidate for Ward 5 councillor[28]
English public, Mississauga Wards 6, 11
English public, Mississauga Wards 9, 10
- Mohanad Assal
- Jeff Clark, incumbent
English public, Caledon
Stan Cameron is running for Ward 3 area councillor in Caledon, so there is no incumbent in the race.
English separate, Brampton 1, 3, 4
- Amanda Baez
- Alfonso Menanno
- Anisha Thomas, incumbent
English separate, Brampton 2, 5, 6
- Dominique Darmanin-Sturgeon[33]
- Darryl Brian D'Souza, incumbent
- Damien Joseph
English separate, Brampton 7, 8, 9, 10
- Andrea Baranowski[34]
- Karen Dancy
- Shawn Xaviour, incumbent
Mary Xaviour was registered and withdrew on August 20, the day of Shawn's registration.
English separate, Mississauga Ward 1, 3
- Mario Pascucci, incumbent
English separate, Mississauga Wards 2, 8
- Lucita Gonsalves
- Herman Viloria, incumbent
English separate, Mississauga Ward 4
- Stefano Pascucci, incumbent
English separate, Mississauga Ward 5
- Sabir Masih
- Domenica Laura Simone
- Thomas Thomas, incumbent
Sabir Masih is also listed as having withdrawn August 20.
English separate, Mississauga Ward 6, 11
- Luz del Rosario, incumbent
English separate, Mississauga Ward 7
- Diana Carlesimo
- Bruno Iannicca, incumbent
English separate, Mississauga Ward 9, 10
- Brea Corbet, incumbent
- Reshma Mathew
- Mathew Thomas
Charles Corey was a registered candidate, but withdrew to run for English public, Mississauga Wards 1 and 7.
English separate, Caledon
- Paula Dametto-Giovannozzi, incumbent
French public, Peel
- Mahmad Neezam Chutoo
- Pierre Gregory
French separate, Mississauga
- Jennifer Green Frank
- Sabir Masih
French separate, Caledon
- Genevieve Grenier