Candidate for Mayor · Toronto

Bahira Abdulsalam

Some public information

Background

Professional engineer and Canadore College faculty member; co-founder of CIISolutions. Ran for mayor in 2023 and as an independent provincially and federally in 2025. 1

Build ownable homes on 99-year community land-trust leases; stop giving public land to developers. 1
Pair every shelter with a housing plan and worker; expand shelter capacity. 1
Make the TTC free; more frequent, punctual service. 1

Attributed to cited sources, not our judgement.

According to The Local, she faces a Professional Engineers Ontario disciplinary hearing, which she says stems from her social-media posts about Palestine and sex education. 1
According to The Local, she has posted criticism of LGBTQ+ identities and of sex education in schools. 1

Profile last reviewed October 1, 2026. Positives and concerns are summaries of what the cited sources report, not this site's views.