Candidate for Mayor · Toronto

Laura Dean

Some public information

Background

Municipal and land-use planning lawyer; former senior policy advisor in the Ontario Public Service (Municipal Affairs; Climate Change Secretariat). 1

Partner with hospitals on supportive housing; more shelter funding; seek federal funds for unhoused refugees. 1
Focus policing on violent and organized crime rather than mental-health and substance-use calls; youth employment. 1

Attributed to cited sources, not our judgement.

Professional background in housing policy and land-use law. 1
Former Ontario Public Service senior policy advisor on housing (Municipal Affairs) and analyst with the Climate Change Secretariat, per The Local. 1

No sourced concerns found. This reflects limited coverage, not a judgement.

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