Mayor · Citywide

Lyall Sanders: Toronto Mayoral Candidate (2026)

Lyall Sanders is running for mayor of Toronto in 2026. Explore policy summaries, sources and candidate comparisons.

Lyall Sanders
Portrait source: Build Canada candidate directory .

Lyall Sanders appears on the City of Toronto’s 2026 municipal election candidate list for Mayor · Citywide. This profile is a neutral reading guide: it distinguishes a campaign’s stated material from official election information and does not rank or endorse candidates.

Who is Lyall Sanders?

The City directory identifies this candidate as Mayor · Citywide and lists their status as on the city’s candidate list. The directory is the authoritative place to confirm whether a name, ward or office has changed before voting.

Campaign website and public record

The City directory links to www.sanders4mayor.ca . Use that site for the campaign’s latest statements and updates.

Build Canada also publishes an independent candidate profile alongside the campaign link, including questionnaire responses when the candidate submitted them. Read the independent profile .

Campaign websites are provided to the City by candidates. The City publishes those links as a convenience and does not review or endorse their content.

Policy positions and source status

Things Toronto reviewed 3 topics from the material available on Sep 14, 2026. The summaries below describe what the source says; they are not feasibility assessments.

Housing & homelessness

Calls for building more homes and reducing development delays, and proposes tiny-home communities linked to mental-health and rehabilitation supports for people experiencing homelessness.

Campaign proposal Read the source · checked Sep 14, 2026.

Transit & getting around

Calls for a free and safer TTC. The published plan does not specify a funding model or implementation timeline.

Campaign proposal Read the source · checked Sep 14, 2026.

Taxes & city spending

No topic summary yet.

The City-listed campaign source is available, but Things Toronto has not summarized this topic yet.

Safety & public health

No topic summary yet.

The City-listed campaign source is available, but Things Toronto has not summarized this topic yet.

Parks, climate & services

No topic summary yet.

The City-listed campaign source is available, but Things Toronto has not summarized this topic yet.

Jobs & government

Includes more youth jobs, support for small businesses and a city that is safer and more affordable among its published priorities.

Stated priority Read the source · checked Sep 14, 2026.

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Toronto Elections lists October 26, 2026 as election day, with advance voting October 6–11. Check MyVote for your ward, voting place, accessibility information and current instructions before you go.

Sources and methodology

Details on this page are dated snapshots. Candidate names, offices and websites come from the City’s certified list checked Sep 15, 2026. Policy summaries, when present, link directly to the source and show their review date. Things Toronto does not score, rank or endorse candidates.

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