Jim Watson Mark Sutcliffe The 2022 Ottawa municipal election was held on Monday, October 24, 2022, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and trustees to the English and French public school boards and the English and French Catholic school boards in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

[2] Incumbent Mayor Jim Watson did not run for re-election, citing his age as the reason behind his decision.

The outgoing city council was marred by a split between supporters of Mayor Jim Watson, known by detractors as the "Watson club",[6] who represented mostly suburban wards, and opponents of the mayor's agenda, who mostly represent more urban wards.

Some of Watson's more vocal critics on council have included Jeff Leiper, Catherine McKenney, Shawn Menard,[7][8] Carol Anne Meehan[9] and Diane Deans.

[10] This divide on council has shown up on a number of key issues during the term, such as a fight over who should chair the transportation committee, the Ottawa Police Services budget, a tax break for a proposed Porsche dealership in Vanier, whether to call for a judicial inquiry into the beleaguered Ottawa light rail system,[11] how to deal with the Freedom Convoy occupation of the downtown core,[10] and a vote on an unpopular addition to the Chateau Laurier.

Zed Chebib, 67[23] is a Lebanese-born Canadian limousine driver and police reform advocate who is most known for being deported from Australia despite having resided in the country with his family for over a decade.

He is the second cousin of outgoing city councillor for College Ward Rick Chiarelli.

[30][31] He stated that he is simultaneously a libertarian and a socialist, and describes his political beliefs as anti-centrist.

Graham Macdonald, 39,[23] is a businessman and the founder & former CEO of Ottawa Mortuary Services.

He previously served as the president of the Ottawa District Funeral Service Association.

Prior to being elected to city council, McKenney was a political staffer to councillors Alex Munter and Diane Holmes, and MPs Ed Broadbent and Paul Dewar.

He sought the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for Kanata—Carleton for the 2015 Canadian federal election, but was disqualified with no reason provided.

Olumide later challenged the decision in court, citing his ethnic origin as the reason for his disqualification.

Mark Sutcliffe, 54,[41][42] is an entrepreneur & business consultant, and a former local radio, print, & television media personality.

Nominated candidates Incumbent city councillor Jan Harder was re-elected in 2018 with 74.27% of the vote.

[19] Incumbent city councillor Cathy Curry was appointed to the seat on November 10, 2021, after her predecessor, Jenna Sudds, was elected as Member of Parliament for Kanata—Carleton on September 20, 2021.

[18] Incumbent city councillor Rawlson King was elected to the seat in a by-election on April 15, 2019, after his predecessor, Tobi Nussbaum, resigned to accept an appointment to become the CEO of the National Capital Commission on January 26, 2019.

[22] Incumbent city councillor Carol Anne Meehan was elected in 2018 with 42.55% of the vote.

[21] Incumbent trustee Mardi de Kemp was appointed to the seat on March 29, 2022, after her predecessor, John Curry, died on February 5, 2022.

Incumbent trustee Cindy Simpson was appointed to the seat on February 12, 2019, after her predecessor, Thérèse Maloney-Cousineau, died on January 11, 2019.

In 2022, the OCDSB responded to the City of Ottawa's ward boundary realignment by redistricting its trustee Zones.

The 2SLGBTQI+ community has criticized Chanel Pfahl's candidacy due to her opposition to gender-affirming medical care for children and youth, which she described as "a pseudoscientific concept which harms kids".

Incumbent trustee Justine Bell was appointed to the seat on February 12, 2020, after her predecessor, Erica Braunovan, resigned on December 4, 2019.

The Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE)'s boundaries for Zones 1, 2, and 3 are outside of Ottawa, and are thus not included on this list.

Nominated candidates Incumbent trustee Johanne Lacombe was re-elected by acclamation in 2018.

Nominated candidates Incumbent trustee Marielle Godbout was re-elected in 2018 with 79.34% of the vote.

Nominated candidates Incumbent trustee Warsama Abdourahman Aden was appointed to the seat on September 23, 2020, after his predecessor, Lucille Collard, was elected as Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier on February 27, 2020.

Nominated candidates Incumbent trustee Samia Ouled Ali was elected in 2018 with 50.99% of the vote.

Nominated candidates The Campaign Life Coalition is a Canadian political lobbyist organization[204] that advocates for socially conservative values.

[205] Campaign Life Coalition opposes abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, IVF, same-sex marriage, and transgender rights legislation.