Mayor of Ottawa
Geoff Nicholas
What the public record shows
Geoff Nicholas (legal name Geoffrey Nicholas Griplas) registered as a certified candidate for Mayor of Ottawa on the final day of nominations, August 21, 2026, for the October 26, 2026 municipal election.
“A Geoff Nicholas registered to run for mayor on Aug. 21, the final day candidates could register to run for office in the Oct. 26 municipal election.” cp24.com
“Griplas is listed as a certified candidate in Ottawa's mayoral election under the name 'Geoff Nicholas' and is one of 14 mayoral candidates.” globalnews.ca
Griplas was arrested on September 15, 2026 and charged with two counts of criminal harassment, two counts of uttering death threats, and weapons-related offences, related to online posts about Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe.
“Griplas was arrested on Sept. 15 in Ottawa and has been charged with two counts each of criminal harassment and uttering death threats, along with several weapons-related offenses.” globalnews.ca
“further charged with possession of a weapon for committing an offence, possess a firearm without holding a license and occupy motor vehicle with a firearm” cp24.com
On the City's certified list
- Running for
- Mayor of Ottawa
- Nomination filed
- August 21, 2026
- Contribution rebate
- Registered August 21, 2026
From the City of Ottawa's certified candidate list. ottown does not republish candidates' email addresses or phone numbers; contact details for every candidate are on ottawa.ca .
Also on this ballot
How this page was put together
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