Canada Votes 2025: Kanata

The former Kanata-Carleton, which has chosen Liberals in three straight elections, has given a large chunk of rural land and part of its name to Carleton.

The west Ottawa riding no longer stretches as far west as Renfrew County because of the independent review that followed the 2021 census.

Instead, its western boundary is the road that, through several name changes, connects the Ottawa River at Berry Side Road with Highway 417 at Vaughan Side Road.

Voters in Constance Bay and Fitzroy Harbour are now in Carleton, as are those west of Highway 417. The newly named Kanata includes much of the former city of the same name, plus Bells Corners.

Check with Elections Canada to confirm whether your riding has changed.

Kanata-Carleton — itself significantly redrawn before the 2015 election — has voted Liberal in the three elections since. Jenna Sudds won by about 2,000 votes in 2021.

Campus advance voting is April 13 to 18, general advance voting is April 18 to 21 and the deadline to apply to vote by mail is April 22. Elections Canada has more information on voting options ahead of election day on Monday, April 28.

Here are the candidates so far. The deadline to register is April 7 and this story will be updated as candidates are confirmed.

Greg Kung, Conservative

The paramedic has served on parole and injury compensation boards and was a senior adviser to two Conservative finance ministers.

Jennifer Purdy, Green

The party hasn't shared information about the candidate. A doctor and veteran with the same name has been posted as a military family doctor in Ottawa, Petawawa and Trenton and has run for the Greens in previous elections.

Jenna Sudds, Liberal

Sudds was elected federally for the first time in 2021, serving as minister of families, children and social development until Mark Carney's cabinet shuffle.

Before that, she was a city councillor and a business association director in the area.

Viktoria Zaniewska, People's Party

The party hasn't shared a biography for this candidate.

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