My name is Nagmani Sharma
I live in Kanata South Bridlewood, right on the Stittsville border. My family uses the same roads and shops at the same stores as every Ward 6 family. I am not running to begin a political career. I am running because this community has given me everything and I want to give something back that actually matters.
I have worked the land with my own hands, built a real estate portfolio from scratch, and spent over a decade writing software in Ottawa's Kanata tech corridor. Before all of that, I worked in senior and healthcare settings in Winnipeg, including Deer Lodge Centre Veterans' residence and the Health Sciences Centre. My wife has dedicated over 20 years to senior care, including right here in Stittsville. We do not just advocate for seniors. We have lived their world. Those three streams of experience are not a résumé. They are the reason I see Ward 6's challenges differently than anyone else in this race.
"I did not read about the struggles of working families in a policy paper. I lived them. That is what I am bringing to City Hall."
Three Pillars. One Clear Purpose.
Most councillors come from one world. Nagmani comes from three. That breadth is exactly what Ward 6 needs right now.
The Farmer
Nagmani actively farms land in Merrickville and operates a greenhouse farm. He won 1st Prize at the 2022 VIP Ploughing Match. He knows what it takes to work land, protect it, and plan for its future. When development pressure threatens agricultural land on Stittsville's doorstep, he will fight from a place of genuine understanding, not just policy.
The Builder
As a real estate entrepreneur, Nagmani has seen firsthand how developers work, what gets promised to residents, and what actually gets delivered. That inside knowledge makes him a far more effective watchdog than any politician who has only read about housing from the outside. He will hold developers to their word because he knows exactly how to read the fine print.
The Technologist
Over a decade in Ottawa's Kanata tech industry has given Nagmani skills that most councillors simply do not have: the ability to read data, analyse systems, and spot when numbers are being used to mislead rather than inform. Traffic studies, environmental assessments, budget reports. He will bring the same rigour to City Hall that he brings to complex engineering problems.
2022 VIP Ploughing Match — 1st Prize
The International Plowing Match is one of Canada's oldest and most respected agricultural traditions. Winning first prize in the VIP category is not a hobby achievement. It is recognition from the farming community that Nagmani knows the land.
He grows crops in Merrickville and runs an active greenhouse farming operation today. Stittsville sits on the edge of some of Eastern Ontario's most valuable agricultural land. Nagmani will be the only councillor on the Ottawa City Council who can speak about that land from personal experience.
A Life Shaped by Real Work
Nagmani arrived in Canada from India in 2007 and started in Winnipeg with nothing but determination. Before building his career in Ottawa's technology sector, he worked in almost every corner of the Canadian economy. He was a farmer. A healthcare worker at the Health Sciences Centre Children's Hospital in Winnipeg. A factory worker. A teacher. A taxi driver.
He is not listing those jobs to impress anyone. He is listing them because they are the reason he understands what Ward 6 families actually go through. He has driven those roads at 5 in the morning. He has stood on a factory floor for an eight-hour shift. He has sat with patients at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. He knows what affordability means to a family that earns it by the hour.
In 2012 he moved to Ottawa and built a career in Kanata's high-tech corridor, becoming a software professional and growing a real estate portfolio along the way. Today he farms in Merrickville, works in tech, invests in property, and lives in Bridlewood right on the Stittsville border. That is not a résumé. That is a life lived across every layer of this community's economy.
Service to Community
Long before this campaign, Nagmani was already showing up. He actively supports the Ottawa Region Food Bank and several food support initiatives across the city, helping ensure that families facing hardship have access to the food they need with dignity. He has served with the Chintamani Foundation, working to connect people experiencing homelessness and poverty with the healthcare and community resources they need. He has held leadership positions with non-profit and charitable organisations across Ottawa, supporting seniors, newcomers, students, and families from every background.
Community service is not a line on his campaign bio. It is what he has been doing quietly for years, long before anyone suggested he run for council.
Ottawa Region Food Bank
Actively supporting food security initiatives across the Ottawa region, helping families access food with dignity
Chintamani Foundation
Supporting people facing homelessness and poverty across Ottawa
Seniors and Newcomers
Healthcare worker at Deer Lodge Centre and Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. Wife of 20+ years in senior care, including right here in Stittsville.
Students and Youth
Mentoring and supporting the next generation in Ottawa
Environmental Stewardship
Active farming and greenhouse operations in Merrickville
Why Stittsville. Why Now.
Ward 6 is at a crossroads. Growth is happening faster than the infrastructure can absorb it. Roads are gridlocked, schools are overcrowded, and development continues to be approved before the services to support it are in place. Residents have been raising these issues for years. They deserve a councillor who already understands them on a practical level, not one who will spend the first term getting up to speed.
Nagmani has the farming background to understand land use. He has the real estate experience to hold developers to account. He has the technology skills to cut through misleading data. And he has spent enough years in this community to know exactly what families here are dealing with every single morning.
Roots in the Land
Active farmer and award winner who understands agricultural land, food security, and the rural character that makes Stittsville worth protecting.
Lives This Community
Kanata South Bridlewood, right on the Stittsville border. Same roads every day, same services, same daily frustrations.
Gets Things Done
Engineering discipline, entrepreneurial drive, and years of community leadership mean he knows how to cut through bureaucracy and deliver real results.
A Champion for Seniors
With family roots in senior care spanning over 20 years, including in Stittsville, Nagmani understands the dignity, accessibility, and services our seniors deserve.
What He Is Committing To
Listen to every resident with respect and respond personally
Deliver practical solutions grounded in real world experience
Be fully transparent with quarterly public accountability reports
Protect green space, farmland, and Ward 6's rural character
Together, we can build a better Stittsville. 🍁
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