IVAN IS HERE.

To listen.To work for Whistler.
Meet Ivan

My Priorities

Housing

Keep the people who work here living here.

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Transportation

Whistler doesn’t end when the last commuter bus leaves.

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Active Community

Free outdoor fitness spaces across our neighbourhoods.

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Aging in Whistler

You shouldn’t have to leave your community because you got older.

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Local Benefits

Make it easier to provide the basic services residents actually need.

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Wildfire Resilience

Prepare today. Protect Whistler tomorrow.

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Meet Ivan Otto

A journey of opportunity, community and finding home.
Before Whistler

Before Whistler

Research. Technology. A different perspective.

Before coming to Canada, my background was in research, technology and logistics. I completed my PhD at the University of Žilina in Slovakia, where my research explored the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for shipment delivery.

That experience taught me to approach problems differently — to research, ask questions and look for practical solutions.

From Slovakia to Whistler

From Slovakia to Whistler

A new beginning.

Around Christmas 2019, at 30 years old, I saw an advertisement for Canada’s Working Holiday visa and thought: now or never.

I applied in December and received my visa in February 2020.

I asked family in B.C. where I should go. One answer stuck with me:

Even if the whole world shuts down, Whistler will still be alive.

On September 16, 2020, I landed in Vancouver and headed directly to Whistler.

Finding My Place

Finding My Place

People. Community. Purpose.

During COVID, I had an opportunity to help deliver food to people who couldn’t leave their homes.

I said yes.

What started as simply offering to help grew into years of working in food security and social services.

It gave me a completely different perspective on Whistler — not simply as a resort, but as a community of people who support one another.

This Is Home

This Is Home

I found what I was looking for.

I came to Canada looking for a new opportunity. In Whistler, I found much more — a community, a home, and the person I want to build my future with.

I found my partner, Colleen, here.

Together, we want to build our future in Whistler and continue calling this community home.

Why I’m Running

Whistler is not just a resort. It’s our home.
Ivan Otto, Whistler Council candidate, working on his 2026 campaign at his laptop in a Team Canada jersey

Whistler is not just a resort. It’s our home.

I came to Whistler for opportunity and stayed because of the people and the community. Through my work in social services, I’ve seen both the strength of Whistler and the pressures facing the people who make this place work.

I wanted to build my future in Whistler. After more than three years on the WHA ownership waitlist, I eventually had to look outside the community and purchased a home in Pemberton. That experience is one reason housing and regional transportation matter so much to me.

I believe I have something to contribute.

My background in technology, logistics, operations and community leadership taught me to ask questions, look at the facts and turn ideas into practical action. Numbers matter — but so does listening to people.

A new opportunity to serve.

Becoming a Canadian citizen in 2026 gave me the opportunity to put my name forward and serve the community in a new way.

My approach

I don’t have every answer. I will listen, do the work, ask difficult questions and make decisions based on what I believe is best for the community.

“Ivan is here. To listen. To work for Whistler.”

My Community

The people and place I call home.
Proud to live here. Proud to give back.
Hockey on Alta Lake

Hockey on Alta Lake

First year of Garage 99

First year of Garage 99

Slovak Pro

Slovak Pro

Invictus Games

Invictus Games

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Turkey Trot Whistler

Turkey Trot Whistler

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Volunteer

There is room for every kind of help:

  • Events
  • Signs and flyers
  • Social media and media support
  • Or wherever you’d like to contribute
I Want to Help

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Tell me what you actually think:

  • What is working in Whistler
  • What isn’t
  • The one thing you would change tomorrow
  • What nearly made you leave
  • Where you would spend differently
  • Something nobody has asked you
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You don’t have to agree with me on everything to reach out. Good decisions start with hearing different perspectives.

Contact Ivan Otto

Let’s Connect

The best conversations happen in person. Every public meeting and election date is on one page. See the dates

“Let’s hit 40-per-cent voter turnout in the 2026 election!” — Resort Municipality of Whistler

Write to me info@ivanotto.ca

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