Nominations for the 2022 municipal elections were filed with the Clerk from May 2 - August 18, 2022, during regular business hours (Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and on Nomination Day, August 19, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, nominations had to be filed using the prescribed forms, accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee, and nominations for an office on a Council must have been endorsed by at least 25 persons.
The filing fee was $200 for the office of Mayor and $100 for all other offices. The filing fee was payable by cash, debit, certified cheque, or money order.
The prescribed Nomination Paper – Form 1 and Endorsement of Nomination – Form 2 issued by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing can be accessed below. Please note that candidates for school board trustee did not have to submit the Endorsement of Nomination - Form 2.
Financial Statement - Auditors Report Candidate
Notice of Registration of Third Party
Financial statement - auditors report third party
No person who proposes to be a candidate may solicit or accept contributions for election purposes or incur campaign expenses until a nomination paper has been filed.
To run for office, you must be eligible to vote in the election. On the day you file your nomination, you must be a Canadian citizen aged 18 or older, qualify as a resident or non-resident elector, and not ineligible under the Municipal Election Act or any other Act or otherwise prohibited by law to be nominated for or to hold the office.