The next municipal election is on Monday, October 22, 2018.
Information about elections for mayors, regional councillors, local councillors, and school board trustees, and registering as a third party advertiser, is available on your local area municipality's election web page.
Visit our Voter Information page to access a list of the candidates for the Office of Regional Chair and additional information on the election for the Office of Regional Chair.
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If you are considering running for the Office of Regional Chair, the Region's Candidates' Information Guide contains information which you may find useful. We also have a Policy on the Use of Corporate Resources for Election Purposes that provides guidance on the appropriate use of corporate resources during an election period. Information on Regional Council and the Office of Regional Chair may be accessed from our Council page. Details on the nomination process can be found on our nominations page. Placement of Election Signs on Regional Roads is governed by the Region's Temporary Sign By-law. The Region also has an elections sign recycling program for the disposal of used election signs. |
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The Municipal Services Office (Central) of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs will be offering three Campaign Finance webinars over August and September which will contain the same information provided at the in-person sessions offered in April. The information for the webinars is as follows:
To Join the teleconference (audio is only available through teleconference, you need to call to hear the presentation):
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Important dates
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Nomination start date |
May 1, 2018 |
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Nomination day (last day to nominate) |
July 27, 2018 by 2 p.m. |
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Final day for withdrawal of candidacy |
July 27, 2018 by 2 p.m. |
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Election day |
October 22, 2018 |
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New term of council begins |
December 3, 2018 |
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End of campaign period |
December 31, 2018 |
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Financial filing deadline |
March 29, 2019 |
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First day the Clerk will publish report indicating if candidates have properly filed their finances |
May 1, 2019 |
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Last day for compliance audit requests for the December 31, 2018 reporting period |
July 2, 2019 |
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Deadline for filing financial statements for reporting period ending June 30, 2019 |
September 27, 2019 |
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Last day for compliance audit requests for the June 30, 2019 reporting period. |
December 27, 2019 |
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