2022 Ontario municipal election candidates can begin registering to run

Residents who want to run as council or school board trustee candidates in municipal elections across Ontario in October are now eligible to file their paperwork.

The nomination period technically opened up on Sunday, but many municipal clerks’ offices began accepting nominations as of Monday morning.

Prospective candidates have until 2 p.m. on Aug. 19 to submit the required documentation to get onto local ballots or to remove their names if they already registered.

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The 2022 election date for Ontario’s nearly 450 municipalities is Oct. 24 for the next term of office, which runs between Nov. 15, 2022, and Nov. 14, 2026.

Advanced voting days vary by municipality, but Ontario law requires at least one day ahead of the general election date.

For those who want to check to see if they’re on the local voters list, who want to add an elector to the voters list or who want to change school board support, they can do so by going to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation’s website.

Here are links for more information on running in various municipalities across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area or for information on registered candidates or applying to work for the election:

City of Toronto
City of Hamilton
City of Burlington
Town of Oakville
Region of Halton
City of Mississauga
City of Brampton
Region of Peel
City of Vaughan
City of Richmond Hill
City of Markham
Region of York
City of Pickering
Town of Ajax
Town of Whitby
City of Oshawa
Region of Durham