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Aug. 5, 2022 10:30 a.m.
​Submit your nomination for Vaughan Council or a School Board by Friday, Aug. 19


Nomination appointments are one hour and held during regular business hours – from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, until Thursday, Aug. 18 in person at Vaughan City Hall, located at 2141 Major Mackenzie Dr. Appointments are not required on Nomination Day, Friday, Aug. 19, when applicants will be accepted on a drop-in basis between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

To schedule a nomination filing appointment with the Office of the City Clerk, contact Election Services at elections@vaughan.ca or 905-832-8504, ext. 8309.

Filing a nomination

Candidates must ensure all necessary forms are filled out and brought to the filing appointment. Forms are available at vaughan.ca/elections. In addition, candidates must bring proper identification to the filing appointment, including photo ID and proof of Vaughan address. The nomination fee for Councillor or School Board Trustee is $100, and $200 for Mayor. All City of Vaughan facilities are cashless, however, payments in cash (exact amounts encouraged) will be accepted at Vaughan City Hall as part of the 2022 Municipal Election candidate nomination process.

Original signatures are required for all forms filed with Election Services. Agents who file on behalf of a candidate must provide all of the above and their identification.

Candidate eligibility

To run for Mayor, Local and Regional Councillor or Ward Councillor for the City of Vaughan, on the day the nomination is filed, an eligible candidate must be:

  • a Canadian citizen.
  • at least 18 years of age or older.
  • a resident of the city of Vaughan, or an owner or tenant of property in the city of Vaughan, or the spouse of an owner or tenant of property in the city of Vaughan.
  • not otherwise disqualified from holding municipal office under any law.

The following people are disqualified from being elected for office on Vaughan Council:

  • any person who is not eligible to vote in the city of Vaughan
  • an employee of the City of Vaughan who has not taken an unpaid leave of absence or resigned
  • a judge of any court
  • a Member of Parliament, a Member of Provincial Parliament or a Senator
  • an inmate serving a sentence in a penal or correctional institution
  • a candidate who failed to file the necessary financial statement or exceeded the prescribed spending limit(s) in the last municipal election

To run for School Board Trustee with the York Region District School Board, York Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde or Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, a person must be:

  • a Canadian citizen.
  • at least 18 years of age or older.
  • a resident in the area of jurisdiction of the board.
  • eligible to vote for the school board.
  • not otherwise disqualified from holding office on a school board under any law.

The following people are disqualified from being elected as a School Board Trustee:

  • any person who is not eligible to vote in the school board election
  • an employee of a school board or a municipal official who has not taken an unpaid leave of absence or resigned
  • a judge of any court
  • a Member of Parliament, a Member of Provincial Parliament or a Senator
  • an inmate serving a sentence in a penal or correctional institution
  • a candidate who failed to file the necessary financial statement or exceeded the prescribed spending limit(s) in the last school board election

All York Region candidates running for a School Board Trustee position for the French public and French separate school boards must process their applications through the City of Vaughan.

Learn more about the 2022 Municipal Election at vaughan.ca/elections.

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