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Candidate nominations open for 2026 Ontario municipal elections

Published May 1, 2026 at 5:17pm

The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press
Candidate nominations open for 2026 Ontario municipal elections

Voters line up outside a voting station to cast their ballot in the Toronto's municipal election in Toronto on Monday, October 22, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

The nomination period for mayoral, council and school trustee candidates for this fall’s Ontario municipal elections opens Friday.

Candidates have until Aug. 21 to file nomination papers with their municipal clerk.

To run for a position, candidates must fill out a form, pay a nomination fee and provide a list of at least 25 endorsement signatures, with some exceptions.

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