Candidates

Nominations may be filed in person with the Clerk beginning Monday, May 2, 2022 until Thursday, August 18, 2022, during regular business hours (Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) and on Nomination Day, Friday, August 19, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

In accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, nominations must be filed using the prescribed forms, accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee and nominations for an office on a council must be endorsed by at least 25 persons. The filing fee is $200.00 for the office of Mayor and $100.00 for all other offices. The filing fee is 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 do not have to submit the Endorsement of Nomination - Form 2. 

Nomination form 

Endorsement of nomination 

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.

A person is eligible to be nominated for an office on a school board if, on the day the nomination paper is filed, they:

• are a resident within the area of jurisdiction of the board, the owner or tenant of residential property in the area of jurisdiction of the board, or a spouse or such owner or tenant; Reference: 1(8)(9)(10)(a) Education Act

• are a Canadian citizen; Reference: 1(10)(b) Education Act

• are at least 18 years old; Reference: 1(10)(c) Education Act

• meet any other qualifications to vote for the school board (for example, being a Roman Catholic, or holding French language rights; Reference: 50.1, 54, 58.8, 58.9, 219 Education Act

• are not legally prohibited from voting pursuant to section 17(2)(d) of the MEA or otherwise by law; Reference: 17(2)(d) (3) MEA, 1(10)(d) Education Act;

• are not disqualified by any legislation from holding school board office. Reference: 219(4) Education Act

The following people are disqualified from being elected for office on a school board: 

• an employee of a district school board or school authority, except if they take an unpaid leave of absence beginning as of the day they are nominated and ending on Voting Day; Reference: 219 (4)(a) (5) Education Act

•  the clerk or treasurer or deputy clerk or deputy treasurer of a municipality or an upper-tier municipality, all or part of which is included in the area of jurisdiction of the district school board or the school authority, except if they take an unpaid leave of absence beginning as of the day they are nominated and ending on Voting Day; Reference: 219(4)(c) (5) Education Act 

• a member of the Assembly or of the Senate or House of Commons of Canada who has not resigned from their office by close of nominations; or Reference: 219(4)(d) Education Act

• otherwise ineligible or disqualified under the Education Act or any other Act. Reference: 219(4)(e) Education Act

Candidates can submit any election questions to the Clerk. Questions must be submitted to the Clerk in writing by letter, email or through the online form below.  

All questions submitted by candidates will be added to the candidate FAQs. All personal information will remain anonymous and confidential.  

West Grey Candidate FAQs

Candidate question form 

Election signs 

Election campaigning or the distribution/posting of election campaign advertising at municipally owned or leased facilities is not permitted.

The use of corporate resources is not permitted by Candidates for election purposes (i.e. staff, electronic devices, supplies, candidate photos taken in/on municipal property, etc.).

Candidates are prohibited from offering electronic equipment to electors to vote (ex. cell phone, laptop).

Candidates are prohibited from verifying whether an elector appears on the Voters’ List or not, to the elector or any other person. Electors’ questions must be directed to the Clerk.

Campaigning, including campaign advertising, are permitted no earlier than the filing of Nomination Papers by the Candidate unless otherwise stated in the local municipal bylaw.

The Municipality of West Grey regulates the use and erection of signs and other advertising devices at or near West Grey entrance signs, and the County of Grey regulates the use and erection of signs and other advertising devices within the County. These regulations shall be posted on the Election page of the municipal website.

Any poster, banner, or signs for a candidate in a municipal, federal or provincial election do not require a permit.

a) Election signs on streets
In any zone, unless otherwise stated, election signs may be erected on any street which is under the jurisdiction of the municipality, subject to the following:
i) No such sign greater than 1m2 (10.76ft2) in area or 2m (6.56ft) in height.
ii) No sign is located within any parks owned by the municipality.
iii) The sign does not impede pedestrian or vehicular traffic.

b) Election signs on lots
In any zone, unless otherwise stated, election signs may be erected on any lot provided that:
i) Consent from the owner or occupant is obtained.
ii) No such sign is greater than 1m2 (10.76ft2) in sign area or 2m (6.56ft) in height.

c) All election signs shall be removed within one (1) week after such elections have taken place. Signs that have not been removed within one (1) week after the elections have taken place shall be removed and disposed of by the municipality.

d) Election signs shall not be illuminated.

e) Elections signs shall comply with the Grey County sign bylaw and provincial policy with respect to the posting of campaign advertising on provincial road allowances.

The investigation or prosecution for any acts of vandalism to campaign advertising of the candidates should be referred to the local police force by the complainant. The municipality or any of its municipal servants, employees or agents shall not be responsible.

If a municipality is satisfied that there has been a contravention of section 88.3 (candidates’ election campaign advertisements), 88.4 (third party advertisements) or 88.5 (mandatory information in third party advertisements), the municipality may require a person who the municipality reasonably believes contravened the section or caused or permitted the contravention, or the owner or occupier of the land on which the contravention occurred, to remove the advertisement or discontinue the advertising.

West Grey Entrance Way Sign Bylaw 60-2015

County of Grey Advertising Sign Permit Procedure 

An election information session for candidates and third party advertisers took place on April 13, 2022. A recording of the session and the slide deck are available below.  

Video Recording of Municipal Election Information Session 

The Grey County Compliance Audit Committee (GCCAC) makes decisions on applications for compliance audits of campaign finances for candidates and third party advertisers in a municipal election or by-election. The committee also considers reports from municipal clerks that identify contributors who appear to have contravened election contribution limits.

Section 88.37 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (MEA) requires all municipalities to establish a compliance audit committee of not fewer than three members and not more than seven members. The municipalities of Grey County established a joint committee of members who will serve on retainer. Subcommittees (sitting committees) will be established to address each application for a compliance audit and each instance of identified over-contribution.

Application Form - Grey County Compliance Audit Committee

Rules of Procedure - Grey County Compliance Audit Committee

Terms of Reference - Grey County Compliance Audit Committee

Recruitment Advertisement - Grey County Compliance Audit Committee 

Candidate Information 

Notice of Nomination for Office - Candidate and Third Party Advertiser Registration

Bylaw 09-2022 - Schedule A - Use of corporate resources during an election

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) 2022 Candidates' Guide 

The MMAH's 2022 Candidates' Guide provides information to candidates for the 2022 municipal and school board elections. The guide outlines rules as described in the Municipal Elections Act and other legislation and regulations.