The Next Municipal Election is in October, 2026

The unofficial list of candidates will be updated as nominations are recieved and can be viewed by clicking the link below.

NOTICE OF NOMINATION FOR OFFICE

Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (s. 32)

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN RUNNING FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICE?

2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

NOTICE TO MUNICIPAL ELECTORS

NOMINATIONS

Nominations for the positions listed below must be made on the prescribed form available at your Municipal Office. Nomination forms must be filed, either in person or by your agent, with the Returning Officer of the appropriate Municipality during Normal office hours between the first business day of May in 2026 to Thursday, August 20, 2026.

On Nomination Day, forms must be filed between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026 (Nomination Day).Candidates for municipal council in municipalities with more than 4,000 electors, must submit original endorsement signatures from 25 people who are eligible to vote in the municipality, made on the prescribed form available at your Municipal Office. Candidates for municipal council in municipalities with 4,000 or fewer electors do not have to submit endorsement signatures.

The required filing fee for the Head of Council is $200.00 and all other offices are $100.00 (cash, certified cheque or money order made payable to the Township of James must accompany the signed form.  Full details on the procedures to be followed may be obtained from the appropriate Municipal Clerk. 

MUNICIPAL OFFICES FOR WHICH PERSONS MAY BE NOMINATED:

Reeve – (1)

Councillor – (4)

Returning Officer – Teri-Lynn Jibb

33 Third Street, Elk Lake, ON P0J 1G0

705-678-2237 www.elklake.ca

In the event there is an insufficient number of certified candidates to fill the positions available in each municipality, nominations will be reopened by the appropriate Returning Officer for the vacant positions only. Additional nomination papers would then be accepted between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

For further information contact the appropriate Returning Officer above.

Eligible voters for municipal elections must be: 

• A Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old
• A resident OR a property owner or tenant OR the spouse of an owner or tenant in the municipality

You can check if you’re on the Voters’ List for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections anytime.

Voting registration for municipal elections is now handled through Elections Ontario. To ensure you can participate in future provincial, municipal, and school board elections, please update your information in Elections Ontario’s Voter Registration Portal.

How to Check:

For more details, visit https://vreg.registertovoteon.ca/en/home

To ensure you are on the voters’ list for municipal and school board elections, you may also visit RegisterToVoteON.ca.

Eligible candidates for municipal elections must be:

A Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old 
A resident of the municipality, a non-resident owner or tenant of land in the municipality or the spouse of such non-resident owner or tenant
Not legally prohibited from voting; and not disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office.

   Candidates are also required to pay a fee of $100 ($200 for head of council).

Tenants and Property owners in Ontario are required to support a school system, even if you do not have a child attending school.

If you don’t verify your school board support, that it will automatically default to English Public.

You can check what your school board designation is at anytime.

How to Check:

Check your MPAC property assessment to make sure your school support is correct. It’s quick, easy, and one less thing to wonder about at advanced polls or on Voting Day! For more details, visit: https://www.mpac.ca/en/MakingChangesUpdates/SchoolSupportDesignation