Information for Candidates

Candidates must be nominated by at least two eligible electors from the election area where the candidate is seeking to be elected. Candidate nomination packages will be available online (linked below) and at Municipal Hall on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. 

The candidate nomination period begins Tuesday, February 25 at 9:00am and ends Friday, March 7 at 4:00pm. A nominee officially becomes a candidate when they have submitted all the required information in the nomination package and have been declared a candidate by the Chief Election Officer (on Friday, March 7, 2025 after 4:00pm).

Read through the information below to learn more about candidate eligibility, nominations, important dates, and more. 

If you have questions about… Contact… 
Voting and ballots Chief Election Officer 
Nomination process Chief Election Officer 
Advertising rules Elections BC 
Campaign financing and disclosure rules Elections BC 
Registration of elector organizations Elections BC 
Legislation for local elections Ministry of Municipal Affairs 

For more information about local campaign financing and election advertising rules, read the Local Elections FAQs.  

You can also contact the Electoral Finance team at Elections BC: 
Phone: 1-800-661-8683 (Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST) 
Email: electoral.finance@elections.bc.ca