Nominations

The prescribed nomination forms may be obtained and filed at the Clerk’s Office, Haldimand County Administration Building, 53 Thorburn Street South, during the following times:

• During normal working hours of the Clerk’s Office, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from May 2, 2022 to August 18, 2022;
  From 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Nomination Day – August 19, 2022.

The nomination shall:

1. Be in the prescribed form and signed by the person being nominated;
2. Be accompanied by the prescribed filing fee of $200.00 for the office of Mayor and $100.00 for all other offices. This fee shall be paid in cash, certified cheque, money order, debit, Visa or Mastercard.

Spending and Campaign Limits

What is Third Party Advertising?

Third party advertising refers to advertisements or other materials that support, promote or oppose a candidate, or support, promote or oppose a “yes” or “no” answer to a question on the ballot. Third party in this context is a person or entity who is not a candidate.

Third party advertising is separate from any candidate’s campaign, and must be done independently from a candidate. Any advertisements or materials that are made and distributed by a candidate, or under a candidate’s direction, are part of the candidate’s campaign.

Third party advertising is a way for those outside of the candidate’s campaign to express support of or opposition to candidates (or a “yes” or “no” answer to a question on the ballot) and to try to persuade voters to vote a certain way.

A third party advertisement is an advertisement in any broadcast, print, electronic or other medium that promotes, supports or opposes a candidate, or a “yes” or “no” answer to a question on the ballot. Advertisement includes traditional ads as well as materials such as brochures or signs.

Who can be a Third Party Advertiser?

Only those who have registered can spend money on third party advertising. The following are eligible to register as a third party advertiser:

• any person who is a resident in Ontario
• a corporation carrying on business in Ontario
• a trade union that holds bargaining rights for employees in Ontario

If 2 or more corporations are owned or controlled by the same person or people, or if 1 corporation controls another, they are considered to be a single corporation. If the same person or people own or control multiple corporations, only 1 of those corporations may register to be a third party in a municipality.

There is no restriction against family members or campaign staff of candidates registering to be third party advertisers. However, third party advertising must be done independently of the candidate. If a person with close ties to a candidate wishes to register they should consider how these activities may look to the public and how they would be able to demonstrate that they were not working in co-ordination with the candidate.

How to register to be a Third Party Advertiser?

The prescribed nomination form (below) may also be obtained at the Clerk’s Office, Haldimand County Administration Building, 53 Thorburn Street South, and filed during the following times:

• During normal working hours of the Clerk’s Office, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from May 2, 2022 to October 21, 2022.

The goal of Haldimand County’s Election Team is to ensure that every elector is provided with the opportunity to vote independently in the 2022 Municipal Election. Polling locations are inspected before Election Day to ensure they are accessible to people who use mobility devices/wheelchairs.

The Municipal Elections Act, 1996, requires that every municipality appoint a compliance audit committee prior to October 1 of an election year.

Additional information will be posted once it becomes available.

Here you’ll find election results for candidates who ran in Haldimand County’s 2022 Municipal Election.

Information will be posted once it becomes available.

Below are financial statements for candidates who ran in Haldimand County’s 2018 Municipal Election.

It’s important to be informed when you’re heading to the polls, and that’s why we curate resources on this page related to municipal elections. You’ll find links to information from both the municipal and provincial levels of government.

• Ontario Education Act
• Ontario Municipal Act, 2001
• Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996
  
• Government of Ontario’s E-Laws Website