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Are you interested in running for Office?
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Filing your Nomination |
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A person may only become a candidate by filing a nomination during the nomination period, which runs from Friday, May 1, 2026 to Friday, August 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM.
Nominations must be filed in person at the Clerk's Office during the following times:
Candidate Information Packages will be available beginning May 1, 2026 and can be picked up at the Clerk's Office or accessed online on the City of Orillia's Election webpage. |
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Elected Offices |
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Eligible electors in the City of Orillia will vote for the following offices on Voting Day:
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Qualifications of a Candidate |
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A person must be qualified at the time they file their nomination paper in order to run for City Council or for a School Board Trustee position.
To run for City Council, you must be:
To run for School Board Trustee, you must be:
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Are you registered to vote in the 2026 Municipal Election?
| The Voters' List and How to Update Your Information |
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Elections Ontario is responsible for maintaining the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario, commonly known as the Register or Voters' List. The Voters' List, is a list of individual eligible to vote in provincial and local municipal elections in Ontario. You can use Elections Ontario's Voter Registration Application to confirm, update or add your information if you:
If you or your spouse own or rent property other than you home address in Ontario, you may be eligible to vote in more than one municipal election. Visit Elections Ontario's website to learn more about voter information, and other options including:
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Updating Your School Support |
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As of January 1, 2024, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is no longer responsible for collecting voter information for local elections. MPAC is legislatively required to collect school support information. Residents are encouraged to review and update their school support designation with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation by June 1, 2026, to help ensure accurate information is provided to Elections Ontario before the municipal and school board elections on October 26, 2026. You can update your school support designation through MPAC's Online School Support Tool. As a property owner in Ontario, you are required to support a school system, even if you do not have children or your children are not currently attending school. This information can be found on your Property Assessment Notice. Learn more about school support by visiting MPAC. |
2022 Municipal Election - Candidate Financial Statements
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2022 Municipal Election - Financial Disclosures:
Financial Statements must be filed with the Clerk's Office by appointment only. Candidates can make an appointment by clicking here. The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets out penalties with respect to violations under the Act. A failure to file the document required by Section 88.25 or 88.32 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 results in the following provisions and penalties: i) Until the next regular election has taken place, you are ineligible to be elected or appointed to any office to which the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 applies. Please note that the penalty set out above does not take effect if, no later than 2:00 p.m. on May 1, 2023, Candidates may file the relevant document as required under section 88.25 or 88.32 and pay the Clerk a late filing fee of $500. Further, please be advised that a candidate who has not filed the documents required under subsection 88.25 (1) on or before 2:00 p.m. on the March 31, 2023 filing date is not entitled to receive a refund of the nomination filing fee.
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Voter Information
| Who Can Vote? |
An individual may vote in the City of Orillia municipal election if, on Voting Day, they are:
Note: An individual can only vote once in the City of Orillia municipal election, regardless of the number of properties owned or rented by the individual in the City. Additionally, an individual must vote in the ward where they reside. An individual owning or renting non-residential property in the City, or their spouse, is eligible to vote for Council representation, but is not eligible to vote in a school board election. Properties owned or tenanted by corporate entities or businesses are not included on the Voters' List. To be eligible to vote an individual must own or lease the property in their own name. |
| Post-Secondary Students |
| Section 2(2.1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 permits post-secondary students to vote in both the City of Orillia municipal election and the municipal election conducted in their "home" municipality, provided they are residing in the City of Orillia to attend a post-secondary institution and intend to return to their "home" municipality at the conclusion of their studies. |
| Who Can Vote in a School Board Election? |
An individual may vote in a school board election if, on Voting Day, they are:
Note: If you are eligible to vote in the City of Orillia municipal election as a result of ownership or tenancy of commercial property, you are not eligible to vote in a school board election. |
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Voter Identification |
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When attending at a voting location, each elector is required to supply identification verifying their identity and entitlement to vote. Electors need to provide one (1) piece of identification containing the individual's name and qualifying address, which is included in the list below or will be required to complete a Declaration of Identity affirming their identity and entitlement to vote at the voting location:
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Taking Time off Work to Vote |
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(as provided by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 2022 Voters' Guide) "You are entitled to three hours in which to vote on voting day. This does not mean you can take three hours off work. It means you’re allowed to be absent to give yourself three hours of voting time. Typically this is at the start or end of your working hours. For example, voting hours are normally from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. If your working hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., you are entitled to leave one hour early so that you would have from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to vote. Your employer may decide when it would be most convenient for you to be absent in order to vote. For example, if you work from noon to 6 p.m., your employer may decide that you should come in at 1 p.m., rather than leave work at 5 p.m." |
Ward Boundaries
| City of Orillia Ward Maps |
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General Information
| General and Historical Information |
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Advance Vote Turnout 1985 to 2022 Official Election Results 2022 Official Election Results 2018 Official Election Results 2014 Official Election Results 2010 |
| External Resources |
| Legislation: Municipal Elections Act
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) - Municipal Election Information (homepage) Also available on the Ministry website: |
| Contact |
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City of Orillia Corporate Services Department - Council Services Division 50 Andrew Street South Orillia, ON L3V 7T5 Phone: 705-325-1311 |
