Voting Day for the next Municipal Election is Monday, October 24, 2022. 

Candidate Eligiblity

Vaughan Council Eligiblity

To run for Mayor, Local and Regional Councillor, or Councillor for the City of Vaughan, on the day the nomination is filed, a person must be:

• A Canadian citizen;
• At least 18 years of age or older;
• A resident of the City of Vaughan; or
• An owner or tenant of property in the City of Vaughan; or
• The spouse of an owner or tenant of property in the City of Vaughan; and
• Not otherwise disqualified from holding municipal office under any law.

Ineligible for office on Vaughan Council

The following people are disqualified from being elected to office on Vaughan Council:

• Any person who is not eligible to vote in the City of Vaughan;
• An employee of the City of Vaughan who has not taken an unpaid leave of absence and resigned;
• A judge of any court;
• An MP, an MPP, or a senator;
• An inmate serving a sentence in a penal or correctional institution; and
• A candidate who failed to file the necessary financial statement or exceeded the prescribed spending limit(s) in the last municipal election.

School Board Trustee Eligibility

To run for school board trustee with the York Region District School Board (YRDSB), York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB), Conseil scolaire Viamonde, or Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, a person must be:

• A Canadian citizen;
• At least 18 years of age or older;
• A resident in the area of jurisidiction of the board;
• Eligible to vote for the school board; and
• Not otherwise disqualified from holding office on a school board under any law.

Ineligible for office on a School Board

The following people are disqualified from being elected as a school board trustee:

• Any person who is not eligible to vote in the school board election;
• An employee of a school board or a municipal official who has not taken an unpaid leave of absence and resigned;
• A judge of any court;
• An MP, an MPP, or a senator; and
• An inmate serving a sentence in a penal or correctional institution; and
• A candidate who failed to file the necessary financial statement or exceeded the prescribed spending limit(s) in the last school board election.