Filing a Nomination

Nominations for office on Vaughan Council or a School Board will be accepted by appointment only, in-person at the Office of the City Clerk, Vaughan City Hall, 2141 Major Mackenzie Dr., Vaughan. Appointments are one hour in duration and may be scheduled during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, between Monday, May 2 and Thursday, August 18. No appointments are required for nominations on Nomination Day, Friday, August 19, and will be accepted on a drop-in basis between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

• NOTE: All City facilities are cashless. However, payments in cash (exact amounts encouraged) will be accepted at Vaughan City Hall as part of the candidate nomination process, which runs from May 2 until August 19, 2022, for the 2022 Municipal Election. 

To schedule a nomination appointment with the Office of the City Clerk, please contact Election Services by email at elections@vaughan.ca or call 905-832-8504, ext.8309.

To file a nomination, you must provide:

1. Form 1 - Nomination Paper (English) / Formulaire 1 - Déclaration de candidature (Français);
2. A minimum of 25 signed declarations on Form 2 - Endorsement of Nomination (English) / Formulaire 2 - Appui à une candidature (Français) (Vaughan Council candidates only);
3. Declaration of Qualifications (VC6, VC7 or VC7F depending on office);
4. VC13 - Contribution Rebate Program Participation if enrolling in the program (Vaughan Council candidates only);
5. VC18 - Penalty Notice;
6. Identification, including name, qualifying Vaughan address and signature; and
7. Nomination filing fee, $100 for Councillor or Trustee, $200 for Mayor.

Candidate Forms

VC1 - Candidate Nomination Package Checklist (PDF) / VC1F - Liste de vérification de la trousse d’information à l’intention des candidats 

VC2 - City Clerk's Letter to Candidates (PDF) / VC2F - Lettre du secrétaire de la municipalité aux candidats (PDF)(Français)

VC3 - Important Dates 2022 (PDF) / VC3F - Dates importantes pour 2022 (PDF)(Français)

VC4 - New for 2022 (PDF) / VC4F – Nouveau en 2022 (PDF)(Français)

Form 1 - Nomination Paper (PDF) / Formulaire 1 - Déclaration de candidature (PDF)(Français)

VC6 - Declaration of Qualifications -  Council (PDF)

VC7 - Declaration of Qualifications - School Trustee (PDF) / VC7F - Déclaration de qualités requises – Conseiller scolaire (PDF)(Français)

Form 2 - Endorsement of Nomination (PDF) / Formulaire 2 - Appui à une candidature (PDF)(Français)

VC9 - Nomination Withdrawal (PDF) / VC9F - Retrait d’une candidature (PDF)(Français)

VC10 - Agent Appointment (PDF) / VC10F - Nomination d’un mandataire (PDF)(Français)

VC12 - Voters' List Request (PDF) / VC12F - Demande de liste électorale (PDF)(Français)

VC13 - Contribution Rebate Program Participation (PDF) (Vaughan Council only)

VC14 - Receipt for Campaign Contributions (PDF) / VC14F - Reçu pour les contributions à la campagne (PDF)(Français) 

VC16 - Website Link and Social Media Agreement Form (PDF) / VC16F - Décharge relative à l’accès à l’information et consentement à la publication des liens vers le site Web (PDF)(Français) 

VC18 - Penalty Notice (PDF) / VC18F - Avis de peine (PDF)(Français)

VC19 - Fees at Nomination (PDF) / VC19F - Droits de déclaration de candidature (PDF)(Français)

Financial Forms

Form 4 - Financial Statement - Auditor's Report - Candidate (PDF) / Formulaire 4 - État financier – Rapport du vérificateur - Candidat (PDF)(Français)

Form 5 - Financial Statemnent - Subsequent Expenses Form (PDF) / Formulaire 5 - État financier – Dépenses subséquentes (PDF)(Français)

VF1 - Candidate Expense Tracking Form (To be provided after nomination)

VF2 - Candidate Election Spending Limit - Preliminary (PDF) / VF2F - Limites des dépenses électorales des candidats – Préliminaire (PDF)(Français)

VF3 - Maximum Contribution to Candidate's Own Campaign - Preliminary (PDF) / VF3F - Contributions maximales du candidat à sa campagne électorale - préliminaire (PDF)(Français)

VF4 - Certificate of Maximum Campaign Expenses - Preliminary (PDF) / VF4F - Attestation de montants maximaux des dépenses électorales - préliminaire (Conseiller scolaire) (PDF)(Français)

VF5 - Certificate Maximum Contribution to Candidate's Own Campaign - Preliminary (PDF) (Vaughan Council only)

Guides and Policies

VG1 - Municipal Affairs Candidates' Guide (PDF)

VG2 - Contribution Rebate Program By-law (PDF) (Vaughan Council only)

VG3 - Use of Corporate Resources for Election Purposes Policy (PDF)

VG4 - Voters' List Management and Access for Candidates Policy (PDF)

VG5 - AMCTO Candidates Guide to Accessible Elections (PDF)

Offices for Nomination

Vaughan Council

Mayor

Local and Regional Councillor (4 seats)

Ward 1 Councillor

Ward 2 Councillor

Ward 3 Councillor

Ward 4 Councillor

Ward 5 Councillor

York Region District School Board

Trustee - Area 1 (Township of King and Vaughan Ward 1) *Note: Nominations for this office are administered by the Clerk of the Township of King

Trustee - Area 2 (Ward 2 and 3)

Trustee - Area 3 (Ward 4 and 5

York Region Catholic District School Board

Trustee - Area 1 (Ward 1)

Trustee - Area 2 (Ward 2)

Trustee - Area 3 (Ward 3, 4 and 5) (2 seats)

Conseil Scolaire Viamonde

Membre du Conseil - Région d'York / Trustee - York Region

Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir

Membre du Conseil - Région d'York / Trustee - York Region

Candidate Eligibility

Vaughan Council eligibility

To run for Mayor, Local and Regional Councillor, Ward Councillor or School Board Trustee 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.
• 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 or resigned
• A judge of any court
• A Member of Parliament, a Member of Provincial Parliament or a senator
• An inmate serving a sentence in a penal or correctional institution
• 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 jurisdiction of the board.
• eligible to vote for the school board.
• 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 or resigned
• A judge of any court
• A Member of Parliament, a Member of Provincial Parliament or a senator
• An inmate serving a sentence in a penal or correctional institution
• A candidate who failed to file the necessary financial statement or exceeded the prescribed spending limit(s) in the last school board election