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Elected municipal leaders play a vital role in making sure that communities are healthy and successful, socially and economically. Councils shape priorities, ensure accountability to the public, and represent the people who elect them. They provide a democratic forum for diverse perspectives and experiences to be heard, so that better decisions are made and good governance is maintained. Having people with a variety of backgrounds and lived experiences on council helps the municipality better meet the needs of all residents and businesses.
Are you thinking of running for election and being on Council? This guide will introduce you to some of the key steps in that process. It will also give you a sense of what life is like as an elected member of a municipal council. Follow this link https://municipaleducation.skillbuilder.co/catalog/35/1 or click below.
Individuals, corporations and unions can register as third-party advertisers and can also make contributions to third party advertisers.
Third party advertisers will need to register with the Municipality of Wawa Clerk's Office and complete registration papers. If they want to advertise in more than one municipality, they have to register in each municipality.
Registration allows a third-party advertiser to promote or oppose any candidate that the electors in the Municipality of Wawa can vote for (local council or school board trustee positions).
Posters, signs, publications, etc., promoting or opposing candidates are ‘third party advertisements’.
Third party advertising must be done independently of candidates, who are not able to direct a third-party advertiser. Candidates are not able to register as third-party advertisers.
Registration for third party advertisers will open on Monday, May 2, 2022 and close on Friday, October 21, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.
For further information regarding the upcoming Municipal Election or Third-Party Advertising, please contact Ms. Cathy Cyr, Clerk, at 705-856-2244, ext. 222, or Ms. Maury O’Neill, Deputy Clerk, ext. 223.
Elections By-Laws
By-Law No. 2741-14 - Election Signage
Elections for municipal government are held every four years on the fourth Monday of October for the positions of Mayor and four Councillors.
The most recent election was held on October 22, 2018. The current term runs from 2018 – 2022.
The next municipal election will be held Monday, October 24, 2022.
Nominations open on May 1, 2022.
Who can vote in the elections? |
Anyone can vote in a municipal election who, on the day of the election, is:
Your name must be on the voters' list in order for you to cast a ballot. |
The voters' list is prepared in several steps: |
Note: To ensure you are on the voters' list for 2022 municipal and school board elections, you may visit voterlookup.ca. |
Who can be a candidate? |
When you think about candidates for federal or provincial elections, you usually think about the political party that each candidate represents. In municipal elections in Ontario, candidates are not elected to represent a political party. |
2018 Election Results |
For the 2018 Election Results, click here. |
2018 Candidate Financial Statements |
Those candidates who did not file a financial statement by the legislative deadline (Friday, December 21, 2020 - 2:00 p.m.) are in default of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and are not eligible to run for office until after the 2022 municipal election. These candidates will be shown below with the word “Default” next to their name. 2018 Financial Statement Mr. Bill Chiasson |
Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee |
The purpose of the Compliance Audit Committee is to receive and make decisions on applications for compliance audits of candidate and third-party campaign finances in relation to a municipal election and any by-elections during Council's term pursuant to the Act. The powers and functions of the Committee are set out in section 88.33 to 88.37 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. |
Applying for a Compliance Audit |
To request a compliance audit of a municipal council candidate (Mayor or Councillor), an elector may contact the Office of the Clerk, 40 Broadway Avenue, P.O. Box 500, Wawa, Ontario, P0S 1K0; phone 705-856-2244 to request an application form. To request a compliance audit of a school board candidate, the application should be sent to the Director of the appropriate school board. Contact information is available on their website. |
Audit Process |
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