For Candidates & Third-Party Advertisers

Individuals were eligible to run as a candidate in the Municipal Election if they met following requirements:

• Are a resident of the municipality or a non-resident owner or tenant of land in the municipality or the spouse of such non-resident owner or tenant;
• Are a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old;
• Are not legally prohibited from voting; and not disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office.

In municipal elections, candidates are not elected to represent a political party such as Federal or Provincial elections.

Before filing nominations, candidates were reminded to review the 2026 Candidates Guide. Every person wanting to be a candidate had to file nomination papers prior to receiving any campaign contributions and/or expending any funds on a campaign.

Candidates were required to required to submit the following to the Clerk in order to file their Nomination:

• Nomination Paper
• Endorsement of Nomination including at least 25 signatures
• Nomination Fee of $200 for Mayor and $100 for all other positions

Candidates were required to show identification to prove their eligibility to be nominated.

View the Candidate Information Package tab for additional information.

Forms to Complete and Return to Clerk's Office

• Form 1: Nomination Paper
• Form 2: Endorsement of Nomination
• Form 4: Financial Statement Auditor's Report Candidate
• Form 5: Financial Statement Subsequent Expenses
• Declaration of Proper Use of Voters' List
• Declaration of Qualifications - Council
• Declaration of Qualifications - School Board Trustee
• Estimated Maximum Campaign Expenses and Estimated Maximum Personal Contributions
• Freedom of Information Release

Candidate Information

• 2026 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Candidates' Guide for Ontario Municipal Council and School Board Elections
• 2026 Municipality of Brockton Brockton Municipal and School Board Elections Candidates’ Guide
• 2026 Municipality of Brockton Election Accessibility Plan
• 2026 Municipality of Brockton Election Procedure Manual 
• Notice of Offences, Corrupt Practices and Penalties
• Municipality of Brockton Use of Corporate Resources Policy
• Acceptable Voter Identification O. Reg 304/13

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 two or more corporations are owned or controlled by the same person or people, or if one corporation controls another, they are considered to be a single corporation. If the same person or people own or control multiple corporations, only one 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.

Who is Ineligible to Be a Third Party Advertiser?

A candidate running for any municipal council or school board office cannot register to be a third party advertiser in any municipality.

Groups, associations or businesses that are not corporations are not eligible to register and may not spend money on third party advertising in municipal elections. For example, neighbourhood associations, clubs or professional associations cannot register and cannot make contributions to third party advertisers. Members may register as individual third party advertisers and may contribute individually.

Federal and provincial political parties cannot register to be third party advertisers. Political parties are not permitted to be financially involved in municipal elections.

An individual or a representative of a corporation or trade union must file a Form 7: Notice of Registration Third Party with the Municipal Clerk in person or by an agent. It must have an original signature – the form may not be a copy, and may not be scanned and submitted electronically. There is no registration fee.

The Municipal Clerk must be satisfied that that the individual, corporation or trade union is eligible in order to certify the registration, and may require that identification or additional documents be provided.

A person who is filing as the representative of a corporation or a trade union should make sure that they can provide proof that they are authorized to act on the corporation or trade union’s behalf.

Being registered in a municipality allows the third party to advertise to the voters in that municipality. A third party advertiser can support or oppose any candidate or candidates who will be voted on by the people in that municipality. This includes candidates running for local council and school trustee.

Third-party advertisers do not need to decide before they register which candidate or candidates they want to support or oppose, and they do not have to tell the clerk what their intentions are.

A third party can only advertise to voters in the municipality where they are registered. There is no limit on the number of municipalities where a third party can register. If a third party wants to advertise to voters in more than one municipality they must register in each municipality where they wish to advertise.

Forms to Complete and Return to Clerk's Office

• Form 7 Notice of Registration Third Party
• Form 8 Financial Statement Auditor Report Third Party

Third-Party Advertiser Information

• 2026 Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Third-Party Advertisers Guide for Ontario Municipal Elections