Further information will be provided when dates and locations have been determined.

Elections BC administers campaign financing and advertising rules for local elections and assent voting in B.C. under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act.

Candidates must be familiar with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act and its requirements.

If you have any question or concerns regarding the Financial Disclosure Act please contact:

Elections BC
Tel.: 250 387-5305
Toll-free: 1 855 952-0280
Email: electoral.finance@elections.bc.ca

If you’re thinking of running for local office part of the decision-making process may include considering the role you will play, how best you can serve your community and the impact you will have as an elected official.

These videos give potential candidates information to help them with answers to questions that they may have before making the decision to run for local office.

Further information will be provided.

• Local Government Act
• Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
• Community Charter

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing released a series of videos in 2018 to help prospective candidates navigate the election process. To view these videos click on the link below.

Candidate Videos

You may be eligible to vote as a resident elector.

Resident Electors will be required to produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The documentation must prove both residency and identity.

You will be required to make a declaration that you are:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election;
• a Canadian Citizen;
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration:
  • General Vote October 15, 2022 (April 15, 2022)
  • Advance Vote October 5, 2022 (April 5, 2022)
  • Advance Vote October 12, 2022 (April 12, 2022);
• a resident of the voting jurisdiction for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration:
  
  • General Vote October 15, 2022 (September 15, 2022)
  • Advance Vote October 5, 2022 (September 5, 2022)
  • Advance Vote October 12, 2022 (September 12, 2022); and
• not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law from voting.

If you own property within the voting jurisdiction but do not reside within the voting jurisdiction, you may be eligible to vote as a non-resident property elector.

Non-Resident Property Electors will be required to produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity (picture identification is not necessary), proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property (examples are tax notice, state of title certificate) and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the majority of the property owners.

Voters are encouraged to have the written consent form completed and signed prior to voting day.  You will be required to submit this form to vote as a non-resident property elector.

You will be required to make a declaration that you are:

• not eligible to register as a resident elector;
• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election;
• a Canadian Citizen;
• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;
  • General Vote October 15, 2022 (April 15, 2022)
  • Advance Vote October 5, 2022 (April 5, 2022)
  • Advance Vote October 12, 2022 (April 12, 2022);
• a registered owner of the real property within the voting jurisdiction for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration:
  • General Vote October 15, 2022 (September 15, 2022)
  • Advance Vote October 5, 2022 (September 5, 2022)
  • Advance Vote October 12, 2022 (September 12, 2022);
• a registered owner not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; and
• not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law from voting

Non-Resident Property Electors may not vote more than once within a voting jurisdiction regardless of the number of properties owned.

Classes of documents that may be accepted as evidence of identification are:

• BC Driver's Licence
• BC Identification Card
• BC Care Card
• BC Gold Care Card
• Credit Card
• Debit Card
• Canadian Passport
• Property Tax Notice
• Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
• Government Issued Military Identification Card
• Firearms Possession and Acquisition Licence
• Certificate of Indian Status
• Current Utility Bill – Containing Elector's Name and Address
• Owners Certificate of Insurance and Vehicle Licence (issued by ICBC)
• Other documents sufficient to satisfy the Chief Election Officer

Note: Combination BC Services Card and BC Driver's Licence only count as one document