Information for Candidates

To qualify as a candidate for the office of mayor or councillor, you must be:

• A Canadian citizen
• At least 18 years of age​​ (You must be eligible to hold office on the day you file your nomination. For example, a person who is 17 years old but will turn 18 before the end of the nomination period must wait until they have turned 18 before filing their nomination.)
• A resident of BWG, or ​an owner or tenant of land in BWG, or the spouse of the owner or tenant
• Not legally prohibited from voting
• Not disqualified by any legislation from holding municpal office

You are not eligible to be a candidate if you are:

• A BWG employee, unless an unpaid leave of absence is taken​ and the employee resigns if elected
• ​A judge of any court​
• A member of the Provincial Legislature, the Federal House of Commons or Senate who has not resigned from their office by the close of nominations
• A candidate who failed to file the necessary financial statement or exceeded the prescribed spending limit in the last municipal election

A person may be disqualified from being a candidate if they:

• Are no longer a Canadian citizen
• Are not a BWG resident, of the owner or tenant of land in BWG, or the spouse of such owner or tenant
• Would be prohibited by any legislation from voting in an election

To qualify as a candidate for school board trustee, you must be:

• A Canadian citizen
• At least 18 years of age​​ (You must be eligible to hold office on the day you file your nomination. For example, a person who is 17 years old but will turn 18 before the end of the nomination period must wait until they have turned 18 before filing their nomination.)
• Meet any other qualifications to vote for the school board (for example, being a Roman Catholic, or holding French language rights). 
• A resident in the area of jurisdiction of the school board​
• Eligible to vote for members of the school board
• Not legally prohibited from voting
• Not disqualified by any legislation from holding office​

​A person who is qualified to be elected as a member of a school board, can be elected as a member of that school board for any geographic area in the school board's jurisdiction.

You are not eligible to be a school board trustee candidate if you are: 

• An employee of any school board or school authority
• A clerk or treasurer or deputy clerk or deputy treasurer of any municipality, within the area of jurisdiction of the school board 
• ​​A member of the Provincial Legislature, the Federal House of Commons or Senate ​
• ​​​​​A candidate who failed to file the necessary financial statement or exceeded the prescribed spending limit in the last municipal election

A person may be disqualified from being a school board trustee candidate if they:

• Are no longer a Canadian citizen
• Are not a resident within the area of jurisdiction of the school board
• Are no longer eligible to vote for members of the school board
• Would be prohibited by any legislation from voting in an election