Your official agent is responsible for:
- handling your campaign finances; and
- for preparing and filing your campaign disclosure forms following the election.
Official agents may also attend polling locations on your behalf as a scrutineer; you can act as your own official agent, but you can not act as a scrutineer at the polls during advance voting or on election day.
Your selection of an official agent must be in writing and submitted to the Election Office by making an appointment. At this appointment, your official agent must be present to swear/affirm an oath in front of the municipality’s Returning Officer. To book your appointment with the Election Office and appoint your official agent, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
You can change your official agent any time before election day (Oct. 19, 2024) in writing, delivered to the Returning Officer.
If you are acting as your own official agent, you can appoint an official agent later, but you must make the appointment before the close of nominations on nomination day. Once the forms have been received and processed, the Returning Officer will provide you with paperwork, mostly blank forms required for later in the election process, and a bank letter you will use to open a separate bank account for campaign purposes only.
In addition, you will be requested to fill out a personal information form. This information will be used on the municipality’s communication channels (e.g. website, social media, etc.). You can change any of this information up until one week before election day (Oct. 12, 2024).