2026 City of Pickering Municipal Election - Call for Nominations

Are You Interested in Running for Pickering City Council?

The next Municipal Election will be held on October 26, 2026. Individuals interested in filing their nomination must do so in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (the “Act”). Notice is hereby given of the following offices that a person may be nominated for and the nomination procedure: 

• Office of Mayor 
• Office of Regional Councillor, Ward 1
• Office of Regional Councillor, Ward 2
• Office of Regional Councillor, Ward 3 
• Office of City Councillor, Ward 1
• Office of City Councillor, Ward 2 
• Office of City Councillor, Ward 3 
• Office of Trustee, Durham District School Board
• Office of Trustee, Durham Catholic District School Board

Nominations must be filed in person by the candidate or their agent, beginning Friday, May 1, 2026, until Friday, August 21, 2026, during regular business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm), and on Nomination Day, Friday, August 21, 2026, between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm. 

Nominations must be filed in person at:
The Office of the City Clerk
Pickering Civic Complex, One The Esplanade
Pickering, ON L1V 6K7

Nominations must include:

• Prescribed Nomination Paper (Form 1);
• Prescribed Endorsement of Nomination (Form 2);
• Identification showing the nominee’s name, qualifying address, and photo; and,
• Prescribed Filing Fee ($200 for Office of the Mayor and $100 for all other Offices). Fee is payable by cash, Debit, Visa, MasterCard, certified cheque or money order.

The prescribed Forms noted above and information on the nomination process, including qualifications required to become a candidate, are available at www.pickering.ca/vote, or by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at elections@pickering.ca or 905.420.4660 ext. 8683 (VOTE).

If a nomination is being filed by an agent, a letter must be submitted at the time of filing which authorizes the agent to file on behalf of the candidate. For further information on this process, please contact the Clerk’s Office.

The deadline to file a nomination is Friday, August 21, 2026, at 2:00 pm.

No person who proposes to be a candidate may solicit or accept contributions for election purposes or incur campaign expenses until a Nomination Paper has been filed.

Nomination Papers and information for the Office of Regional Chair, Regional Municipality of Durham, must be obtained and filed in the Office of the Regional Clerk, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby. Please visit www.durham.ca/elections for more details. 

Nomination Papers and information for the Office of Conseiller(ère), Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French-Language Public School Board) or the Office of Conseiller(ère), Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (French-Language Catholic School Board), must be obtained and filed in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Oshawa, 50 Centre Street South, Oshawa. Please visit www.voteoshawa.ca for more details.