2026 Municipal Election

The next municipal election will take place on Monday, October 26, 2026.

Voter Registration

It’s quick and easy to check your voter information online. If you have moved, changed your name, or turned 18 since the 2022 Municipal Election, you might not be on the Voters’ List.

Now you can get on the Voters’ List for both Municipal and Provincial elections, all in one place. Visit Election Ontario’s Voter Registration online tool to check if you are on the Voters’ List or register to vote. To see if you are eligible to vote and how to maintain your information on the Register please review the following links:

Check Your School Support

Property owners in Ontario are required to support a school board, even if they do not have children. Where a residential property is tenanted, the tenants can direct the school support for the property. By default, school support is directed to the City’s English Public School Board.

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) collects school support information. To learn more about school support, visit the MPAC website. Property owners, occupants, and tenants can update their school support designation online using the school support designation tool.

Review your school support by June 1, 2026, to ensure your correct school support designation is provided to Elections Ontario in time for the next municipal and school board elections on October 26, 2026.

Are You Thinking of Running in the Next Municipal Election?

Candidate Information Sessions

The Regional Municipality of Durham will be hosting two virtual Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) Candidate Information Sessions on Wednesday, March 25 and Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. There will be a virtual Q&A period at the end of each session. See below for details to register for an information session:

Candidate Workshops

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is offering several free workshops for people thinking about running for municipal office in the 2026 Municipal Elections. These online workshops are for candidates seeking re-election or first-time aspiring candidates. See below to learn more:

Apply to be a Member of the Joint Compliance Audit Committee by April 2, 2026

The City of Pickering is looking to participate in a Joint Compliance Audit Committee with local municipalities in Durham, the Durham District School Board, and the Region of Durham for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections. After the election, the Committee will hear requests for compliance audits of the financial statements submitted by candidates and registered third party advertisers. The committee will decide whether to order an audit of any financial statements to ensure that the campaign finance rules have been followed.

2022 Municipal Election

Candidates are listed below in alphabetical order by office.

Office

Candidate  
Mayor

Kevin Ashe

Financial Statement

Janice Frampton

Financial Statement 

Bradley Nazar

Financial Statement

Regional Councillor - Ward 1

Maurice Brenner

Financial Statement

Tom Hayes

Financial Statement

Regional Councillor - Ward 2

Linda Cook

Financial Statement

Eileen Higdon

Financial Statement

Ali Marani

Financial Statement

Gary Strange

Financial Statement

Regional Councillor - Ward 3

David Pickles

Financial Statement

Peter Rodrigues

Financial Statement

City Councillor - Ward 1

James Blair

Financial Statement

Tony Harold

Financial Statement

Zeynab Kazi

Financial Statement

Raveena Rajasingham

Financial Statement

Lisa Robinson

Financial Statement

Karen Sloan

Financial Statement

Jeanine Soligo

Financial Statement

Anthony Michael Yacub

Financial Statement

City Councillor - Ward 2

David Currie

Notice of Extension of
Campaign Period - Form 6

Financial Statement - Initial Filing
Financial Statement - Supplementary Filing

Christine Doody-Hamilton

WITHDRAWN

Financial Statement

Frank McGillan

Default - Failed to file Financial Statement in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act

Mara Nagy

Financial Statement

Ayesha Sardar

Financial Statement

George David Turner

Financial Statement

Nancy Van Rooy

Financial Statement

City Councillor - Ward 3

Shaheen Butt

Financial Statement

Ali Naqvi

Financial Statement

Darshan Sritharan

Financial Statement

Damian Williams

Financial Statement

Trustee -
Durham District School Board

Michael T Courtis

Financial Statement

Sherry Croteau

Financial Statement

Emma Cunningham

Financial Statement

Michelle Leong Francis

Financial Statement

Stephen Linton

Financial Statement

Donna Sobers

Financial Statement

Trustee -
Durham Catholic District School Board

Jim McCafferty

Financial Statement

Terence Peters

Default - Failed to file Financial Statement in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act

Tomy Valookaran

Financial Statement

Regional Chair

For the Financial Statements of candidates for the above noted office please visit the Region of Durham website.

Conseil scolaire Viamonde Trustee

For the Financial Statements of candidates for the above noted office please visit the City of Oshawa website.

Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir Trustee

For the Financial Statements of candidates for the above noted office please visit the City of Oshawa website.

Registered Third Party Joe Pacione Financial Statement
Elena Walmsley Financial Statement

Contact Us

Clerk's Office
One The Esplanade
Pickering, Ontario
Canada L1V 6K7

905.420.4611

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