candidate-information 2022

Nominations for the 2022 Municipal Election may be filed beginning Monday, May 2, 2022.

Positions include Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Councillors as well as Trustee for the following school boards: Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence.

Nomination forms must be filed in person with the Municipal Clerk at the Leamington Municipal Building located at 111 Erie Street North, Leamington, during the nomination period, which is:

1. Monday, May 2, 2022, to Thursday, August 18, 2022, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (excluding weekends and holidays); and
2. Nomination Day: Friday, August 19, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

An appointment is required with the Municipal Clerk to file nomination forms. To book an appointment, please call 519-326-5761.

All mayoral and council candidates require 25 endorsements to be submitted with nomination papers

• Form 1 - Nomination Paper
• Form 2 - Endorsement of Nomination

Nominations for the 2022 Municipal Election may be filed beginning Monday, May 2, 2022.

Positions include Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Councillors as well as Trustee for the following school boards: Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence.

Nomination forms must be filed in person with the Municipal Clerk at the Leamington Municipal Building located at 111 Erie Street North, Leamington, during the nomination period, which is:

1. Monday, May 2, 2022, to Thursday, August 18, 2022, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM (excluding weekends and holidays); and
2. Nomination Day: Friday, August 19, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

An appointment is required with the Municipal Clerk to file nomination forms. To book an appointment, please call 519-326-5761.

Form 1 - Nomination Paper

Election Campaign Period 

The day a candidate files their nomination for office is when their election campaign period begins. Their campaign period ends on January 3, 2023. A contribution shall not be made to or accepted by or on behalf of a person unless they are a candidate.

2022 Candidates Guide

2022 Candidates Guide, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Candidate Information Session

Residents of Windsor, Essex County and Pelee Island who are considering running in the October Municipal Election had the opportunity to attend a live, interactive session to learn about what it takes to be part of a municipal council. This session took place on April 28, 2022.

There were presentations by Ken Antaya, former Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of LaSalle, as well as from representatives from Ontario’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

A recording of the session is available to view on-demand, as well as the presentation materials.

Applying for a Compliance Audit

Information to Follow

Information to Follow

The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 now includes rules for third party advertising. 

A third party advertisement is an advertisement in any medium (broadcast, print, electronic or other medium) that has the purpose of promoting, supporting or opposing a candidate or a 'yes' or 'no' to a question on a ballot. 

Third party advertising does not include:

• an advertisement by and under the direction of a candidate;
• where no expenses are incurred by a person/entity in relation to the advertisement (such as comments made on social media);
• when given or transmitted by an individual to employees, by a corporation to its shareholders, directors, members or employees or by a trade union to its members or employees.

You must be registered as a Third Party Advertiser prior to the start of any advertising.