Candidates

To be eligible to run for local government office, a person must have been a resident of BC for at least 6 months before filing their nomination documents.  They do not have to live or own property in the District of Tofino.

In addition, a person must:

• Be 18 years of age or older on General Voting Day
• Be a Canadian Citizen
• Not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding office, or be otherwise disqualified by law

A person is ineligible to run for office if they:

• Have been convicted of and sentenced for an indictable offence and are in custody
• Have been found guilty of an election offence, such as intimidation or vote-buying, and are prohibited from holding office
• Are judges of the Provincial Court, Supreme Court or Court of Appeal
• Are involuntarily confined to a psychiatric facility or other institution
• Have been disqualified for specified reasons such as failing to file a candidate disclosure statement in a previous election, failing to make an oath of office, or failing to attend local government meetings in the manner and frequency required by the Community Charter
• Have been otherwise disqualified from being nominated for, elected to or holding office under the Local Government Act, Community Charter, Local Elections Campaign Financing Act or any other enactment or law

No. Candidates do not need to live or own property within the District of Tofino, but must be a resident of British Columbia for six (6) months prior to October 15, 2022 as per section 81 the Local Government Act.

Yes, however there is a considerable amount of time involved in filling any of these offices; you may choose to do just one.

No, there is a specific restriction against both working for, and holding office in, the same local government.  However, if you were to take a leave of absence from your job, you could run in the election.  If elected, you would have to resign your job.

The District's Chief Election Officer cannot answer questions related to campaign financing, disclosure statements, or election advertising rules as these are under the mandate of Elections BC.

Candidates or their agents must be familiar with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act (LECFA) and its requirements. The Act is available online at BC Laws www.bclaws.ca. You can also refer to Elections BC’s guides for candidates available online at: www.elections.bc.ca/lecf

Contact the Local Elections Campaign Financing team at Elections BC:

Phone: 1-855-952-0280 (Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST, toll-free in Canada and the United States)

Email: ac.cb.snoitcele@fcel

The minimum number of nominators is two, but it’s wise to have more in case it turns out that one of them is not an eligible nominator.

No. The District of Tofino does not charge a fee to file nomination documents.

A person who wishes to nominate a candidate may nominate as many candidates as seats available (1 Mayor, 6 Councillors), but not more than, the number of persons who are to be elected to fill the office for which the election is being held as per section 86(1)(4) of the Local Government Act.