• 18 years of age or older;
• a Canadian citizen; and

• either a resident of the municipality or a property owner or tenant or the spouse or same sex partner of an owner or tenant in the municipality during a specified time just before the election.

The voters' list is prepared in three steps:

1. A preliminary list is created by the Municipal Property Assessment
Corporation (MPAC) based on data it keeps on home ownership and tenancy.

2. The preliminary list is sent to the municipal clerk after a by-election has been called or in advance of a regular election which occurs every 4 years. The clerk can correct any errors on the list, and the corrected list then becomes the voters' list.

3. Changes can be made to the list. If you are not on the voters' list, or if your information is incorrect (for example, you have moved and may be listed at a former address), you may apply to have your name added or your information corrected. This may be done until the close of voting on voting day in a regular election or by-election. You may have your name added to the voters' list at the voting place. You may be asked to show identification to establish that you are eligible to vote. More information about getting on the voters' list will be provided at a later date.

• A candidate must be a resident of the municipality or a non-resident owner or tenant of land in the municipality or the spouse of such non-resident owner or tenant;
• a Canadian citizen and at least 18 years old; and
• not legally prohibited from voting; and not disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office.

Process: 

​To run for the office of Mayor, Deputy Mayor or Councillor, candidates must file Nomination Papers.

Nomination opens on Monday May 2, 2022. You can register in person at the Office of the Clerk 45 Hillside Drive North, Elliot Lake during regular business hours. The Nomination Period closes on Friday August 19, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

Municipal Election Candidate Packages will be available at the end of April 2022.

To file, please bring the following information:

• A completed copy of your nomination paper;
• acceptable identification for proof of identity and residence (one piece of identification showing name, qualifying address and signature. Alternatively, a person may present two pieces of identification, with one showing name and qualifying address and another showing name and signature. The identification(s) presented may be an original, or a certified or notarized copy, of the document, or combination of documents); 
• filing Fee (This fee will be returned if the candidate's financial statement and auditor's report are filed on or before Friday, March 31, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.)
• Mayor - $200
• Deputy Mayor or Councillor - $100; and
• endorsement signatures by at least 25 persons (eligible electors) on the prescribed form.

Once nomination papers have been filed, a candidate's campaign period begins and the candidate is officially able to begin campaigning for office and incurring campaign expenses. No money can be raised or spent in regard to a campaign until nomination papers have been filed.

"So, You Want to Run for Council" Presentation and Videos

Video from the March 31, 2022 presentation. Question/Answer Period Document.

Video from the April 9, 2022 presentation. Question/Answer Period Document.

Presentation Slides.

Name: Chris Patrie
Date Filed: Thursday, May 12th, 2022
Telephone: (h) 705-461-6488 (c) 705-227-8402
Address: 21 St. Laurent Place, Elliot Lake, ON P5A 2V9

Email: patrie.chris@yahoo.ca

 Name: Richard Laurin
 Date Filed:  Wednesday May 4th, 2022
 Telephone: 705-817-0576
 Address: 13 Vienna Place, Elliot Lake, ON 
 Email: egineer101@hotmail.com

Name: Gary Kirk
Date Filed:  Thursday May 5th, 2022
Email: KIRKL5@YAHOO.CA

Name: Tammy Van Roon
Date Filed:  Tuesday May 10th, 2022
Telephone: 705-261-3770
Address: 6 Farrell Crescent, Elliot Lake, ON P5A 3N6
Email: tammyvanroon@royallepage.ca