NOTICE OF NOMINATION FOR OFFICE

Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (s. 32) 

2026 MUNICIPAL & SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS  

NOTICE TO ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTORS IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF HASTINGS HIGHLANDS  

This notice is for anyone proposing to be a Candidate in the 2026 municipal and school board elections on October 26, 2026. Nominations for the positions listed below must be filed on the prescribed form available either in person or by your agent, with the Returning Officer during normal office hours between the first business day of May in 2026 to Thursday, August 20, 2026, and between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026 (Nomination Day). Please make an appointment with the Returning Officer to file your nomination.  

Each proposed candidate must file the prescribed declaration form signed by at least 25 persons  (School Board candidates are exempt).  

The required filing fee for the Head of Council is $200.00 and all other offices are $100.00 (cash, debit, certified cheque or money order made payable to the Municipality of Hastings Highlands or by an electronic method of payment as directed by the Returning Officer.  

Candidates must not spend or raise any funds for their election campaign until the registration/nomination  form has been filed. Full details on the procedures to be followed may be obtained from the Returning Officer.  Visit our Municipal Elections tab on our website for information www.hastingshighlands.ca

OFFICES FOR WHICH PERSONS  MAY BE NOMINATED:       
MAYOR (1)         
DEPUTY MAYOR (1)       
COUNCILLOR (5)       
ENGLISH PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE (1)     
ENGLISH SEPARATE SCHOOL TRUSTEE (1)   
FRENCH PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE (1)     
FRENCH SEPARATE SCHOOL TRUSTEE (1)    

RETURNING OFFICER:
Suzanne Huschilt
33011 Highway 62 North, P.O. Box 130
Maynooth, ON K0L 2S0
613-338-2811 ext. 277
1-877-338-2818 toll free in Ontario
[email protected]
www.hastingshighlands.ca