{"id":769174,"date":"2026-06-29T16:23:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/769174\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:23:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:23:08","slug":"thinking-of-running-for-office-in-brampton-heres-how-to-become-a-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/769174\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking of running for office in Brampton? Here&#8217;s how to become a candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">If you\u2019ve ever thought about running for public office, the upcoming Brampton municipal election offers the chance to put your name on the ballot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Voters will elect a mayor, regional councillors, city councillors and school board trustees on Oct. 26, and anyone planning to run must first complete the city\u2019s nomination process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The City Clerk\u2019s Office is currently accepting candidate nominations and will remain open until 2 p.m. on Aug. 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Prospective candidates can file nomination papers for the following offices:<\/p>\n<p>Mayor<br \/>\nRegional Councillor<br \/>\nCity Councillor<br \/>\nSchool Board Trustee for the Peel District School Board<br \/>\nSchool Board Trustee for the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board<br \/>\nSchool Board Trustee for Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC8Ah2F3Oh8wVRUsgzH86S5QuJUHD-2BNifrnYNZiC4phDg1zZg4SLFV9aQFJMXSscmOlrTxyBFhEAC9J5kGgl2l14L123sOUUkQwTYHChV36UmXzvw_pIbxPfpDI69aAybPrpOfg5qFIVoIf6f3eiCr9Y8ZgIzEwWTMmYf34E8g1CAB888ZHC0c2IDOekkktvVyznt0Mgc5fhINLrqCu-2FW9LmcJAutUJ9MgTrAUEmolwFBbNsfMxkJ6Jxb76PjWGDkcRddDt7FV0nNqkkRKwqlaOBXqDwYmVb6W8GV3rn2AQZQ3v8NM0pm-2BuVoz5DZCsqAx221d6gWkYHMgABt95WFVdCNUNh3UvB-2Bj2iDt71pNRSL1jNxPs8c2VrYWa6LqyEZtx7Tmp-2FSz1ejmfPux5943mLneF0Q3eNefCgWft7qhRbZmdG2nnmvMyaSElXGLH5jEwhYAKw-3D-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn%3Du001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC8Ah2F3Oh8wVRUsgzH86S5QuJUHD-2BNifrnYNZiC4phDg1zZg4SLFV9aQFJMXSscmOlrTxyBFhEAC9J5kGgl2l14L123sOUUkQwTYHChV36UmXzvw_pIbxPfpDI69aAybPrpOfg5qFIVoIf6f3eiCr9Y8ZgIzEwWTMmYf34E8g1CAB888ZHC0c2IDOekkktvVyznt0Mgc5fhINLrqCu-2FW9LmcJAutUJ9MgTrAUEmolwFBbNsfMxkJ6Jxb76PjWGDkcRddDt7FV0nNqkkRKwqlaOBXqDwYmVb6W8GV3rn2AQZQ3v8NM0pm-2BuVoz5DZCsqAx221d6gWkYHMgABt95WFVdCNUNh3UvB-2Bj2iDt71pNRSL1jNxPs8c2VrYWa6LqyEZtx7Tmp-2FSz1ejmfPux5943mLneF0Q3eNefCgWft7qhRbZmdG2nnmvMyaSElXGLH5jEwhYAKw-3D-3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1777560233756000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2oWC3fPcMqU7TPCgzNDcku\">Nomination forms and information packages for candidates<\/a>\u00a0are available\u00a0online\u00a0and at the City Clerk\u2019s Office in Brampton City Hall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Candidates must book an appointment to file their nomination papers, which must be submitted in person by the candidate or an authorized agent during regular office hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The filing fee is $200 for mayoral candidates and $100 for all other offices. Payment can be made by cash, debit, credit card, certified cheque or money order.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Anyone filing nomination papers must bring original identification showing both their name and qualifying address. The city says photocopies and electronic versions of identification will not be accepted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Candidates should also be aware that they cannot spend or accept campaign funds until their nomination papers have been officially filed.<\/p>\n<p>More than 400,000 Brampton residents are expected to be eligible to vote in this year\u2019s municipal election.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 41,914 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,405,792 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    1561 VOTES<br \/>\n    Have you ever dined at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Ontario?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 GIFT CARD<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to INsauga\u2019s daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve ever thought about running for public office, the upcoming Brampton municipal election offers the chance to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":769175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":["post-769174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brampton","tag-brampton","tag-ca","tag-canada"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=769174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/769175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=769174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=769174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=769174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}