2025 Municipal Election

You are eligible to run in the 2025 municipal election if you are:

• At least 18 years old;
• A Canadian citizen;
• A resident of the Town of Whitecourt for the six consecutive months before nomination day (September 22, 2025 for the 2025 Municipal Election);
• Not otherwise ineligible or disqualified under the Local Authorities Election Act.

Nominations will be accepted until 12 noon on Monday, September 22, 2025
for the 2025 Municipal Election. 

Nominations are accepted at the Whitecourt Town Office - 5004 52 Avenue.

The following items are required for your nomination to be complete:

• Form 4 - Nomination Paper and Candidate’s Acceptance
• Form 5 - Candidate Financial Information
• Candidate Contact Consent Form

*Original hand-written signatures are required. Digital signatures are not accepted.

Candidates must follow the election finance rules set out in Part 5.1 of the Local Authorities Election Act and the Expense Limits Regulation.

Candidates are required to file a disclosure statement with the Town of Whitecourt, on or before March 1 of each year, if contributions were received in the previous year.

• If contributions are collected and/or expenses incurred in 2024, a disclosure statement must be filed on or before March 1, 2025.
• For contributions collected and expenses incurred in 2025, a disclosure statement must be filed on or before March 1, 2026.

Make sure to keep good records of your contributions and expenses. This will be important for completing your disclosure statement(s).

The Town is required by the Local Authorities Election Act to maintain a register listing all individuals who have filed a Notice of Intent to Run or Nomination Papers in the upcoming general election. This list will be continuously updated until the close of Nominations at 12 noon on Monday, September 22, 2025.  The register will be publicly available on the Town's website until December 31, 2025.  

Mayor

• Derek Schlosser

Councillor

No Nominations have been received for Councillor.