Election day is currently slated for Monday, October 20, 2025 and nomination day is September 22, 2025.

Council is considering passing a bylaw to move election day to Saturday October 18, 2025. This change is being considered because the federal election is currently scheduled for the same day, October 20, which may impact voter turnout and election worker recruitment. If the bylaw passes, nomination day will be September 20, 2025.

This decision will be made no later than April 29, 2025.

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Candidate eligibility

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

  • at least 18 years of age,
  • a Canadian citizen,
  • a resident of Strathcona County (to run for Mayor) and a resident of the ward (to run for Councillor) for the six (6) consecutive months before nomination day, and
  • not otherwise ineligible or disqualified under the Local Authorities Election Act.

If you would like to run as a candidate for Councillor and need to determine which ward you live in, review the "Future (2025) ward boundaries" on the Ward Boundary Review page.

Key dates

  • October 31, 2024 - first day of 2025 election campaign period
  • January 2, 2025 - first day to file nominations at the Election Office
  • March 1, 2025 - last day to file disclosure statement for 2024 expenses/contributions
  • September 22, 2025 - nomination day, nominations must be filed at the Election Office before 12 noon
  • October 20, 2025 - election day
  • October 22, 2025 - first day of orientation for Elected Officials
  • October 24, 2025 - official election results posted
  • October 30, 2025 - swearing in ceremony for Elected Officials
  • December 31, 2025 - last day of 2025 election campaign period
  • January 1, 2026 - first day of 2029 election campaign period
  • March 1, 2026 - last day to file disclosure statement for 2025 expenses/contributions

Notice of intent to run

The campaign period for the 2025 municipal election is October 31, 2024 until December 31, 2025.

The notice of intent to run process is new for the 2025 municipal election. Prospective candidates must file the Notice of intent to run (174.8 KB)  form with the Election Office and the form must be filed before accepting campaign contributions or incurring campaign expenses. Once the Election Office receives your completed form, your name will be added to the register of candidates on Strathcona County's website. 

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 Election Office, 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.

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

Campaign expense limits

New for the 2025 general municipal election is the Expense Limits Regulation. Candidates should review the following materials and ensure they comply with the Regulation:

For the 2025 election, expense limits for candidates in Strathcona County are set out in the table below:

Expense limits for candidates for Councillor
Year before a general election (2024) $10,000
Year of a general election (2025) $20,000
Expense limits for candidates for Mayor
Year before a general election (2024) $49,612.50
Year of a general election (2025) $99,225

How to be nominated as a candidate

Nominations can be filed during regular business hours between January 2, 2025 and 12 noon on nomination day . You are encouraged to make an appointment with the Election Office prior to arriving. If you would like to be nominated as a candidate for the 2025 municipal election, review the instructions document and complete the forms linked below:

Required for nomination

*If you haven’t already submitted one. All prospective candidates are required to file a “Notice of intent to run” with the Election Office, and it must be filed before accepting campaign contributions or incurring campaign expenses. 

**The Municipal Government Act requires Strathcona County to offer orientation training to those elected as Mayor or Councillor and requires each Elected Official to attend the training. The Acknowledgement will ensure candidates have sufficient notice to plan to attend this training.

Optional

Withdrawing a nomination

A candidate may withdraw their nomination as a candidate:

  • before 12 noon on nomination day (close of nomination period), or
  • within 24 hours after the close of the nomination period, if more than the required number of candidates for the office are nominated.

Withdrawals must be filed with the Election Office in writing. For convenience, a Withdrawal of nomination form (270.1 KB) is available.

Candidate guide and other resources

The  Candidate guide (9.1 MB) is now available.

Copies of the Local Authorities Election Act and the Municipal Government Act are available at:

Alberta King's Printer
Website: https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-kings-printer

Alberta Municipal Affairs has additional information for candidates on their website.

If you have any questions about the rules for running for election, contact Alberta Municipal Affairs at:

Election Office
3rd Floor North Wing, Community Centre, 401 Festival Lane
Phone: 780-400-3800
Email: election@strathcona.ca

Last updated: Friday, December 20, 2024
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