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MUNICIPAL COUNCILS IN Canada are elected bodies, and are usually selected through one of two types of elec- toral systems. Smaller communities tend to utilize an at-large electoral system, in which council members are chosen in city-wide votes. Larger cities tend towards a ward- or constituency-based electoral system, in which the city is divided into separate districts, and where each district elects their own councilors. Mayors are usually elected in separate, at-large mayoral elections. Municipal elections in Canada are generally non-partisan, meaning that candidates usually run as independents and are
Municipal Campaign Election Cycle in Canada Province or Territory
Alberta
British Columbia Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut
Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Source: Wikipedia
In some provinces, several municipalities in a particular area are also part of an upper tier of municipal government, which provides more regionally- oriented services. Depending on the province, this second tier may be called a county, regional municipality, regional district or regional county municipality. In Nova Scotia, the regional municipality is the only level of local government, with designations such as “city” or “town” existing only as informal signifiers for individual settlements within the boundaries of a regional municipality.
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cities, Cornwall, & Stratford
excluding Lloydminster
Occurrence
3 years 3 years
4 years
4 years (3 years prior to 2004)
4 years
taxed communities 3 years hamlets
? Iqaluit hamlets
4 years 3 years ?
4 years (3 years prior to 2006)
4 years
excluding above 3 years 4 years
odd-numbered rural municipalities
urban municipalities 3 years 2 years
even-numbered rural municipalities
2 years 3 years
not affiliated with a political party. In some cases, such as On- tario, provincial legislation explicitly prohibits the formation of political parties for the purpose of fielding candidates in lo- cal elections. This is very different from federal and provincial politics in Canada, as well as local politics in the United States, where political parties dominate the electoral and governing process. There are, however, some important exceptions; both Vancouver and Montreal, for example, have histories of politi- cal party affiliations in their local politics.
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