Notice of Nomination for Office 2026

NOTICE is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Town of Goderich that Nominations for the following offices:

MAYOR - 1 elected at large

DEPUTY MAYOR - 1 elected at large

COUNCILLOR - 5 to be elected

may be made by completing and filing in the office of the Clerk, 57 West Street, Goderich, Ontario nominations on the prescribed form. Such nomination papers must be accompanied by the prescribed nomination filing fee of $200.00 for the position of Mayor and $100.00 for the positions of Deputy Mayor and Councillor. The filing fee is payable by cash, debit, certified cheque or money order.

A nomination must be signed by the candidate and may be filed in person or by an agent during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. between May 1, 2026, and August 20, 2026, and on August 21, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Nomination Day).

The nomination of a person for an office on a council must be endorsed by at least 25 persons, and they may endorse more than one nomination. Persons endorsing a nomination must be eligible to vote in an election for an office within the municipality, if a regular election was held on the day that the person endorses the nomination.

No person who proposes to be a candidate may solicit or accept contributions for election purposes; or incur expenses, until that person’s nomination has been filed. A nomination must be certified by the Clerk, or designate, before such person becomes a certified candidate for the office for which they are nominated.

In the event there is an insufficient number of certified candidates to fill all positions available, nominations will be reopened for the vacant positions only on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and such additional requirements, if required, may be filed in the office of the Clerk.

Electors are hereby given notice that if a greater number of candidates are certified than are required to fill the said offices; an election will be held. Voting Day will be Monday, October 26, 2026.

Returning Officer:

Andrea Fisher

Town of Goderich

57 West St,

GODERICH, ON N7A 2K5

(519) 524-8344 vote@goderich.ca

Dated this 21st day of April 2026.

Andrea Fisher, Clerk