On Saturday, October 15, Saanich residents will vote to elect one mayor, eight councillors, nine School District 61 trustees, and two School District 63 trustees in the general local and school board elections.

Thinking about running for office? 

The candidate nomination period begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, August 30, 2022, and ends on Friday, September 9, 2022, at 4 p.m.

Nomination packages for the offices of Mayor and Councillor, and School District 63 (Saanich) Trustee are now available for pick-up from the Legislative Services Division at Saanich Municipal Hall, 770 Vernon Avenue. They are also available electronically upon request to elections@saanich.ca.  Nomination packages for School District 61 (Greater Victoria) Trustees are available from the School Board at www.sd61.bc.ca.

If you are considering running for local office, you may wish to watch the videos available on the Provincial Government “Thinking of running for local office” website.

Learn more

Election details are available at saanich.ca/elections and Saanich social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter.

Information is also available from the Legislative Services Division by contacting 250-475-1775 or elections@saanich.ca.