To be nominated as a candidate in the 2025 General Election, you must be eligible to vote, therefore you must be:
- at least 18 years old;
- a Canadian citizen;
- a resident of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and the ward they are running in for at least 6 consecutive months immediately preceding nomination day, September 22, 2025 (that being March 22, 2025); and
- not otherwise ineligible or disqualified.
There may be other reasons you are ineligible to run as a candidate – refer to the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA).