BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Association of Municipalities of Ontario Background Paper and Survey on Municipal Council Term and Related Matters (February 2005):
http://ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/occ/2005/04-13/csedc/ACS2005-CRS-SEC-0009%20Attach%20C%20EN.pdf

FCM Assessment of the Municipal Acts of the Provinces and Territories:
http://www.fcm.ca/english/documents/assess.html

Parliament of Canada (House of Commons Committees):
http://www.parl.gc.ca/committee/CommitteeList.aspx?Lang=1&PARLSES=381&JNT=0&SELID=e2_

Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/bp437-e.htm
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/bp437-e.htm#callingtxt


GUIDES FOR CANDIDATES IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Alberta:
http://www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/mahome/ms/pdf/RunningforMunicipalOffice04.pdf

Example: Strathcona County in Alberta:
http://www.strathcona.ab.ca/Strathcona/Council/About+Strathcona+County/default.htm

British Columbia:
http://www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca/lgd/gov_structure/Elections/guide.pdf

Manitoba: N/A

New Brunswick:
http://www.gnb.ca/elections/04mun/04muncandidateinfo-e.asp

Newfoundland:
http://www.mtdc-nl.ca/pdf/can-guid-mun-elections.pdf

Nova Scotia:
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/muns/manuals/pdf/candidates_guide.pdf

Ontario:
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/userfiles/page_attachments/Library/1/3098801_candidateguide2003formatted_eng_June_3.pdf

Quebec:
http://www.mamr.gouv.qc.ca/electionsmunicipales/jepose/pose_cand_part.asp

Prince-Edward-Island:

http://www.electionspei.ca/municipal/index.php

Saskatchewan:
http://www.municipal.gov.sk.ca/pdf/runforoffice.pdf

(nomination form):
http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/Forms/L30-1R3-F.pdf

Northwest Territories: N/A

Nunavut: N/A

Yukon: N/A

NOTE: See More on this issue in Section 3 for additional links to the various Chief Electoral Officers and municipal government acts in the provinces and territories.


GUIDES FOR PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL CANDIDATES

Alberta:
http://www.mapleleafweb.com/education/spotlight/issue_57/running-election.html

British Columbia:
http://www.elections.bc.ca/guidebooks/856.pdf

Manitoba:
http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/main/political/howToBeCand.htm

New Brunswick: N/A

Newfoundland: N/A

Nova Scotia: N/A

Ontario:
http://www.electionsontario.on.ca/en/cp_candidates_guide_en.shtml

Quebec:
N/A (see the English site of the Directeur general des elections du Québec:
http://www.dgeq.qc.ca/en/site_map.asp)

Prince-Edward-Island:
http://www.electionspei.ca/provincial/guide/

Saskatchewan:
http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/legassembly/docs/electpam.htm

Northwest Territories:
http://www.electionsnwt.com/voting_info.html

Nunavut: N/A

Yukon:
http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/elections.html


ELECTED POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Liberal Party of Canada (governing party):
http://www.liberal.ca/default_e.aspx

Conservative Party of Canada (Official Opposition):
http://www.conservative.ca/

Block Québécois:
http://www.blocquebecois.org/fr/default.asp

New Democratic Party:
http://www.ndp.ca/