General local elections (and by-elections) are the most direct way for the public to influence their local government and school district by determining the individuals who make decisions and govern on their behalf for the next four years.
Eligible voters for the City of North Vancouver will cast their ballots to elect individuals for a four-year term for the following positions:
- a mayor
- six councillors
- three school trustees
Learn more about how municipal elections are organized.
Who Can Vote
The City welcomes all eligible voters including individuals who live here, individuals who own residential property here, and Members of the Squamish Nation.
Resident Electors
To vote in the City of North Vancouver election as a resident elector, you must:
- Be a Canadian Citizen;
- Be 18 years of age or older on the day of registration or on General Voting Day;
- Be a resident of the City of North Vancouver on the day of registration;
- Be a resident of Eslha7án̓ Mission 1 Reserve
- Have been a resident of B.C. for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and
- Not be disqualified from voting in an election.
Corporations, businesses and permanent residents of Canada (landed immigrants) who have not yet become Canadian Citizens are not permitted to vote.
Non-Resident Property Electors
Non-resident property electors are individuals who own property in the City and live elsewhere in B.C. To vote as a non-resident property elector, you must:
- Be a Canadian Citizen;
- Be 18 years of age or older on the day of registration or on General Voting Day;
- Have been a resident of B.C. for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration;
- Not be disqualified from voting in an election;
- Be a registered owner of real property in the City for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration;
- Be registered as a non-resident property elector only in relation to one parcel of real property in the City; and
- If applicable, have written consent from majority of registered owners.
Non-resident property electors must NOT hold the real property in trust for a corporation or another trust.
Squamish Nation Residents
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) residents living on Eslha7án̓ Mission 1 Reserve are eligible to vote in the City’s general local election. For more information, review the Provincial
Voter’s Guide for Electors Living on Reserve.