The nomination period to run as a school board trustee candidate in the TDSB Ward 11 by-election opens at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 13, 2024 and closes at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2025. The TDSB Ward 11 boundary aligns with the City of Toronto Ward 15, Don Valley West boundary.
Below is information, resources and rules related to running for school board trustee.
For any questions email candidateinfo@toronto.ca or call 416-395-0025.
To run for any of the four school boards you must be:
To run for the office of trustee, Toronto District School Board Ward 11 (Don Valley West) you must be qualified to vote for the office of Toronto District School Board trustee.
*If you wish to run for school board trustee, you must live in the jurisdiction. For the Toronto District School Board, the area of jurisdiction is the city of Toronto boundaries.
The following people are disqualified from being elected as a school board trustee, or from holding office on any school board:
A person cannot raise or spend money on their election campaign until they have filed the nomination paper.
The nomination period opened on Friday, December 13, 2024. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, January 17, 2025 during the regular business hours of Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (excluding holidays). On January 17, 2025 nominations can only be filed until 2 p.m.
All in-person candidate services are provided at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West, 1st floor, west (Permit Alley).
To file a nomination for school board trustee, you must provide:
Please note that original signatures are required on all forms.
If an agent is filing a nomination on your behalf, the agent must provide the above documents as well as their own identification.
If you no longer wish to be a candidate, you must file a Notice of Withdrawal of Nomination in person on or before 2 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2025. Candidates cannot withdraw after the nomination period has closed.
Candidates who have withdrawn their nomination are still required to file a financial statement.
The name used on the Nomination Paper will be the name that will appear on the ballot.
The following rules apply:
The ballot lists all candidates running for Trustee, TDSB Ward 11. The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and City Clerk determine how a candidate’s name appears on the ballot.
The following rules apply:
A sample ballot will be provided to all certified candidates through MyCampaign.
Candidates filing a nomination must present current acceptable identification (ID) showing name, qualifying Toronto address and signature. One piece of ID or a combination of two pieces of ID as specified here will meet the ID requirement.
One piece of ID showing name, qualifying Toronto address and signature:
OR
Two pieces of ID, first piece of ID showing name and signature:
Second piece of ID showing name and qualifying Toronto address:
Candidates should review all necessary legislation, by-laws and policies to manage their campaigns successfully.
Campaign contributions are any money, goods or services that are given to you for use in your campaign, including money and goods that you contribute to yourself.
You can only accept contributions from individuals who are normally a resident in Ontario. Corporations and trade unions are not permitted to make contributions to candidates.
You can only accept contributions during your campaign period, which begins on the day you file your nomination paper and ends Thursday, April 17, 2025
The maximum amount that an individual can contribute to a school board trustee candidate is $1,200. The maximum total amount that a contributor can give to multiple candidates is $5,000.
This limit applies to both monetary and goods/services contributions.
There is no limit to the amount of money that a school board trustee candidate can contribute to their own campaign. However, candidates must ensure that they abide with all spending limits.
The general spending limit for your campaign is calculated based on the number of electors who are eligible to vote for your office.
The formula to calculate the limit is:
You will be provided a certificate that will tell you what your general spending limit is.
The spending limit for expenses related to holding parties and other expressions of appreciation after the close of voting is calculated as 10% of the amount of your general spending limit.
The primary purpose of fundraising activities is to raise money for your campaign. The cost of holding these fundraising activities is not subject to the spending limit if the primary purpose of the activity is raising money and not promoting yourself as a candidate.
If you hold a function to promote yourself and receive incidental contributions, this may not be considered a fundraising activity.
Campaign expenses are the costs that you incur during your campaign.
You can incur expenses only during your campaign period, except for expenses related to the preparation of an auditor’s report.
If you are required to include an auditor’s report with your financial statement, you may incur these expenses after the campaign period has ended. These expenses must also be reported on your financial statement.
Your campaign begins on the day you filed your nomination and ends on Thursday, April 17, 2025. If you withdrew your nomination, your campaign ends on the date you filed your Notice of Withdrawal of Nomination.
If your campaign has a deficit, you can extend your campaign period to do some additional fundraising. To extend your campaign, you must file a Notice of Extension of Campaign Period – Form 6 with the City Clerk on or before Thursday, April 17, 2025. Your campaign will be extended until Friday, October 17, 2025.
Candidates who extend their campaign will be required to file two financial statements:
All certified candidates are provided with access to a voters’ list beginning in late January (exact date to be determined)
Voters’ lists are made available through a secure web portal called CandidateAccess.
Through this portal, certified candidates can access:
Election results, including advance vote results, will be available approximately after 9 p.m. on election night.
Election night results are considered unofficial results. The City Clerk will provide the official results after election day.
Candidates can obtain election night results by visiting the Toronto Elections website.
MyCampaign is a secure web portal for candidates that provides information and other tools relating to their campaign.
MyCampaign allows candidates to:
EFFS is a free online application that is available to all candidates–which can be accessed through MyCampaign–that allows them to:
Financial statements, including the list of contributors who contributed over $100, will be posted on the City’s website. Candidates should notify their contributors that their name, address, amount of contribution and who they contributed to will appear on the website. All financial information is available in the Search Campaign Finances.
If candidates or their designates are experiencing technical difficulties they can call 416-395-0025 during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) or email candidateinfo@toronto.ca.
All candidates are required to file a Financial Statement – Form 4 by 2 p.m. on May 19, 2025.
You are responsible for keeping records of the financial activities related to your campaign. You may want to consult with an auditor or an accountant early in your campaign to make sure that you are using a bookkeeping and accounting system that will suit your needs.
You should also look through the Financial Statement – Form 4 that you will be required to file to make sure that you are keeping records of all the information that must be included on the statement.
More information can be found in the Finances section of the Manage a Campaign.
You will be required to file a Financial Statement – Form 4 for your campaign, even if you did not spend any money and even if you withdrew your nomination.
Monday, May 19, 2025 at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 2 p.m.
Monday, November 17, 2025 at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 2 p.m.
If you raised or spent more than $10,000 on your campaign, you must have your financial statement audited by a licensed auditor under the Public Accounting Act, 2004. The auditor’s report must be included with your financial statement when filing.
If your campaign ends with a surplus, you can refund the value of contributions that you and your spouse made from the surplus. You are not permitted to refund eligible contributions made by anyone other than you or your spouse.
If a surplus still remains, this surplus must be paid to the City Clerk when you file your financial statement. You (or an agent) must file your financial statement in-person at our City Hall office.
The surplus can be paid via cash, certified cheque, bank draft or money order payable to “Treasurer, City of Toronto”. Please note that personal cheques, credit cards, and debit cards are not accepted.
If an eligible elector believes a candidate has broken election finance rules, they may apply for a compliance audit of their campaign finances. The application must set out the reasons why they believe the candidate contravened the rules.
An application for a compliance audit must be submitted to the Secretary of the Toronto District School Board within 90 days of the deadline to file a financial statement.
A compliance audit committee will decide whether to grant or reject the application. Candidates may appeal the Committee’s decision to the Superior Court of Justice within 15 days of their decision.
Under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, a candidate will automatically receive penalties if:
Penalties are ineligibility to run for office or fill a vacancy until after the 2026 election and if elected, you will forfeit the office.
The City Clerk determines what locations will be used as voting places. On voting days, canvassing of any nature is not permitted in or on these premises, including the entire building and the property on which it is located.
While an elector is in a voting place, no one shall attempt, directly or indirectly, to influence how the elector votes or shall display a candidate’s campaign material or literature.
The Election Activities and Use of Board Resources Governance Procedure provides direction on how TDSB resources can and cannot be used during municipal, school board, provincial and federal election campaigns. The Policy provides:
Candidates are prohibited from using the City of Toronto’s logo, graphics or any other item of City intellectual property for any campaign-related purposes. This includes, but is not limited to, signs, printed and electronic publications, flyers, brochures, email, website, business cards, postcards, letterheads, leaflets, posters, fridge magnets and promotional items.
The Use of City Resources During an Election Period policy provides direction on how City resources can and cannot be used during municipal, school board, provincial and federal election campaigns or campaigns on a question on a ballot. The policy states that:
This policy does not apply to library facilities. Candidates should contact the Toronto Public Library directly for booking prices and availability.
Candidates may campaign in subway stations, but outside the fare-paid areas. They may also campaign outside TTC station entrances and at bus and streetcar stops. Candidates can also hold news conferences outside TTC stations provided access and safety of TTC customers and TTC vehicles is maintained.
Candidates may not campaign on TTC vehicles, on subway platforms or any area where a fare is required. Candidates are also not allowed to erect signs unless through paid advertising.
Refer to the T.T.C. By-Law No. 1, ss3.16 and the Use of TTC Resources During an Election for relevant information.
If candidates have questions regarding the TTC policy, they should contact the Toronto Transit Commission directly.
Candidates and their representatives are allowed access to apartments, condominiums, non-profit housing cooperatives and gated communities for the purpose of canvassing and distributing election material.
The Municipal Elections Act outlines the following rules around campaigning in these locations:
The Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 (s.28), Condominium Act, 1998 (s.118) and the Co-operative Corporations Act, 1996 (s.171.24) provides candidates and their representatives access to the building for the purpose of canvassing.
The letter to landlords, property managers and house co-op representatives provides the above mentioned legislative sections. Candidate may use this letter when they are canvassing.
Candidates may appoint a scrutineer by completing the Notice of Scrutineer Appointment form.
Once completed, the scrutineer must present it to the voting place staff.
At the voting place, a candidate is permitted one scrutineer for each ballot issuing station and one at the vote tabulator. If the candidate enters the voting place, they are considered to be a scrutineer and must present identification to the election official. If the candidate has the maximum number of scrutineers in a voting place, one scrutineer must leave in order for the candidate to enter the location.
In order to protect the secrecy of the vote, scrutineers are not allowed to view the ballots as they are being fed into the vote tabulator when a voter is casting their ballot.
Candidates will have access to the number of scrutineers allowed in each voting place through MyCampaign in February.
Any candidate who has been acclaimed is prohibited from being in the voting place unless another candidate has appointed them as a scrutineer.
Candidates and scrutineers have a number of rights, including the following:
Candidates and scrutineers are prohibited from the following:
The role of candidates and scrutineers in the voting place is to observe the integrity of the process, not to assist electors. Candidates and scrutineers cannot:
Election officials have the right to remove from the voting place any individual who is causing a disturbance. Candidates and scrutineers forfeit their right to be present if they disrupt the voting place or interfere with the voting process.
The first day you may display election signs for your campaign is February 6, 2025.
Election signs advertise or promote candidates in federal, provincial, or municipal elections (including elections for local board or commissions). This includes, but not limited to, signs, balloons, blimps, vehicle wraps, mobile signs on vehicles or trailers and bumper stickers intended to influence a person to vote for or against any candidate.
Election signs in Toronto must comply with the Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 693, Article II – Election Signs. The by-law provides rules for election signs on private and public properties, outlines when election signs can be displayed and when they must be removed, and provides rules for campaign office signs.
The City Clerk’s Office requires payment for certain election-related purposes, including but not limited to:
The following payment methods will be accepted:
Certified cheques, money orders and bank drafts must be payable to the “Treasurer, City of Toronto”.
Note: Surplus funds paid to the City Clerk cannot be paid by credit or debit card.
Nomination papers, endorsements of nomination, and other public documents that are filed with the City Clerk can only be viewed at the Toronto Elections Office, City Hall (100 Queen St., West), 1st floor, Permit Alley, during regular business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays).
It is the responsibility of the candidate to protect any personal information collected for the purpose of filing election forms (e.g. Financial Statement, Endorsement of Nomination Form, and/or Contribution Rebate Application), until such time the forms are filed with the City Clerk.
Once filed, documents and materials submitted to the City Clerk are subject to access and privacy provisions under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and other applicable legislation.
The candidates listed below are in default of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. This means that they cannot run or be appointed to any municipal office until after the next general election.
*Candidates and third party advertisers that filed within the 30 day grace period and paid the $500 late filing fee remain in default; however, per section 88.23(9) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, the penalties associated with the default do not apply.
| Last Name/Single Name | First Name | Reason for Default |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulla | Wafi | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Achampong | Rocco | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Allan | Gru Jesse | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Aly | Atef | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Anandarajan | Anita | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Arale | Guled | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Arrobas | Avraham | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Asimakis | George | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Atkinson | Darren |
Did not file the required initial financial statement |
| Balaskas | Nick | Did not pay the late filing fee of $500 |
| Bankas | Ben | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Beals | Claudette | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Berardinetti | Lorenzo | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Bonilla | Eliazar | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Bradford | Brad | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Britton | Bill | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Captutolan | Elvira | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Carrie | Mason | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Champagne | Michael | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Charlton | Matti | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Cohen | Gordon | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Courtney | Alistair | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Deb | Samson | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Din | Waqar | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| de Dovitiis | Matias | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Forrester | Monica | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Francis | Theresa | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Furey | Anthony | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Garcia | Michelle | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Gasperlin | Branko | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| George | Peter | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Golding | Adam | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Gordon | Randall | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Gorham | Andrew | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Gulyas | David | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Gupta | Arjun | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Hassan | Kaamil | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| He | Heather | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Heaps | Toby | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Herelle | Cornelius | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Kandavel | Parthi | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Knott | Justin | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Ksiazek | Stephen | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Lester | Ryan | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Mahovlich | Colin | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Malek | Ferin | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Mann | Steve | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Mantas | Antonios | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Marcy | Brian | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Marshall | Cleveland | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Ng | Terry | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Nikolareizi | Laura-Maria | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Noor | Christopher | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Nouren | Hashim | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Pan | Daniel | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Parker | Vivian | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Paul | Serge | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Ramsumair | Dev | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Randhawa | Avtar | Did not pay the late filing fee of $500 |
| Rizzo | Domenic | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Rousseau | Valérie | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Rupasinghe | Kevin | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Saccoccia | Chris | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Samardzic | Igor | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Sanders | Lyall | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Sadkowski | Ireneusz | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Saunders | Mark | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Sidiropoulos | Anna | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Simms | John | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Spencer | Allie | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Straus | Meir | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Sualim | Suleiman | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Syed | Zuhair | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Tang | Weizhen | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Tranter | Jasmine | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Tull | Reginald | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Valle | Marco | Did not file required initial financial statement |
| Weston | Wendy | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |
| Wood | Mary | *Filed during the grace period and paid the required $500 late filing fee – no penalties apply. |