Candidate Resources

Nomination Packages

• Nomination Package - Mayor and Councillor (PDF) - Note: Additional nominator page added to meet nominator threshold
• Nomination Package - School Trustee (PDF)

Elections Bylaws

• City of Coquitlam Election Administration and Procedures Bylaw No. 5069, 2021 (PDF)
• School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) Trustee Elections Bylaw 2026 (PDF)

Election Signs

The City of Coquitlam’s Election Administration and Procedures Bylaw No. 5069, 2021, sets out regulations pertaining to Election Signs. 

Election signs are not permitted to be erected more than 21 days before General Voting Day (September 26, 2026) and must be removed within 4 days after the election (October 21, 2026). Election signs in violation of Election Administration and Procedures Bylaw No. 5069, 2021 are subject to removal at the candidates’ expense.

Due to ongoing Metro Vancouver projects, the Chief Election Officer is hereby providing notice that election signs are restricted and therefore may not be posted at the southwest corner of Mariner Way and Dewdney Trunk Road and the southwest corner of Lougheed Highway and Dewdney Trunk Road (at Sharpe Street) for the 2026 General Local Election. These are locations #6 and #7 as listed in Schedule B of the Election Administration and Procedures Bylaw No. 5069, 2021.

Further, election signs erected at the east side of Chilko Drive: Riverview Crescent to Kalamalka Drive will need to be removed prior to 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 17, 2026, as this location is within 100 metres of the Riverview Elementary School voting location.

Amended Maps of Permitted Locations for the Posting of Election Signs on Public Property (PDF)

To report election sign violations or complaints, please contact Bylaw Enforcement. For general inquiries regarding election signs, please contact the Election Office.

For questions on campaign financing rules related to campaign advertising, please contact Elections BC.

Resources

• Candidate Handbook (PDF)
• Elector Organization Annual Financial Report Completion (PDF)
• Expense Limits for the 2026 General Local Election
• Guide to Campaign Financing for Elector Organizations and Financial Agents in B.C. (PDF)
• Guide to Elector Organization Registration and Deregistration (PDF)
• Nomination Package - Mayor and Councillor (PDF)
• Use of City Resources and Facilities for Political Activity Policy (PDF)

School District No. 43

• British Columbia School Trustees Association – British Columbia School Trustee Candidate Guide (PDF)
• Nomination Package - School Trustee (PDF)
• School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) – Board of Education
• School District No. 43 – Trustee Candidate Information Session
• School District No. 43 – Trustee Information
• School Trustee Election Procedures