Municipal election day is 8 months away.
Ontario votes October 26. BC votes October 15. Candidates who start building their community now win. The ones who wait until summer don't.
Two elections. One platform.
Whether you're running in Burnaby or Burlington, the playbook is the same: build your list, stay in contact, mobilize on election day.
🏔 British Columbia
Election day: October 15, 2026
General Local Elections across every municipality in BC. City councils, school boards, park boards. Nomination period opens in August.
- Compliant with BC's Local Government Elections Act
- Spending and contribution limits built in
- Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, and beyond
🍁 Ontario
Election day: October 26, 2026
Municipal elections across Ontario's 444 municipalities. Ward councillors, mayors, school board trustees. Nomination papers open in May.
- Compliant with Ontario's Municipal Elections Act
- Campaign financial disclosure built in
- Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Mississauga, and more
Why start now?
Most candidates wait until the summer. Here's why that's a mistake.
Nomination opens in May (Ontario)
The candidates who file on day one already have 500 names on their list. The contacts you build over the next few months are your campaign's foundation.
Incumbents have a head start
Every sitting councillor has been communicating with constituents for four years. Close that gap by building your community now.
Email deliverability takes time
A new sender domain needs months of warming. Start sending newsletters now so your election-week emails actually reach inboxes.
Volunteers commit early
The best canvassers and organizers are already being recruited by other campaigns. Building relationships now means having a team when it counts.
Fundraising has contribution limits
Small amounts from many people beats one big donor. You need months to build the donor relationships that produce a compliant, competitive war chest.
Name recognition is earned slowly
People vote for candidates they've heard of. One newsletter a month for eight months is eight more touchpoints than your opponent has had.
Built for Canadian campaigns.
Not adapted from an American platform. Built with Canadian election law in mind from day one.
🇨🇦 Your data stays in Canada
All data for Canadian users is hosted in Canada. No cross-border transfers. Compliant with PIPEDA and provincial privacy law.
Contribution limits enforced
Ontario caps individual contributions at $1,200. BC has its own rules. Our fundraising tool enforces limits and flags violations before they happen.
Campaign finance reporting
Your financial statement is due after election day. We track every donation and expense in the format your clerk expects.
No expensive consultants required
Big-city campaigns hire digital directors. You don't need to. gov.vote does the job of a part-time staffer for the price of a few coffees a month.
What a campaign looks like on gov.vote.
Month 1–3: Build your base
Import your existing contacts. Set up your campaign website. Start a monthly newsletter. Every person you add to your list is a potential vote, volunteer, or donor.
Month 4–6: Grow and engage
Run a petition on a local issue to capture new supporters. Host a community event. Launch your fundraising page. Volunteers start signing up.
Month 7: File your nomination
You file with 800 people already in your list, $15,000 already raised, and 40 volunteers ready to canvass. You're ahead before day one.
Month 8: Win
Door-knocking with canvass lists. Phone banking from a script. SMS the day before. Email election morning. Election night watch party on the calendar.
Free to start. Pay only for what you use.
Most local campaigns stay well under $50/month. Unlimited contacts are always free.
| What you get | Cost |
|---|---|
| Unlimited contacts (supporters, volunteers, donors) | Free |
| Campaign website with your own subdomain | $9/mo |
| Email newsletters + action alerts | $19/mo + $0.05/person |
| Events (house parties, town halls, GOTV) | $9/mo + $0.02/person |
| Fundraising with compliance tracking | $29/mo + $0.03/person |
| Petitions to capture new supporters | $9/mo + $0.02/person |
Example: 500 contacts using email + website + events = about $48/month
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