Register a local political party or slate: 2025 Calgary General Election
Register a local political party
All local political parties (LPPs) must follow the requirements as set out by the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA) and the Local Political Parties and Slates Regulation (The Regulation).
Eligibility
A local political party cannot be:
- an individual,
- a corporation,
- a prohibited organization as is defined in section 147.1(1)(f) of the Local Authorities Election Act, or
- a registered third party.
Registration
Complete an application for registration to Elections Calgary. The application must include:
- The full name of the local political party,
- Any abbreviation of the local political party to be shown in election documents,
- The local jurisdiction in which the local political party is registering,
- The name of the leader of the local political party, or if there is no leader, the names of the principal officers of the local political party,
- The name of the chief financial officer of the local political party,
- The address of the place or places where records of the local political party are maintained and of the place to which communications may be addressed,
- The name and address of the financial institution to be used by the local political party as the account into which contributions made to the local political party are deposited,
- The names and signing authorities for the account into which contributions made to the political party are deposited,
- A statement of the assets and liabilities of the local political party, as of a date not earlier than 90 days before the date of its application for registration, attested to by its chief financial officer,
- A copy of the names, addresses and signatures of 1,000 individuals, each of whom
- Is eligible to vote in an election in the local jurisdiction, and
- Is a member of the local political party and requests the registration of the local political party
- A copy of the list of:
- Candidates who have either: (a) given notice in accordance with section 147.22 of the Local Authorities Elections Act or (b) who have been nominated to run for election,
- Candidates whose nomination for endorsemen t has been accepted by the local political party, and
- Candidates, who, if elected, would make up more than one-third of the council, including the Mayor, of The City of Calgary
- A statement by the leader or principal officer of the local political party that one of the local political party’s purposes is to participate in public affairs by endorsing one or more of its members as candidates and supporting their election.
Deadlines to submit a list of endorsed candidates
A local political party must submit a list of candidates selected for endorsement by the party by Sept. 22, 2025 at noon.
Important dates
July 24, 2025 - Registration deadline for a local political party or slate.
Register a slate
Slates of candidates must follow requirements as set out by the Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA) and the Local Political Parties and Slates Regulation (The Regulation).
Eligibility
To be qualified to register, a slate must provide the names, addresses and signatures of the candidate members of a slate, each of whom:
- has either: (a) given notice in accordance with section 147.22 of the Local Authorities Election Act or (b) who have been nominated to run for election, and
- declares support for the slate and requests the registration of the slate.
Registration
Complete an application for registration to Elections Calgary. The application must include:
- The full name of the slate,
- Any abbreviation of the name of the slate to be shown in election documents,
- The local jurisdiction in which the slate is registering,
- A copy of the list of candidate members who:
- The address of the place or places where records of the slate are maintained and the place to which communications may be addressed,
- A statement by the candidate members of the slate that the slate’s purpose is to support the election of the slate’s candidates.
Send registration information to Elections Calgary.
There is no prescribed form for the registration of a local political party.
The application must be submitted in writing to Elections Calgary:
Email: candidates@calgary.ca
Mail: City of Calgary Attn: Elections Calgary, Mailcode #207 P.O. Box 2100, Station ‘M’ Calgary, AB, T2P 2M5
In-person: Elections Calgary office, 2nd floor, 2340 22 St. N.E. Call 403-476-4110 to make an appointment.
Name and abbreviation rules for local political parties and slates
The returning officer cannot register a local political party or slate if:
- The proposed name or abbreviation is too similar to, or suggests a connection with:
- Another local political party or slate already registered
- A registered provincial or federal political party
- The proposed name includes a candidate’s personal information, such as their job, title, honours, degrees, or any indicated that they have held office before
- The proposed name or abbreviation is unacceptable to the returning officer for any other reason.
Evaluation of application and registration of local political parties and slates
The Returning Officer will review each application and notify the registrant of the results of the review. Approved applications will be added to the public register.
Appearance of names on ballots for local political parties and slates
In addition to the requirements outlined in section 43 of the Local Authorities Election Act, each ballot must include:
- The name of the registered local political party that endorses the candidate,
- The name of the registered slate the candidate belongs to, or
- A blank space if the candidate is not endorsed by a registered political party or slate.
- If a local political party or slate asks to have the abbreviated version of their name in their registration, the returning officer can use that shorter name on the ballot.
- If the name of the registered local political party or slate is too long to fit on the ballot, the returning officer can change the ballot format to make sure all names fit and are the same size.
Changes to a registration
Registered local political parties and slates must notify Elections Calgary in writing (email is acceptable) of any changes to the required information within 30 days after the change.
Changes to a registration must be submitted in writing to Elections Calgary:
Email: candidates@calgary.ca.
Mail:
City of Calgary Attn: Elections Calgary, Mailcode #207
P.O. Box 2100, Station ‘M’
Calgary, AB, T2P 2M5
In-person:
Elections Calgary office
2nd floor, 2340 22 St. N.E.
Call 403-476-4110 to make an appointment.
Cancellation of a registration
The returning officer can cancel the registration of a local political party or slate upon written request of the registered group.
Cancellation of a registration must be submitted in writing to Elections Calgary:
Email: candidates@calgary.ca
Mail:
City of Calgary Attn: Elections Calgary, Mailcode #207
P.O. Box 2100, Station ‘M’
Calgary, AB, T2P 2M5
In-person:
Elections Calgary office
2nd floor, 2340 22 St. N.E.
Call 403-476-4110 to make an appointment.
Note: Information on this website is provided for reference only. It is not legal advice and should not be relied on as such. All political participants including candidates, local political parties, slates and third party advertisers are subject to further requirements. Political participants should refer to the Local Authorities Election Act and associated regulations and obtain legal advice regarding the full extent of their obligations.
