6-What would make me ineligible to be a candidate?

A person is NOT eligible to be a candidate in a territorial general election if:

  • they are a sitting member of Senate or the House of Commons of another territorial or provincial legislature
  • they are the Chief Electoral Officer or Assistant Chief or Elections Officer

You cannot be a candidate and be your own official agent. The official agent must be someone else. 

Eligible electors can be candidates unless they are disqualified under this or any other Act.

If an otherwise eligible candidate is ineligible to be elected, such as due to working for the territorial government, that candidate would have to complete a statement of ineligibility, disclosing the reasons for ineligibility and undertaking to rectify such ineligibility within 30 days of being declared elected.  

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