Additional detail appears in the Information for Candidate guide. Returning Officers will provide all prospective candidates with a copy of the guides prepared for Candidates and Official Agents. 

For full legal authority, the Elections Act must be consulted. 

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.

You can apply at the start of the election period.

No, an eligible elector may participate as a candidate in any electoral district.

No, the Elections Act prohibits an elector from participating as a candidate in more than one electoral district.

Your $200 nomination deposit will be refunded to you if your Election Financing Return is filed in accordance with the Elections Act. The Return must be filed within 90 days following the Return to the Writ after the election unless an application for an extension is made, prior to the deadline. Returning Officers will provide all prospective candidates with a copy of the guide.

For more information contact us.  

To become a candidate, you have to be :

- a Canadian citizen

- at least 18 years old

- resident in Yukon for the past 12 months prior to the election day

You need to be an eligible elector to be a candidate and file a completed nomination form with the Returning Officer in the electoral district where you wish to participate.