PLEASE NOTE: All candidates may provide optional contact information (a telephone number, email address, and/or a link to their website or social media platform of choice) to the City of Ottawa Elections Office when filing their nomination papers. Candidate links are intended to help you access campaign information but do not constitute an endorsement of the website or content. By clicking a candidate link below, you will leave the City of Ottawa Elections website.
The City of Ottawa Elections Office does not operate, review, endorse or approve any external site nor are we responsible for the views, content, accuracy or display language of information presented by any external website. The City of Ottawa is not responsible or liable for any damages arising from linking to or using those sites.
Last updated: March 20, 2019
| Candidate's Name | Date Nomination Filed | Registered for the Contribution Rebate Program | Telephone | Website or Social Media Account | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasia Adamiec | 2019/02/28 | Yes | 613-791-3575 | info@votekasia.ca | www.votekasia.ca |
| Idris Ben-Tahir | 2019/03/01 | No | 613-234-0707 | i.bentahir92@gmail.com | |
| Marc Dorgeville | 2019/01/30 | Yes | 613-809-2937 | marc.dorgeville@gmail.com | |
| Bruce A. Faulkner | 2019/02/26 | No | 613-581-2846 | www.facebook.com/Bruce-Faulkner | |
| Johan Hamels | 2019/01/30 | Yes | 613-744-6009 | johanhamels2019@gmail.com | |
| Peter Heyck | 2019/02/15 | Yes | 613-853-4251 | peterheyck@gmail.com | |
| Miklos Horvath | 2019/02/13 | Yes | 613-293-0323 | votehorvath@gmail.com | www.votehorvath.ca |
| Peter Jan Karwacki | 2019/02/11 | Yes | 613-304-5844 | peterkarwacki.overbrook@gmail.com | www.peterkarwacki.blogspot.com |
| Rawlson King | 2019/02/05 | Yes | 613-868-1860 | info@rawlsonking.ca | www.rawlsonking.ca |
| Jerry Kovacs | 2019/03/01 | Yes | 613-366-6796 | info@jerrykovacs.ca | www.jerrykovacs.ca |
| Jamie Kwong | 2019/01/30 | Yes | 613-252-8366 | jamie@jamiekwong.ca | www.jamiekwong.ca |
| Maurice Lamirande | 2019/02/26 | No | 613-371-7827 | mauricelamirande1945@gmail.com | www.mauricelamirande.com |
| Patrick Mayangi | 2019/02/06 | Yes | 613-262-8342 | pat.mayangi@gmail.com | www.patrickmayangi.ca |
| Oriana Ngabirano | 2019/02/04 | Yes | 613-252-4364 | info@voteoriana.ca | www.voteoriana.ca |
| Chris Penton | 2019/02/14 | Yes | 613-883-1012 | votepenton@gmail.com | www.votepenton.ca |
| Sheila Perry | 2019/03/01 | Yes | 613-407-7434 | electsheilaperry@gmail.com | www.sheilaperry.ca |
| Penny Thompson | 2019/02/01 | Yes | 613-851-9623 | pennythompson@rogers.com | www.votepennyt.ca |
PLEASE NOTE: All registered third parties may provide optional contact information (a telephone number, email address, and/or a link to their website or social media platform of choice) to the City of Ottawa Elections Office when filing their notice of registration. Registered third party links are intended to help you access campaign information but do not constitute an endorsement of the website or content. By clicking a registered third party link below, you will leave the City of Ottawa Elections website.
The City of Ottawa Elections Office does not operate, review, endorse or approve any external site nor are we responsible for the views, content, accuracy or display language of information presented by any external website. The City of Ottawa is not responsible or liable for any damages arising from linking to or using those sites.
Last updated: January 30, 2019
| Name of Registrant | Date Registration Filed | Telephone | Website or Social Media Account | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The City of Ottawa’s 2019 Rideau-Rockcliffe By-election will take place on Monday, April 15. Eligible electors will have the opportunity to cast a ballot for the following office:
For more information, we recommend consulting the Ministry of Municipal Affairs' 2018 Voters’ guide for Ontario municipal council and school board elections. This guide was created to provide voters with general information in plain language concerning the rules and constraints of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and other legislation and regulations.
A person is entitled to vote in a municipal election if they are a qualified elector. That means, on voting day, you must be:
Note: If you live in a different City of Ottawa ward, you may not vote in the Ward 13 By-election, even if you are the owner or tenant of a separate property in Ward 13. If you are a non-resident elector who lives outside of Ottawa and who has a qualifying address in Ward 13, you may vote in this by-election. If you own or rent properties in more than one ward in the City of Ottawa, you must choose only one ward to vote in and be on the Voters’ List for that qualifying address. You do not qualify as a non-resident elector if you do not personally own or rent a property in the municipality.
The following are prohibited from voting in a municipal election:
If you are a student and consider your "home" to be the place where you live when you are not attending school, which means you plan on returning there, then you are eligible to vote in both your "home" municipality and in the municipality where you currently live while attending school.
As a student and a resident of Ward 13, if you are unable to vote in the 2019 Rideau-Rockcliffe By-election, you may appoint another elector as a proxy to vote on your behalf.
The voters’ list identifies people who are eligible to vote in the 2019 Rideau-Rockcliffe By-election by name, address, school support, and residency status.
Starting March 16 until April 15, 2019, you can verify your information by:
The voters’ list will also be available for public viewing from March 18 to April 15, 2019, at the Elections Office and any of the Client Service Centres.
Electors can conveniently add or amend their information online by using the Am I on the Voters’ List? search tool from March 16 to March 30, 2019.
After March 30, 2019, if you need to add or amend your information, you can download and complete the Application to Add or Amend My Information on the Voters’ List form and bring it with you to the voting place. This application will also be available at all voting places on voting days.
The deadline to make an application to add or amend your information on the voters’ list is April 15, 2019.
If an elector wishes to remove their name from the voters’ list, or if a person’s name appears on the voters’ list and another elector has reason to believe that the person’s name should no longer be there (e.g. the person is deceased or has moved), the elector may take the following steps to have the name removed:
Copies of this application can be picked up at the Elections Office and any of the Client Service Centres.
The final day to remove someone’s name from the voters’ list is April 15, 2019.
All electors will be required to present a piece of identification in order to receive a ballot at their voting place. The identification must show your name and address. Photo identification is not required. Electors who cannot present an acceptable proof of identity and residence will have to make a statutory declaration.
Many documents can be used to show a person’s name and address.You may present one of the following:
Please note that your Voter Notification cannot be used as a piece of identification.
Electors will have an opportunity to vote on Friday, April 5, 2019, from 10 am to 8 pm.
For more information on where and when to cast your ballot during the advance voting period:
Voting Day is Monday, April 15, 2019, from 10 am to 8 pm.
For more information on where and when to cast your ballot on Voting Day:
If you will be unable to get to a voting place to cast your ballot on April 5 or April 15, you may wish to appoint a proxy. A proxy is someone that can go to the voting place and cast a ballot on your behalf. This person must be an eligible elector and should be someone you trust to mark the ballot the way you have instructed them to.
A proxy representing one family member can also be a proxy for additional family members. A family member refers to a spouse, sibling, parent, child, grandparent or grandchild.
A proxy appointed for a person who is not a family member can act as the proxy for this one person only. A person cannot be appointed as a proxy for a non-family member and a family member at the same time.
An elector can appoint a voting proxy from Monday, March 18, 2019, until Monday, April 15, 2019, during regular business hours.
To appoint a proxy, you and the person you want to appoint must fill out an Appointment for Voting Proxy (Form 3). The individual that has been appointed must take the completed forms to the City’s Elections Office, Ottawa City Hall or any Client Service Centre (excluding Walter Baker Sports Centre) during regular business hours to have it certified by City staff. Your proxy will be required to present proof of their identity. Please refer to the Voter Identification section for a list of documents that may be presented as identification.
Things needed for certification:
Things needed at the voting place:
All voting proxies must be appointed before 4:30 pm on Voting Day (April 15, 2019).
The Elections Office is committed to providing an accessible voting process. As such, the Elections Office ensures several accessibility tools are available to electors, including:
All advance voting places and voting places in retirement residences and long-term care facilities will offer electors the opportunity to use an accessible vote tabulator (AVT). The AVT allows electors with disabilities to mark and cast their ballot privately and independently.
Its features include:
If you are physically unable to go inside the voting place, you can request to have your ballot brought to your vehicle, outside of the building or to another area within the voting place. A friend or support person will need to go inside the voting place to let the election officials know that you require curbside voting.
For additional information about curbside voting, please contact the Elections Office.
The City of Ottawa Elections Office has prepared an Accessibility Plan regarding the identification, removal and prevention of barriers that affect electors and candidates with disabilities. The Plan is also accompanied by an abridged version that is lighter in text.
On the advice of the Accessibility Advisory Committee, the Elections Office has prepared the following How to Vote video, so that electors can gain an understanding of the voting process and what they should expect before entering the voting place.
Monday, April 15, 2019, is Voting Day in the 2019 Rideau-Rockcliffe By-election. Voters will elect a new City Councillor for Ward 13.
Voting is quick and easy when you are prepared.
If you received a Voter Notification Letter in the mail, bring it with you along with a piece of identification to your assigned voting place.
Once at the voting place, you will be greeted by an Election Worker who will ask to see your Voter Notification Letter and will direct you to the appropriate Deputy Returning Officer’s table.
If you need any assistance, an Election Worker will be happy to help you.
Once at the Deputy Returning Officer’s table, you will be asked for your Voter Notification Letter and a piece of identification showing your name and qualifying Ottawa address.
The Deputy Returning Officer will check your identification against the Voters’ List and cross your name off the list.
The Deputy Returning Officer will hand you your ballot along with a privacy sleeve. They will explain to you how to mark your ballot by filling in the oval next to the candidate of your choice. You will then be directed to the voting screen.
At the voting screen, you can review the instructions on how to mark your ballot.
You can vote once for City Councillor. You also have the right to decline or spoil your ballot.
If you have accidentally made a mistake on your ballot, ask an Elections Official to cancel your ballot and provide you with a new one.
If you require assistance marking your ballot, the City of Ottawa offers several accessibility tools that will help you to vote privately and independently.
For information about the availability of these tools, please contact the Elections Office or visit ottawa.ca/vote.
Once you’ve marked your ballot, place it in the privacy sleeve and take it to the Supporting Deputy Returning Officer who will feed your ballot into the vote tabulator.
Once your ballot is accepted by the tabulator, you have successfully voted.
Voting closes at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019.
Later that night, visit ottawa.ca/vote for elections results, as they become available.
Candidates cannot raise or spend any money on their campaign until they have filed a nomination paper and opened a bank account exclusively for the purposes of the election campaign.
Third parties cannot raise or spend any money on their campaign until they have filed a notice of registration and opened a bank account exclusively for the purposes of the election campaign.
Campaign contributions are any money, goods or services that are given to a candidate for use in their campaign, including money and goods that a candidate contributes to themselves.
Any person who is a resident of Ontario may make a contribution to a candidate’s campaign.
The following persons and entities shall not make a contribution:
Individuals may contribute a maximum of $1,200 to a single candidate. This includes the value of any goods or services donated to the campaign. Individuals may not contribute more than $5,000 in total to candidates running for offices on the same council or school board. Any contribution of money must come directly from the contributor.
Contributions greater than $25 may not be made in cash. All contributions above $25 must be made by cheque, money order, or by a method that clearly shows where the funds come from.
Contributions to municipal and school board candidates, as well as registered third parties, are not tax deductible.
The following persons and entities may make a contribution to a registered third party:
The following persons and entities shall not make a contribution to a registered third party:
Contributors may contribute a total of $1,200 to a registered third party in relation to third party advertisements that appear during an election in the City of Ottawa. The maximum total amount that a contributor can give to third parties registered in the City of Ottawa is $5,000.
Contributions greater than $25 may not be made in cash. All contributions above $25 must be made by cheque, money order, or by a method that clearly shows where the funds come from.
Section 88.11 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (the “MEA”), provides that a municipality may pass a by-law to allow for the payment of rebates to individuals who contribute to candidates for office of mayor or councillor, and may establish conditions under which such a rebate is paid.
For the purposes of the contribution rebate program:
By-law No. 2018-33 authorizes the establishment of the City of Ottawa’s Contribution Rebate Program. It allows for the payment of rebates to individuals who contribute to participating candidates running for municipal council.
Registered third parties and school board trustees are not eligible to participate in the contribution rebate program.
Campaign contributions to candidates for municipal office are any money, goods or services given to the candidate for use in their campaign, including money and goods they contribute to their own campaign.
The total value of contributions from an individual cannot exceed $1,200. An individual may not contribute more than a total of $5,000 to two or more candidates for offices on the same municipal council.
Note: Municipal campaign contributions are not eligible for federal income tax purposes.
Candidates for municipal office can accept contributions from:
Note: If a candidate’s spouse is not usually a resident of Ontario, they can still contribute to their spouse’s campaign.
Candidates for municipal office cannot accept contributions from:
Campaign contributions from individuals are only eligible for a rebate if both the contributor and participating candidate meet the requirements of By-law No. 2018-33.
The following are not eligible to receive a contribution rebate:
Only a contribution of money accepted by the participating candidate during their campaign period will be eligible for the payment of a rebate. A contribution of money includes cash, a cheque or money order.
A minimum contribution of $25.01 is required to be eligible for the payment of a rebate. See the Contribution Rebate Calculations section for more information on the eligible rebate amounts a contributor may receive.
To participate in the contribution rebate program, candidates must fill out a Contribution Rebate Program Application form, and comply with the provisions of By-law No. 2018-33.
The Contribution Rebate Program Application form is provided to candidates when they file their nomination. Candidates may apply to participate in the program at any time between the time they file their nomination and Nomination Day (March 1, 2019).
Please note, individuals who make contributions to candidates are eligible for a rebate only once the candidate has applied for the contribution rebate program.
The Contribution Rebate Program Application form must be filed in person at the Elections Office, or by registered mail. If candidates submit a completed application via registered mail, they will receive a confirmation of receipt from the Elections Office.
The Contribution Rebate Program Application form must be filed and received no later than March 1, 2019, at 2 pm for a candidate to participate in the program. See the Contact the Elections Office section for information on where to submit the application form.
Participation in the contribution rebate program requires candidates to meet the requirements of By-law No. 2018-33.
Contributors are only eligible for the payment of a rebate if the participating candidates:
The Clerk will review the receipt filed by the contributor and the copy of the receipt filed by the participating candidate to ensure consistency. The Clerk may also request further information from the contributor or participating candidate to determine whether a rebate may be issued in accordance with the by-law.
Consult By-law No. 2018-33 for a comprehensive list of the conditions required for the payment of a rebate.
Participating candidates must issue a receipt to a contributor, for every contribution received. The receipt is required to be in the form established by the Clerk, signed by a candidate or their agent, and should include the name of the contributor, the date the contribution is accepted, and its value.
If a candidate receives a cheque from a joint personal account, the receipt must be issued only to the person who signed the cheque. The contribution can only come from one person.
Candidates are required to list the names and addresses of every contributor who gives more than $100 total to their campaign on their financial statement. Candidates should keep a record of the names and addresses of every contributor, regardless of the value of their contribution, because the same contributor may make multiple contributions that end up totalling more than $100.
If an eligible contributor has lost their receipt, candidates are required to complete the following steps to ensure they receive a rebate:
An individual who has made a campaign contribution and received the prescribed receipt from a participating candidate may apply to the Clerk for a rebate using the Application for the Payment of a Contribution Rebate form printed on the back of the prescribed receipt.
To receive a rebate for contributions made on or before May 30, 2019, the contributor must submit a completed Application for the Payment of a Contribution Rebate form to the Clerk and it must be received no later than 2 pm on September 3, 2019.
If a candidate has extended their campaign, contributions made between May 31, 2019, and December 2, 2019, are eligible for a rebate. Contributors must submit a completed Application for the Payment of a Contribution Rebate form to the Clerk and it must be received no later than 2 pm on March 2, 2020.
Contribution rebates will not be issued until the participating candidate’s campaign period has ended, and the provisions of the by-law have been met.
The following formula is used to calculate rebates to individuals who have contributed to participating candidates:
If an individual makes more than one contribution to a single candidate, the formula noted above also applies. The rebate will be calculated using the sum of the contributions. For example, if an individual contributes $10, five different times to candidate X resulting in a total amount of $50, the individual is eligible for a rebate for their $50 contribution to candidate X.
The same formula applies if an individual makes a contribution to more than one candidate. The rebate will be calculated using the sum of the contributions, provided that no single contribution is less than $25.01. For example, if an individual contributes $20 to candidate X, and $50 to candidate Y, only the $50 contribution to candidate Y is eligible for a rebate.
| Total Contribution | Rebate |
|---|---|
| $25.00 or less | $0 |
| $25.01 | $12.51 |
| $50.00 | $25.00 |
| $100.00 | $50.00 |
| $150.00 | $62.50 |
| $200.00 - $1,200.00 | $75.00 |
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