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Municipal Election 2026
What you need to know to vote: 2026 municipal election
Find the information you need to take part in the election and make informed voting decisions.
- Learn what current councillors and newly running council and mayoral candidates stand for.
- Coming soon: Community Candidate Survey. Read probing questions from 19 collaborating local community partners and answers from candidates across the wards.
- Use our Searchable Record Tool to find out how incumbent councillors have voted in the past, and compare councillors’ votes on key issues.
- Read Guelph Council Watch report cards for analysis of specific council decisions.
- Find key election resources and information, including when and where to vote.
Why Get Involved! Guelph?
We want our government to be effective in meeting the needs of its citizens. That requires more than simply voting once every four years.
There is a role for each of us, regardless of how busy our lives may be.
We invite you to get involved and find one of the many ways that we can work together to make Guelph’s municipal government the best it can be!
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What you need to know to vote: Guelph municipal election 2026
When and where to vote in Guelph's 2026 municipal election, how to get on the voters list, and what identification to bring with you.
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Council Watch
Volunteers track how Guelph councillors vote on specific issues and publish plain summaries, filling the gap left by shrinking local media.
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Projects
The campaigns and working groups running now: vacant homes tax, fossil fuel out of school, Council Watch, the campaign school and more.
Running now
Projects
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Fossil Fuel Out of School
The campaign to keep fossil fuel heating out of new Upper Grand schools, starting with the high school planned for Guelph's south end.
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Vacant homes tax in Guelph
Guelph council approved a 4% vacant homes tax in June 2026 after years of campaigning. What it does, what is still missing, and how to help.
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Council Watch
Volunteers track how Guelph councillors vote on specific issues and publish plain summaries, filling the gap left by shrinking local media.
Read more
Vacant Homes Tax
Guelph has a Vacant Homes Tax
Report a suspected vacant home in Guelph using this link.
