Election Signage
Election signs
Election signs must comply with applicable City bylaws, provincial legislation, and election advertising rules. Requirements may differ depending on whether a sign is placed on private property, City property, or provincial property.
Candidates, elector organizations, and their agents are responsible for ensuring election signs:
- include required sponsorship information;
- do not use City logos, trademarks, official marks, coats of arms, or City branding;
- comply with City sign requirements, including Sign Bylaw No. 7867, 2017;
- are not installed before the start of the campaign period: September 19, 2026, at 12:01 a.m.;
- are no larger than 0.61 square metres (double-sided signs are permitted as long as each side is no larger than 0.61 square metres);
- are not vehicle signs, as vehicle signs are not permitted;
- do not create safety concerns, block sightlines, or interfere with traffic control devices;
- do not damage City infrastructure or interfere with City maintenance work;
- are not placed within 100 metres of a voting place on Special, Advance, or General Voting Days; and
- are removed no later than 14 days after election day (October 31, 2026), unless an earlier deadline applies to the property where the sign is located.
View an interactive map showing City and Provincially governed land boundaries and all Advance and General Voting Day locations.
Where Election Signs Are Allowed
Private property
Election signs may be placed on private property with the property owner’s full consent. Signs must be placed on the property owner’s side of the sidewalk and must not be placed on City boulevards between the sidewalk and the road. Signs must not block traffic control devices or reduce sightlines for pedestrians, cyclists, or drivers.
City property
Election signs are not permitted on City property. This includes public parks, playing fields, City facility or building grounds, grassed or landscaped medians, traffic dividers, centre boulevards, public sidewalks, lanes, roads, and City boulevards. Signs must not be attached to public utility poles, sign posts, trees, or City buildings. Candidates and their agents are responsible for any damage caused by placing election signs on City property.
Click here to view a map outlining City property boundaries.
Provincial property and highway rights-of-way
Different rules apply to signs placed on provincial property or highway rights-of-way. Election signs must not be placed on Highway 91A or on any approaches to the Queensborough Bridge. Signs placed in these areas will be removed by the Ministry of Transportation and Transit. Signs on provincial land that are not removed by October 19, 2026 may be removed by maintenance contractors, and the owner may be invoiced for the cost of removal.
Click here to view a map outlining Provincially governed property boundaries.
For more information about election signs on provincial land, click here to view the Ministry's Technical Circular T-01/25.
Voting Place Restrictions
Election signs may not be placed within 100 metres of a voting place on any Advance or General Voting Days. Signs found within 100 metres of a voting place on voting days will be removed by City staff.
View Voting Place Perimeter Maps
Signs That Do Not Follow the Rules
The City may remove election signs that do not comply with City requirements, including Sign Bylaw No. 7867, 2017.
Removed signs will be stored at the Engineering Operations Yard, 901 First Street, and will be available for pick-up. The City is not responsible for damage to election signs that are removed because they were placed incorrectly or did not follow applicable requirements.
Sign Complaints
Please include supporting documentation, such as the sign location, photos, date and time observed, reason for the complaint, and any other relevant details. Updates and actions related to sign complaints will only be provided to the owner of the sign, as necessary.