Three candidates are certified for Halton Hills mayor, with 33 names on the Town's 2026 list
The Town of Halton Hills has certified three mayoral candidates for the October 26 election, plus four for regional councillor, 20 for local councillor and six for school trustee. The two French-language trustees were acclaimed.
The field
Nominations for the 2026 Halton Hills municipal election opened on May 1 and closed on Nomination Day, August 21. The Town's Filed Nominations page lists 33 certified candidates, people who filed all the required papers, declarations and fees. The Municipal Clerk's signed list of certified candidates is dated August 24, 2026.
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- 20
- 6
- 33
The race for mayor
The three certified mayoral candidates, in the order the Town lists them, are Jason Brass, Ann Lawlor and Ivan Bosnjak. The Town's Elected Officials page identifies Ann Lawlor as the current Mayor, elected in October 2022, and Jason Brass as a current Ward 2 Local Councillor.
The Mayor of Halton Hills also sits on Halton Regional Council. According to Halton Region, voters elect two people to Regional Council: their Mayor and the Regional Councillor who represents their ward.
Regional Councillor
- Hillary Spurr, Alex Hilson
- Chantal Garneau, D’Arcy Keene
The Town's Elected Officials page lists Clark Somerville as the current Regional Councillor for Wards 1 and 2 and Jane Fogal for Wards 3 and 4. Neither name appears on the certified list. Three of the four regional candidates are sitting Local Councillors, according to the same page: Alex Hilson (Ward 1), Chantal Garneau (Ward 3) and D’Arcy Keene (Ward 4).
Local Councillor races by ward
- Kevin Carruthers, Mike Albano, Anthony Galati, Shanna Maltby
- Matt Kindbom, Ken Paige, Daniel Dragicevic, Jasvir Sodhi
- Anita Bergsma, Maeve Sharkey, Ron Norris, Wendy Farrow‑Reed
- Bob Inglis, Tyler McFadden, Aditee Goswami, Christopher Power, Hardeep Ghuman, Seema Tunio, Waldo Paquete, Kimberley Roy
Among the local candidates, the Town's Elected Officials page lists Matt Kindbom (Ward 2), Ron Norris (Ward 3) and Bob Inglis (Ward 4) as sitting Local Councillors for the same wards. It also lists a Councillor Michael Albano in Ward 1; the certified list names Mike Albano.
School board trustees
- Susan Doyle, Lennox Liverpool
- Eliane Bousamra, Janet O'Hearn Czarnota
- Sonia Macaluso (acclaimed)
- Diane Courchesne (acclaimed)
The Town marks acclaimed candidates with an asterisk. Only the two French-language trustee candidates carry one: each is the only candidate the Town lists for that board. Which trustee race a voter is asked about depends on the school board they support.
Not on the ballot: the Regional Chair
Halton Region says the Better Regional Governance Act, 2026 turned the Regional Chair into a post the Province appoints. The Chair is therefore not on this year's ballot, and no nominations for it may be filed or accepted.
Sources
Town of Halton Hills
Filed NominationsTown of Halton Hills
List of Certified Candidates (Form EL07-2026)Town of Halton Hills
Elected OfficialsTown of Halton Hills
VotingHalton Region
Municipal Elections