About the Survey of Candidates for Municipal Office in Canada

The Survey of Candidates for Municipal Office in Canada occurred in the summer and fall of 2018 during the municipal elections held in Ontario and British Columbia. The survey aimed to capture the opinions, perspectives, and unique personalities of those seeking public office at the local level.

This survey provided me with primary sources to help better understand why candidates seek office, their identities, and their relationships to political organizations and groups. With this work, I gained a better understanding of local government in Canada.

Click here for a working paper on the gathered results.

No individually-identifying characteristics were released and only aggregated responses to the questions have been presented. No one, other than myself and my direct supervisor, knows candidate's specific answers.

The previous Research Ethics approval for this project was file #: 8-0618. Please contact McGill’s Research Ethics Manager, Lynda McNeil at lynda.mcneil@mcgill.ca for more information.