Public notice is hereby given that Advance Voter Registration will be accepted until Tuesday, August 25, 2026 for the List of Non-Resident Property Electors for:

Juan de Fuca, Salt Spring Island, and Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Areas in the Capital Regional District, and the electors of: Galiano Island, Mayne Island, North Pender Island, South Pender Island, Salt Spring Island, and Saturna Island Local Trust Areas.

The Capital Regional District (CRD) will be using the Provincial Voters List to determine who is eligible to vote as a Resident Elector in the CRD. If you voted in the last provincial election, your name will appear on the Provincial Voters List, and will automatically be placed on the List of Registered Electors. The List of Registered Electors will apply to voting for Electoral Area Directors, Salt Spring Island Local Community Commissioners, Islands Trust Trustees, and School District Trustees in the CRD.

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS
Resident Elector: You are 18 years or older on voting day (October 17, 2026), are a Canadian Citizen, have resided in British Columbia for six months immediately before the day of registration (the residency qualifications are set out in the Local Government Act), reside within the boundaries of the local community, and not disqualified under the Local Government Act or another enactment from voting.

Non-Resident Property Elector: You are 18 years or older on voting day (October 17, 2026), are a Canadian Citizen, have resided in British Columbia for six months, have owned and held registered title to property within the boundaries of the local community for 30 days immediately before the day of registration, do not qualify as a Resident Elector, and not disqualified under the Local Government Act or another enactment from voting. You may vote as a Non-Resident Property Elector provided that you have registered on or before August 25, 2026, or register at the time of voting.

The following information is required at the time of application: a recent land title registration of the real property (may be obtained at the Land Title Office) or property tax notice, showing the names of all the registered owners, two pieces of identification (one must have a signature), and in the case of more than one owner of the property, a completed consent form, signed by the majority of the owners, designating you as the person entitled to vote for the property.

You may register on voting day if you meet the elector qualifications set out above.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS
The preliminary List of Registered Non-resident Property Electors is available, upon signature, for viewing at the Capital Regional District, Legislative Services, 625 Fisgard St., Victoria, BC from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. You may also call 250.360.3642 to enquire whether your name is on the list. Following the close of Advance Voter Registration and beginning Tuesday, September 1, 2026, until the close of general voting on Saturday, October 17, 2026, a copy of the final List of Registered Resident and Non-Resident Property Electors will be available, upon signature, for public inspection at the office listed above. An elector may request that personal information respecting the elector be omitted from or obscured on the List in accordance with section 78 (Protection of Privacy) of the Local Government Act.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR
An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the List of Registered Electors must be made in writing to the Chief Election Officer, 625 Fisgard St., Victoria, BC, V8W 1R7, in accordance with the Local Government Act, until 4:00 pm on Friday, September 11, 2026. An objection must be made in writing, may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the CRD, and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the CRD.

MAIL BALLOT VOTING
The application form to vote by mail is available at http://www.crd.ca/vote and due no later than September 30, 2026 to be mailed. To be counted, you are responsible for ensuring that your completed mail ballot is received by the Chief Election Officer no later than 4:00 pm on Friday, October 16, 2026 at the Victoria office (625 Fisgard St., Victoria,V8W 1R7).

For further information on registering as an elector andmail ballot voting, contact Capital Regional District, Legislative Services, at 250.360.3642 or elections@crd.bc.ca. Port Renfrew and Gulf Island residents may call toll free, 1.800.663.4425.

Kristen Morley,
Chief Election Officer

http://www.crd.ca/vote
http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/elections