Candidates Profile Information Form

The City of Coquitlam regularly receives inquiries from the public and the media requesting information on candidates running for local office. In order to facilitate access to information on candidates, the City will be providing an opportunity for candidates to submit a short profile on themselves to be posted on the City’s website.  The profile will include such information as name, elector organization, contact information, candidate website and social media links, and a short statement (2,000 character limit which is roughly 300 words).

You may submit your profile any time up until the close of the nomination period (Friday, September 11, 2026 at 4 p.m.). 

Please also note the following terms and conditions:

  • Late submissions will not be accepted;
  • Candidate profiles will not be posted to the City website until the City receives your nomination papers during the nomination period;
  • Profiles will be removed from the website on October 31;
  • Statements will be truncated if it exceeds 2000 characters (roughly 300 words);
  • The Election Office will not accept harmful responses that incite hate and violence, including racism, sexism, defamatory, inappropriate, inflammatory, or offensive language;
  • Photo should be a recent colour headshot (head and shoulders);
  • Profiles will be posted alphabetically by last name and office sought;  and
  • By submitting a photograph, the photograph will become the sole property of the City of Coquitlam.  You must either be the sole owner of all copyrights in the photograph or have the full authority of the copyright owner(s) to grant the City of Coquitlam the rights required for the uses set out in this release.

By choosing to submit a candidate profile, the candidate accepts that the Chief Election Officer will make every effort to ensure that the information submitted is reproduced accurately, will not be responsible for errors or omissions in the distributed material, and will determine if it does not reasonable comply with the terms and conditions, or is frivolous or otherwise unsuitable for publication.

Candidates Profile Information Form

  12. Social Media Links (if applicable)

  22. (2,000 character limit which is roughly 300 words). 

    While we will not edit to correct grammar or spelling, we reserve the right to edit profile information to prevent inflammatory or offensive language. Your profile description will be truncated if it exceeds 300 words. 

  26. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act*
    • I am consenting to the collection, use, and disclosure of my personal information for the purposes of election awareness and education in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the “Act”). 
    • That the media and general public may contact me regarding the election campaign, and community or business organizations may contact me regarding my participation in “All Candidates” meetings. 
    • That my personal information will be disclosed to a third-party service provider (i.e. website host Civic Plus) located in Canada for the purpose of processing and posting my Candidate Profile, and that my information will be available outside of Canada as it is posted on a public website.

    That if you have questions or concerns about the collection, use, and disclosure of my personal information in accordance with the Act, I can contact the Chief Election Officer by email or 604-368-7189.

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