Election signage refers to all signs used for an election, by-election, referendum or plebiscite.

Only one payable fee is required for each candidate within an election or by-election or for signs for the same position on a referendum or plebiscite.

Signs may not be erected more than 30 days in advance of a municipal or provincial election or to the voting of a referendum or plebiscite and no more than 36 days prior to a federal election.

Signs shall be removed following the closing of voting stations:

1. (a) within 48 hours where located within the Urban Service Area; and
2. (b) within 72 hours where located within the Rural Service Area.

An election post sign, located on a residential property within the Urban Service Area shall:

1. (a) not exceed a maximum sign area of 1.1 m²;
2. (b) not exceed a maximum height of 1.2 m;
3. (c) not block any sidewalks or interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic;
4. (d) be separated a minimum of 5.0 m from all other signs; and
5. (e) be constructed of materials that will collapse, cave-in or give-way upon impact (such as paper, cardboard or other light-weight materials.)

Election signs placed on private property shall not exceed:

1. (a) a maximum height of 2.0 m and a maximum area of 1.5 m² area within commercial or industrial zones within the Urban Service Area and designated hamlets within the Rural Service Area; and
2. (b) a maximum height of 3.0 m and a maximum area of 5.0 m² area within industrial, commercial or agricultural zones within the Rural Service Area.

Where an election sign is intended to be located within a road right-of-way, the sign shall be limited to an A-frame sign or post sign and shall be self-supporting, able to collapse upon impact and be constructed of paper, cardboard, or other similar light material.

Within the Urban Service Area, election signs shall only be allowed to locate within the right-of-way of the following thoroughfares:

1. (a) Baseline Road;
2. (b) Sherwood Drive;
3. (c) Clover Bar Road;
4. (d) Broadmoor Boulevard;
5. (e) Wye Road;
6. (f) Lakeland Drive;
7. (g) Granada Boulevard; and
8. (h) Brentwood Boulevard.

An election post sign located within a road right-of-way shall:

1. (a) not exceed a maximum sign area of 1.1 m²;
2. (b) not exceed a maximum height of 1.2 m;
3. (c) not block sidewalks or interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic; and
4. (d) be constructed of materials that will collapse, cave-in or give-way upon impact (such as paper, cardboard or other light-weight material.)

An election A-frame sign located within a road right-of-way shall:

1. (a) not exceed a maximum sign area of 0.55 m²;
2. (b) not exceed a maximum height of 0.9 m;
3. (c) not block sidewalks or interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic; and
4. (d) be constructed of materials that will collapse, cave-in or give-way upon impact (such as paper, cardboard or other light-weight material.)

Election signs shall be placed a minimum distance of:

1. (a) 15.0 m from any other election sign of the same candidate; or the same position on a referendum or plebiscite;
2. (b) 30.0 m from an approved portable sign; and
3. (c) 23.0 m from an approved permanent sign.

Election signs shall not be placed:

1. (a) on or over any curb, sidewalk, post, traffic control device, public utility pole, hydrant, boulevard, median, bridge, fence, tree, balcony or any other surface that may be deemed inappropriate by the development authority; and
2. (b) on or within any municipally owned or occupied facility, on or within any site upon which a municipally owned facility is located, or on a site on which a polling station is located.