Election

Municipal Election October 20, 2025

Welcome to the Grande Prairie Public School Division's 2025 Trustee Election page. This page contains important information regarding School Board election procedures and regulations for our school division.

Grande Prairie's municipal election will be held on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. People residing in Grande Prairie will have an opportunity to vote for a Mayor, Councillors, Public School Division Trustees and Catholic School Division Trustees.

The Grande Prairie Public School Division has partnered with the City of Grande Prairie to conduct the 2025 election.

Important Dates & Information

Nomination Period: January 2, 2025, to September 22, 2025

Excluding the nomination day, prospective candidates must make an appointment with the Returning Officer by calling 780-357-4954 or emailing elections@cityofgp.com to submit their Nomination Papers.

Physical copies of Forms 4 and 5 are available at City Hall during the nomination period.

Nomination Submission Requirements state that Nomination Papers must be completed and submitted in person by noon on September 22, 2025. They must be signed and submitted to the city's Returning or Substitute Returning Officer.

Per the Local Authorities Election Act, Part 1, Section 27, Form 4 and Form 5 must be submitted together. See the complete Nomination Paper list below:

A complete Nomination Paper (Form 4) must be:

Signed by a minimum of 5 eligible electors to vote in the Election and that reside in the City of Grande Prairie on the date of signing the Nomination Paper
Sworn (or affirm) the candidate’s acceptance on the Nomination Paper in the presence of the Returning Officer
Accompanied by a completed Candidate Financial Information Form – Form 5 and a recent criminal record check

Every nomination of a candidate for the office of public school board trustee must be accompanied by a criminal record check issued no earlier than 30 calendar days before the date the nomination is submitted.

The criminal record check must be conducted by a police service in Alberta and not by a third-party private company. It must include results of both local and national records, including charges and convictions.

The Returning Officer will not accept a nomination without a valid criminal record check that meets the specifications above.

For more information on the acceptable identification and other information for obtaining a criminal record check from the RCMP in the City of Grande Prairie, please visit the RCMP Services page of the City of Grande Prairie website.

Nomination Day: Monday, September 22, 2025

Nomination day is September 22, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. and noon at City Hall, 10205 98 Street, Grande Prairie, Alberta, First Floor, North Conference Room.

For more information on nomination papers and requirements, please visit Candidate Information on the City of Grande Prairie website.

Election day: Monday, October 20, 2025

Find more information by visiting the City of Grande Prairie's website.

What is the Role of a School Trustee?

Trustees advocate for helping our students receive the best possible educational opportunities. They must be prepared to put students' needs first and must also be willing to act in the best interests of all division schools and students.

As elected officials, trustees are accountable to the community and responsible for overseeing and directing the school division's operations. They are communicators, policymakers, role models and politicians. Their duties include:

Setting priorities for the school system based on available resources,
Adopting an annual budget,
Developing policies to guide administration,
Advocating to ensure education remains a public priority.

In the Grande Prairie Public School Division, the Board of Trustees are guided by the policies of the board. Board Policy 2 describes the board's role, and Board Policy 3 describes the role of the individual Trustee.

Other policies enacted by the board identify expectations for trustee behaviour, describe key features of Board Operations, and identify what authority the board delegates to the Superintendent of Schools.

What do Alberta School Boards do?

In Alberta, citizens elect school boards to act for the legislature in their local schools and communities. School boards exist because of the belief that government – and decisions – made closest to the people being governed are the most effective. School boards are: