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Toronto election signs can go up starting today: city sets size and placement rules
Starting October 1, Toronto municipal election candidates may put up election signs under strict placement, size and removal rules set by the City.
Why it matters
With Toronto's municipal election campaign underway, election signs are about to become a familiar sight across the city. The City of Toronto is reminding candidates — and the public — exactly where signs are allowed and what rules apply, with removal enforcement for signs that break the rules.
Full report
Starting Thursday, October 1, 2026, candidates in Toronto's municipal election may erect and display election signs. Signs can go on private property such as lawns and fences with the property owner or occupant's consent, and on public property including boulevards and public utility poles along streets.
There are strict placement rules. Signs cannot be within 1.5 metres of a curb or pavement edge, within 0.6 metres of either side of a sidewalk, or within 15 metres of an intersection or pedestrian crossover on collector or arterial roads (three metres on local roads). They cannot be placed on medians or islands, or adjacent to voting places, City of Toronto parks, or facilities owned or operated by the City. Signs must not exceed 1.2 square metres in area or two metres in height, cannot be illuminated (except on advertising spaces), and cannot be attached to trees, block sightlines, or carry the City's logo.
The City may remove signs that conflict with the election-signs bylaw. All election signs must be removed by October 29 — 72 hours after Election Day. Candidates and property owners are responsible for removal and disposal; used election signs can be dropped off free of charge at any of the City's seven Drop-off Depots.
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