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s. 258(2), Municipal Elections Act, 2001
A member of Council of a municipality is disqualified from holding office if, at any time during the term of office of that member, he or she,
* ceases to be a Canadian citizen;
* is not a resident, the owner or tenant of land or the spouse or same-sex partner of an owner or tenant of land in the municipality, in the case of a member of Council of a local municipality, or in a lower-tier municipality with the upper tier municipality, in the case of a member of Council of an upper-tier municipality; or
* would be prohibited under this or any other Act from voting in an election for the office of member of Council of the municipality if an election was held at that time.
s. 29(1.1) Municipal Elections Act, 2006
Despite subsection (1) and despite section 258 of the Municipal Act 2001, section 203 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, section 9 of the Legislative Assembly Act and section 219 of the Education Act, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario or the Senate or House of Commons of Canada is not ineligible to be nominated for an office in an election by virtue of being a member of any of those bodies but, if the person is a member of any of those bodies as of the close of nominations on nomination day of the election, the nomination shall be rejected by the Clerk under section 35. 2002, c. 17, Sch. D, s. 8(2); 2006, c.32, Sch. C, s. 34(1).
s. 29(1.2) Municipal Elections Act, 2006
Subsection (1.1) does not apply to a member of the Executive Council of Ontario or a Federal Minister of the Crown. 2002, c.17, Sch. D, s.8(2).