Sign Placement

Please Note: For ease of reference, below are excerpts from By-Law 2026-41 is provided here. Readers are encouraged to consult the full By-Law available on this page for complete details and context.

General Provisions:

  • No Person shall Place or permit to be Placed an Election Sign within the limits of the Township, except in accordance with this By-Law and all applicable
  • This By-Law shall not apply to signs Placed by the Township or the provincial or federal governments to provide information concerning an Election or By- Election or any part of an Election or By-Election
  • No Person shall Place or permit to be Placed an Election Sign on Public Property including a Road, save and except a Boulevard, provided that an Election Sign on a Boulevard is placed 1.5. metres from the improved section of road allowance and site triangles are not
  • No Person shall Place or permit to be Placed an Election Sign on any object or structure that is located within the limits of a Road allowance, including, but not limited to: a Public Utility Pole; a light standard; a traffic control sign or signal; a guardrail or other form of traffic safety structure or facility; a community mailbox; a bridge; a trestle; a hydrant; a fence; or a
  • No Person shall Place or permit to be Placed an Election Sign on, in, or within 50.0 m (164 ft.) of a Voting Place or a place where the administration of Election processes is conducted on Advance Voting Day or Voting
  • No Person shall Place or permit to be Placed an Election Sign on private property without permission or consent of the owner or occupant of the property.
  • No Person shall pull down or remove an Election Sign without the consent of the Candidate or Registered Third Party to whom the Election Sign relates or the owner or occupant of the property on which the Election Sign was Placed, except as otherwise provided for by this By-Law.
  • No Person shall deface or willfully cause damage to an Election
  • No Candidate or Third-Party Advertiser, as the case may be, to whom an Election Sign relates shall permit an Election Sign to be left in a state of disrepair.

No Person shall Place or permit to be Placed an Election Sign on private property that:

  • is illuminated, has flashing lights, or rotating parts;
  • measures more than 1.0 m (3.25 ft.) by 2.0 m (6.5 ft.) and has a height that is more than 2.15 m (7.0 ft.) above the ground;
  • obstructs, impedes or interferes with any fire escape, fire exit door, window, skylight, flue, air intake or exhaust, or any means of access by a firefighter to any part of a building or fire hydrant;
  • impedes, hinders or prevents parking by vehicles on private lands;
  • impedes or obstructs the passage of pedestrians where they are reasonably expected to walk;
  • interferes with the safe operation of vehicular traffic or the safety of pedestrians, including the visibility of warning devices and traffic signals; and
  • impedes or obstructs Township maintenance 

Rideau Lakes Election Sign By-Law can be located here: By-Law #2026-41

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville Sign By-Law can be found here: https://www.ngvotes.ca/media/k2/attachments/By-law_09-35-Signs_Policy.pdf

MTO's Election Sign Policy can be found here: https://www.ngvotes.ca/media/k2/attachments/18-MTO-Election-Sign-Policy-EXISTING.pdf

Like campaign expenses and revenues, the placement of campaign signs and advertising shall not commence until after a candidate’s Nomination Paper has been filed with the Clerk or designate.

Election campaign advertisements purchased by or under the direction of a candidate shall identify the candidate.

NOTE:
County and Private roads are not under the jurisdiction of Township of Rideau Lakes. Please contact the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville or the applicable Private Road Association for their policies/procedures regarding placement of election signs.

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