--- title: "For campaigns and local businesses on voche.me | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/for-campaigns" last_updated: "2026-10-10T03:59:07.426Z" meta: description: "Buy a sponsored spot or a customized candidate profile on voche.me. Pick your election on the form. Everything paid for is marked Sponsored." "og:description": "Buy a sponsored spot or a customized candidate profile on voche.me. Pick your election on the form. Everything paid for is marked Sponsored." "og:title": "For campaigns and local businesses on voche.me" "twitter:description": "Buy a sponsored spot or a customized candidate profile on voche.me. Pick your election on the form. Everything paid for is marked Sponsored." "twitter:title": "For campaigns and local businesses on voche.me" --- ** For campaigns and local businessesSurrey: 8 days to go # Get in front of undecided voters while they decide. Candidates, parties and local businesses can buy a sponsored spot on voche.me, in any of the five elections it covers, and candidates can have their profile built the way they want it. Everything paid for is marked “Sponsored”. Ask for the price list See what you can buy Sponsored Sponsored**Your campaign here**Learn more **1122**candidates
candidates profiled
1122
elections covered
5
races on the ballots
20
parties covered
30
Where your ad goes ## Five elections, one order form. A spot is bought on one election’s pages. Pick the election on the form, or ask about more than one and an editor will reply with both. [Surrey](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026) ### Surrey municipal election 2026 Votes Saturday, October 17, 2026
Candidates profiled
97
Parties covered
9
Sponsored boxes
2
Last day an ad goes up
October 16
Advertising here is governed by the [Local Elections Campaign Financing Act](https://voche.me/bc-election-law/local-elections-campaign-financing-act), and an advertiser from outside a campaign registers with Elections BC. [See the Surrey 2026 pages](https://voche.me/bc/surrey-2026) [Vancouver](https://voche.me/) ### Vancouver municipal election 2026 Votes Saturday, October 17, 2026
Candidates profiled
129
Parties covered
11
Sponsored boxes
3
Last day an ad goes up
October 16
Advertising here is governed by the [Local Elections Campaign Financing Act](https://voche.me/bc-election-law/local-elections-campaign-financing-act), and an advertiser from outside a campaign registers with Elections BC. [See the Vancouver 2026 pages](https://voche.me/) [British Columbia](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026) ### British Columbia provincial election 2026 Votes Saturday, October 24, 2026
Candidates profiled
354
Parties covered
10
Sponsored boxes
2
Last day an ad goes up
October 23
Advertising here is governed by the [Election Act](https://voche.me/bc-election-law/election-act), and an advertiser from outside a campaign registers with Elections BC. [See the BC provincial 2026 pages](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026) [Ottawa](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026) ### Ottawa municipal election 2026 Votes Monday, October 26, 2026
Candidates profiled
181
Sponsored boxes
2
Last day an ad goes up
October 25
Advertising here is governed by the [Municipal Elections Act, 1996](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/ontario-election-law/municipal-elections-act), and an advertiser from outside a campaign registers with the Ottawa City Clerk. [See the Ottawa 2026 pages](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026) [Toronto](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026) ### Toronto municipal election 2026 Votes Monday, October 26, 2026
Candidates profiled
361
Sponsored boxes
2
Last day an ad goes up
October 25
Advertising here is governed by the [Municipal Elections Act, 1996](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/ontario-election-law/municipal-elections-act), and an advertiser from outside a campaign registers with the Toronto City Clerk. [See the Toronto 2026 pages](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026) What you can buy ## Four ways to reach voters on voche.me. 01 ### Candidate list A sponsored box on the page where voters browse every candidate, above the list in ballot order. Every election 02 ### News and guides A sponsored box beside the election news, which the site updates every hour. Every election 03 ### Compare page A sponsored box on the page where voters compare candidates side by side. Vancouver For candidates04 ### Profile customization We help you build your voche.me profile the way you want it. A customized profile is marked “Sponsored” and carries what the law of your election asks for, in every election on this site. - Your own words - Your photos - Your priorities - Your layout Dates that matter ## Every ad is up the day before voting day. We start no ad and change no ad on voting day, in any election. These are the last days to be on the site. 1. October 16 ### Surrey Voting day is Saturday, October 17, 2026. An ad that is up by the end of October 16 stays up, unchanged, while people vote. 2. October 16 ### Vancouver Voting day is Saturday, October 17, 2026. An ad that is up by the end of October 16 stays up, unchanged, while people vote. 3. October 23 ### British Columbia Voting day is Saturday, October 24, 2026. An ad that is up by the end of October 23 stays up, unchanged, while people vote. 4. October 25 ### Ottawa Voting day is Monday, October 26, 2026. An ad that is up by the end of October 25 stays up, unchanged, while people vote. 5. October 25 ### Toronto Voting day is Monday, October 26, 2026. An ad that is up by the end of October 25 stays up, unchanged, while people vote. Our rules ## What every advertiser agrees to. - Every ad and every customized profile carries the word “Sponsored”. - Paying never changes a score, a ranking or the ballot order. - An advertiser has no say over the news, the scores or any other candidate’s profile. - One price list. Every candidate and party pays the same for the same spot or service. - Links in ads are tagged as paid links, the way Google asks sites to tag them. What the law asks ## Each election has its own Act. We check every ad against the Act of the election it runs in, and an ad without what that Act asks for does not run. Each summary below is our reading of the Act. Open the one that covers your election.
**Local Elections Campaign Financing Act**BC law for the Surrey 2026 election Your ad has until October 16 to go up. Section 44 ### The label A candidate’s or party’s ad names the financial agent, says the agent authorized it, and gives a BC phone number, email or mailing address. Section 14 ### Your spending limit The price is an election expense, and it counts toward your campaign’s spending limit (also section 63.05). Section 37 ### Outside groups An ad from anyone outside a campaign that supports or opposes a candidate or party needs a sponsor registered with Elections BC. The sponsor must act with no help from any campaign (section 31), and the ad must say the sponsor is registered. Section 7 ### Local businesses An ad that does not support or oppose a candidate or party, and takes no side on an election issue, is outside the Act’s meaning of election advertising. We check each ad’s label before it goes up, and an ad without the right label does not run. This summary is our reading of the Act. Read the full text on voche.me, and call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683 if you are unsure.
**Local Elections Campaign Financing Act**BC law for the Vancouver 2026 election Your ad has until October 16 to go up. Section 44 ### The label A candidate’s or party’s ad names the financial agent, says the agent authorized it, and gives a BC phone number, email or mailing address. Section 14 ### Your spending limit The price is an election expense, and it counts toward your campaign’s spending limit (also section 63.05). Section 37 ### Outside groups An ad from anyone outside a campaign that supports or opposes a candidate or party needs a sponsor registered with Elections BC. The sponsor must act with no help from any campaign (section 31), and the ad must say the sponsor is registered. Section 7 ### Local businesses An ad that does not support or oppose a candidate or party, and takes no side on an election issue, is outside the Act’s meaning of election advertising. We check each ad’s label before it goes up, and an ad without the right label does not run. This summary is our reading of the Act. Read the full text on voche.me, and call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683 if you are unsure.
**Election Act**BC law for the BC provincial 2026 election Your ad has until October 23 to go up. Section 231 ### The label A candidate’s or party’s ad names the financial agent of the candidate or of the party, says that agent authorized it, and gives a way to reach them, such as a phone number, a mailing address or an email address. A phone number or mailing address has to be in British Columbia (section 229 (2)). Sections 183 and 199 ### Your spending The price is an election expense, and it counts against the limit on what your campaign may spend during the campaign period. Section 204 adjusts that limit for inflation after the election is called, and Elections BC publishes the amount that applies to this election. Section 239 ### Outside groups Anyone outside a campaign who pays for an ad that promotes or opposes a party or a candidate must be registered with Elections BC as a third party sponsor first, and must act apart from every campaign. The ad has to say the sponsor is registered (section 231 (1) (b)). Section 235.1 ### What an outside sponsor may spend The Act limits what anyone outside a campaign may spend on advertising, both in one electoral district and across the province, and section 235.1 (3) adjusts each limit for inflation. Elections BC publishes the amounts that apply to this election. Section 232 ### One rate for everyone For an ad in a periodical publication or on radio or television, the Act caps what a party, a constituency association or a candidate may be charged at the lowest rate charged for the same advertising in that campaign period. voche.me is a website, and its one price list gives every campaign the same rate. Section 1 ### Local businesses An ad that does not promote or oppose a party or a candidate, directly or indirectly, and takes no position on an issue a party or candidate is associated with, falls outside what the Act calls campaign period election advertising. We check each ad’s label before it goes up, and an ad without the right label does not run. This summary is our reading of the Act. Read the full text on voche.me, and call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683 if you are unsure.
**Municipal Elections Act, 1996**Ontario law for the Ottawa 2026 election Outside advertisers must be registered by October 23. Section 88.3 ### A candidate’s ad An ad bought by or for a candidate names the candidate. Before it runs, the candidate gives us in writing the candidate’s name and the name, business address and phone number of the person who deals with us for the campaign. Sections 88.4 and 88.5 ### Outside groups Anyone outside a campaign who pays for an ad that promotes, supports or opposes a candidate must first be registered with the City Clerk. The ad shows the advertiser’s name, the municipality where it is registered, and a phone number, mailing address or email address. Section 88.5 ### What we need before an ad runs A registered advertiser gives us in writing its name, the name, business address and phone number of the person who deals with us, and its municipality of registration. We do not run the ad until we have it. Sections 88.3 and 88.5 ### What we keep We keep that information, a copy of the ad and the price we charged for four years after the ad appears, and the public may inspect these records during normal business hours. Section 88.19 ### Your spending The price of an election campaign ad or an outside advertiser’s ad is an expense under the Act. Section 1 ### Local businesses An ad that does not promote, support or oppose a candidate, or a yes or no answer to a ballot question, is outside the Act’s meaning of a third party advertisement. We check each ad’s details before it goes up, and an ad without them does not run. This summary is our reading of the Act. Read the full text on voche.me, and ask the Ottawa City Clerk’s election office if you are unsure.
**Municipal Elections Act, 1996**Ontario law for the Toronto 2026 election Outside advertisers must be registered by October 23. Section 88.3 ### A candidate’s ad An ad bought by or for a candidate names the candidate. Before it runs, the candidate gives us in writing the candidate’s name and the name, business address and phone number of the person who deals with us for the campaign. Sections 88.4 and 88.5 ### Outside groups Anyone outside a campaign who pays for an ad that promotes, supports or opposes a candidate must first be registered with the City Clerk. The ad shows the advertiser’s name, the municipality where it is registered, and a phone number, mailing address or email address. Section 88.5 ### What we need before an ad runs A registered advertiser gives us in writing its name, the name, business address and phone number of the person who deals with us, and its municipality of registration. We do not run the ad until we have it. Sections 88.3 and 88.5 ### What we keep We keep that information, a copy of the ad and the price we charged for four years after the ad appears, and the public may inspect these records during normal business hours. Section 88.19 ### Your spending The price of an election campaign ad or an outside advertiser’s ad is an expense under the Act. Section 1 ### Local businesses An ad that does not promote, support or oppose a candidate, or a yes or no answer to a ballot question, is outside the Act’s meaning of a third party advertisement. We check each ad’s details before it goes up, and an ad without them does not run. This summary is our reading of the Act. Read the full text on voche.me, and ask the Toronto City Clerk’s election office if you are unsure.
Questions ## What advertisers ask us.
Can an ad raise my ranking in ChatGPT, Gemini or Google? No one can promise that. Those companies decide what their tools show, and no website controls it. An ad on voche.me reaches the people who read voche.me.
Can I buy space in more than one election? Yes. Choose “More than one election” on the form and say which ones. Each election is a separate order, on its own pages, under its own Act.
Can you help me build my profile the way I want? Yes. We work with your campaign on the words, the photos and the layout. A customized profile counts as your campaign’s election advertising, so it is marked “Sponsored” and carries what your election’s Act asks for, and its price is an election expense. Fixing a mistake on any profile stays free, through the report form.
What happens after I send the form? An editor replies with the price list and the open dates, and asks for the details your election’s Act requires before an ad runs. The ad or the customized profile goes up once it is paid for and those details are checked.
Start here ## Ask for the price list. Tell us who you are, which election you want, which spot or service, and for which dates. If you are a candidate or a party, name your financial agent. 1. 1Pick your election and send the form 2. 2Get the price list and open dates 3. 3Approve the label, and the ad goes up The election you pick is on the message the editors receive, so the reply covers the right pages. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.