Board of Trustees

2025 Municipal General Election

As part of the municipal general election, Calgarians vote for their school board trustees. A general election takes place every four years as legislated under the Local Authorities Election Act. The Board of Trustees of The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is charged with the responsibility to govern the affairs of the CBE under the Education Act, and advocates for students to ensure education is given high priority.

The citizens of Calgary will elect trustees to govern The Calgary Board of Education on their behalf during the 2025 municipal election which will be on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.

Resources for Candidates

There are a number of on-line resources available to assist candidates in exploring further information:​

• Calgary Board of Education​ 
  Detailed information about the organization, the Board of Trustees and its operations.
• City of Calgary Election
  Information about the 2025 election, how to register to be a candidate and details on how to run a campaign.
• Alberta School Boards Association​​
  General information about trustee elections and the role of school boards. 
• Legislation​ 
  The official statutes and regulations are available on the King's Printer website and should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. 
• Education Act​ 
  The Education Act specifies goals for Alberta’s Early Childhood Services to Grade 12 (ECS-12) education system and identifies the roles and responsibilities of the Ministry, school boards, charter schools, private schools, teachers, parents and students.​
  
• Local Authorities Election Act​​
  The Local Authorities Election Act governs municipal elections by establishing procedures around campaigning, voting and counting of votes.
• Alberta Government – School Board Trustee Elections 
  Contains information regarding election procedures, forms and regulations for school divisions, including the entire procedure handbook

​​​Police Information Check Requirement

At the Dec. 17, 2024 public board meeting, the Board of Trustees passed a Police Information Check Bylaw.

The Alberta government initiated amendments to the Local Authorities Election Act through the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, which came into force on Oct. 31, 2024. One of the amendments to the Local Authorities Election Act provides elected authorities the opportunity to consider requiring candidates to provide a criminal record check as part of their nomination papers.

Ward System​​ Bylaw

Legal Status of the CBE Board of Trustees

The school board is a corporate entity created under the authority of the Education Act.

• Each school division in Alberta is a statutory corporation established under section 77 of the Education Act.
• Each trustee elected to the board of trustees is a director of the corporation.

The board of trustees is granted many types of authority to enable it to fulfil its mandate to provide kindergarten to Grade 12 education within the jurisdiction. These powers relate to providing educational services.

Role of the Board

To learn more, visit the Board of Trustees webpage.

2021 Muncipal General Election

Information about the 2021 election, candidates and voting results is available on the City of Calgary election website.

As required by Part 5.1, Municipal Election Finance and Contribution Disclosure, of the Local Authorities Election Act, candidates for the 2021 General Election were required to file their campaign finance disclosure statements on or before March 1, 2022.

Details regarding completed public school board trustee candidates disclosure statements are available through the City of Calgary's disclosure of campaign finances web page.

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