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Originally Posted by TheRitsman
For municipal council you do not need to live in the ward you run for (though that can be used against you) for MP or MPP you must live in the area you are running for.
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I don't believe that is true - it's not uncommon if a new party leader is elected without a seat for a member in a safe seat riding to step down and have the leader run there, even if they don't live there.
Jagmeet Singh lives in Brampton but represents Burnaby South in Vancouver, for example.
I don't believe you even need to live in the same municipality that you want to run for council for either. There were long rumours that a Toronto City Councillor lived in Brampton, for example (he's no longer on council), albeit basically across the street from his ward in Toronto.