Candidates of the 2025 Ontario general election

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/candidates-of-the-2025-ontario-general-election

1. What is the election year?
2. What is the jurisdiction?
3. What does it mean when someone is a "nominated candidate" in Ontario's election?
4. How do people become a nominated candidate for the 2025 Ontario general election?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the election year?2025
2. What is the jurisdiction?Ontario, Canada
3. What does it mean when someone is a "nominated candidate" in Ontario's election?A nominated candidate is someone who has met all the official rules and is officially on the ballot. They have shown they are serious, eligible, and ready to run for office. They are the people who can become a Member of Provincial Parliament.
4. How do people become a nominated candidate for the 2025 Ontario general election?To become a nominated candidate, a person must meet age, residency, and citizenship rules. They also need to collect a certain number of signatures from voters in their district. This shows they have support and are connected to the community.

Electoral District (Riding): A defined geographic area within a province or country that elects a representative to a legislative body.
Nomination Process: The formal procedure by which individuals officially declare their candidacy and meet eligibility requirements for an election.
Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP): An elected representative in the provincial legislature of Ontario, Canada.
Constituents: The people who live in and are represented by an elected official in a particular electoral district.