Voter Information

We encourage you to confirm that you are on the Voters List as soon as possible. Being on the list will make your voting experience easier, and help you avoid a trip to the municipal office to be added closer to the election.

If you are a resident, owner or tenant of property in Ontario, a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old and not legally prohibited from voting, you can vote in Ontario’s municipal and school board elections.

By visiting Register to Vote, eligible voters can:

• confirm their information on the voters list
• update, add or remove information on the voters list

Register to Vote is easy to use:

• To confirm your information, you’ll need your name, date of birth, and property address.
• Additional ID is required to update, add or remove voter information.
• You can also register as an absentee voter.

If you have questions about the Register to Vote process, please contact:

• Register to Vote website
• By phone: 1-866-242-3025
• By email: info@RegistertoVoteON.ca 

School Board Support

MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) is responsible for collecting school support designation information, under the Education Act, to provide to Elections Ontario for the creation of the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) for the municipal and school board elections.

School support has two purposes

1. Assessment purposes (i.e. allocation of tax dollars)
2. Electoral purposes (i.e. voting)

Whether you own or rent your home, your property is linked to a school board – even if you don’t have children or your children aren’t currently attending school. While you’re not required to make a designation, if you are eligible, you have the option to choose which school board you support. If you don’t make a choice, your support will default to the English-Public school board.

Changing your school support designation

MPAC will update school support designation revisions received from your municipality. However, to ensure your preference is also reflected in the direction of your tax dollars, property owners and tenants are encouraged to update their information through MPAC AboutMyProperty™ or MPAC’s online tenant portal. A paper Application for Direction of School Support (and Attestation of Unit Support, if applicable) is also available.