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Stay Informed About the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections in Our Community
To ensure your correct school support designation is provided to Elections Ontario in time for the next municipal and school board elections on October 26, 2026, it should be reviewed and, if needed, updated by June 1, 2026.
While Elections Ontario maintains the Permanent Register of Electors in Ontario for provincial, municipal, and school board elections, MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) is legislatively responsible for collecting school support designation information.
What is school support?
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, you do 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.
To learn more or update a school support designation, visit mpac.ca/schoolsupport or click the image above.
Key Dates
| Jan | Revisions to voter information |
| May 1 | Nomination period begins |
| May 1 | Third Party Advertiser registration period begins |
| May 1 | Campaign period begins |
| June 1 | Last day to update School support designation |
| August | Preliminary list of Electors delivered |
| Aug. 21 | Nominations period closes at 2 p.m. |
| Aug. 24 | Nominations are certified |
| Sept. 1 | Voters list available |
| Oct. 23 | Third Party Advertiser registration period closes |
| Oct. 26 | Voting day |
| Oct. 27 | Declaration of results |
| Nov. 15 | New term of office begins |
Fun informative video on Government Responsibilities
You must be on the voter’s list to vote in a municipal council or school board election.
Register or update your voter information at RegisterToVoteON.ca so that you will be mailed a voter information card with information on when, where, and how to vote.
General Resources
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO)
Level of Government Responsibilities
Municipal Elections in Ontario