2025 TDSB Ward 11 By-Election: Mail-in Voting

Find out if you are an eligible voter for the Trustee, TDSB Ward 11 (Don Valley West) By-election.

Step 1: Apply

• Apply to vote by mail from January 20 to February 6 at 4:30 p.m.
• Apply online or contact Toronto Elections by calling 416-338-1111 (press option 5), before 4:30 p.m., on February 6.

Step 2: Vote

• Once processed, Toronto Elections will mail out your voting package starting January 31
• Review the list of candidates running for trustee
• When you decide on the candidate you want to vote for, mark your ballot by filling in the oval to the right of the candidate of your choice (only use a black or blue pen to mark your ballot)

Step 3: Return

• Follow all instructions on the Mail-in Voting package
• Return your completed Mail-in Voting package to Toronto Elections as soon as possible before the return deadline of Monday, February 24 at noon (12 p.m.)
• There are two options to return your Mail-in Vote package:
  1. Use the pre-paid postage and deposit in any Canada Post mailbox to arrive before the February 24 deadline.
  2. Hand-deliver to one of the two yellow drop boxes available. You can deposit your completed Mail-in Voting package in any yellow drop box from from February 18 to February 24 at noon (12 p.m.).

To make sure your marked ballot is counted, you must:

1. Sign and detach the Declaration Form. Your vote will NOT be counted if you don’t sign the Declaration Form.
2. (if required) Place a photocopy of your identification in the yellow Election Return Envelope (do not seal yellow envelope).
3. Place the signed and detached Declaration Form into the yellow Election Return Envelope (do not seal yellow envelope).
4. Mark the ballot to vote and place it into the white Ballot Secrecy Envelope (seal the white ballot secrecy envelope).
5. Place the sealed white Ballot Secrecy Envelope into the yellow Election Return Envelope (seal the yellow election return envelope).

Toronto Elections must receive the completed Mail-in Voting package with required materials by Monday, February 24, 2025 at noon (12 p.m.), by mail via a Canada Post mailbox, or between February 18 and February 24 at noon hand deliver it to a yellow Mail-in Voting drop box.

Your completed Mail-in Voting package with required materials must be received by Toronto Elections no later than noon (12 p.m.) local time on Monday, February 24. Packages received after that time will not be counted.

You can return your yellow return envelope through Canada Post mail with pre-paid postage or hand deliver it to a secure yellow drop box. There will be two drop box locations within Ward 11 (Don Valley West).

To track your package, use the confirmation code you received by email after completing your application online. You can view the date your request is processed, the package is mailed and Toronto Elections receives your completed package.

You cannot return your completed Mail-in Voting package to a voting place.

Mail-in Voting packages will include:

1. A declaration form that must be signed for your vote to count
2. An official ballot
3. A white ballot secrecy envelope
4. A yellow return envelope with pre-paid postage

When applying for Mail-in Voting, you may be required to upload identification if you are adding yourself or revising your information on the voters’ list.

One piece of identification showing your name and qualifying Toronto (Ward 15, Don Valley West) address is needed when you vote. View the full list of acceptable identification.

There are two yellow Mail-in Voting drop box locations within Ward 11 (Don Valley West). Completed Mail-in Voting packages can be deposited into either drop box between February 18 and before noon (12 p.m.) on February 24.

The drop box locations are:

• York Mills Collegiate Institute, 490 York Mills Rd.
• Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute, 135 Overlea Blvd.

Drop box locations will be emptied daily and monitored by CCTV until February 24 at noon (12 p.m.).

To track your package use the confirmation code you received by email after completing your application online. You can view the date your request is processed, the package is mailed and Toronto Elections receives your completed package.

If you don’t receive your package, but tracking shows a date that it was sent or returned, please notify Toronto Elections immediately. Call 416-338-1111 and press option 5.

Once your application is processed, Toronto Elections will mail your package through Canada Post regular postage beginning January 31. Canada Post international mailing standards indicate 5 to 7 business days for delivery.

You are responsible for mailing your completed Mail-in Voting package with marked ballot and must pay for the return postage. Toronto Elections will not accept return packages and ballots via email. Toronto Elections will need to receive your return package by our return deadline of Monday, February 24 at noon (12 p.m.) for your vote to be counted.

Another option available to eligible international electors is to vote by proxy, where you may appoint another eligible elector to vote on your behalf by completing and submitting a Voting Proxy Appointment form. To learn more, email VoterRegistration@toronto.ca.

If you require assistance with the online application process, completing the package and marking your ballot or mailing your completed Mail-in Voting package, call 416-338-1111 and press option 5 to discuss accessibility options.

You are encouraged to seek assistance from a family member, care giver or designate, but a candidate running in the 2025 By-election for Trustee, TDSB Ward 11 (Don Valley West) cannot provide assistance.

To request a braille package, call 416-338-1111 and press option 5 to speak with Mail-in Voting staff.

Starting January 31, approved braille Mail-in Voting packages will be mailed out through Canada Post in a large bubble envelope that has a braille embossed label with the word “election” on it. Additional resources and instructions will be sent by email when the package is mailed out. Braille package components will include:

1. A declaration/instruction form in braille and print to be signed and returned.
2. A braille overlay template for marking your official ballot.
3. An official ballot.
4. An official candidate list in braille and print that matches your official ballot and overlay template.
5. A ballot secrecy envelope with a braille embossed identifying label.
6. A yellow return envelope with pre-paid postage and braille embossed identifying label.

To request a replacement package, call 416-338-1111 and press option 5 to speak with Mail-in Voting staff.