Student Connect offers meaningful opportunities for students to participate in the democratic process and get paid to work on election day for Toronto’s municipal election on October 26, 2026.
School registration opens in February 2026.
For more information email electionjobs@toronto.ca.
About Student Connect
- Student Connect provides high school students with a hands-on opportunity to build their civics knowledge, connect with community, and participate in the democratic process by working in a voting place on election day.
- Schools register for the program and designate a principal, teacher or administrator to act as a Student Connect facilitator.
- Facilitators oversee student applications and position assignments with support from Toronto Elections staff.
- Students must be at least 16 years of age on election day (October 26, 2026). They must be in good standing with their school and have school approval to participate, as well as parent or guardian approval if under 18.
- Paid positions as tabulator officers, customer service officers and access officers are available at more than 1,500 voting places across the city.
About the Facilitator Role
- Toronto Elections partners with school facilitators to make participation in Student Connect as easy as possible.
- A facilitator’s first responsibility is to register their school for Student Connect by April 2026 indicating the approximate number of participants. Registration packages will be emailed in February 2026.
- Facilitators oversee student applications and position assignments with support from Toronto Elections.
- To support facilitators, Toronto Elections will offer an online information session in March 2026, followed by an online information session for students in April 2026.
- The estimated time commitment for a facilitator is approximately 20 hours over the course of the program.
