To vote in Toronto’s municipal election, you must be:
- a Canadian citizen; and
- at least 18 years old; and
- a resident in the city of Toronto; or
- a non-resident of Toronto, but you or your spouse own or rent property in Toronto; and
- not prohibited from voting under any law.
You may only vote once in the city of Toronto municipal election regardless of how many properties you own or rent within the city.
You must vote in the ward where you live.
To vote in Toronto, you are required to show identification with your name and Toronto address.
Students living in Toronto for school
- If you are a student living away from “home” to attend an educational institution in Toronto and consider your “home” to be the place where you live when you are not attending school, which means you plan on returning there, then you are eligible to vote in both your “home” municipality and in the municipality where you currently live to attend school.
- If your home and school residence are both in Toronto, vote in the ward where your “home” is located not where your school residence is located.
Students living away from Toronto for school
- If you are a Toronto resident, but are studying in another Ontario municipality you may be eligible to vote in both municipal elections.
- In Toronto, vote in the ward where your “home” is located. Bring identification with your name and qualifying Toronto address to the voting place.
- If you are unable to vote in the Toronto Municipal Election, you may appoint another elector as proxy to vote on your behalf.
- Please check with the City Clerk of the municipality where you’re attending school to find out what your voting options are.
Who cannot vote:
You are prohibited from voting on voting day if you are:
- Serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution
- A corporation
- Acting as executor or trustee or in another representative capacity, except as a voting proxy
- Convicted of a corrupt practice described in section 90(3) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996
When you go to vote you will need one piece of identification (ID) showing your name and qualifying Toronto address.
Acceptable Identification:
- Ontario issued photo card, driver’s licence or motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion).
- Cancelled personalized cheque, credit card or bank account statement.
- Utility bill for hydro, telephone or cable TV, water, gas or a bill from a public utilities commission.
- Cheque stub, T4 statement or pay receipt issued by an employer.
- Statement of direct deposit for Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program.
- Property tax assessment, income tax assessment notice, Child Tax Benefit statement.
- Mortgage statement, lease or rental agreement.
- Transcript or report card from a post-secondary school.
- Document showing campus residence, issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution.
- Any other document from the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or a document issued or certified by a court in Ontario.
- Any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada).
- Insurance policy or insurance statement.
- Loan agreement or other financial agreement with a financial institution.
- Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E.
- Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS), Canada Pension Plan Benefits T4A (P), Canada Pension Plan Statement of Contributions.
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Statement of Benefits T5007.
- CNIB card or a card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities.
- RRSP, RRIF, RHOSP or T5 statement.
- A document showing residence at a long-term care home under the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021, issued by the Administrator for the home.
- Hospital card or record.
Learn more about Ontario regulation 304/13 for voter identification under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 as amended.
