To be eligible to vote in Toronto’s 2026 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 regardless of how many properties you own or rent in Toronto.
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.
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
Starting September 1, use the MyVote web based tool to find out where and when to vote, check your voter information, find the candidates running in your ward and more.
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.
In order to vote in a school board election for a school board trustee, you must be:
18 years of age or older and
a Canadian citizen;
a resident of a municipality (city of Toronto) or
the owner or tenant (or spouse of an owner of tenant) of residential property in a municipality (city of Toronto).
Notes:
School boards can cover a large area of a municipality
School boards determine their own ward boundaries, which often are not the same as City ward boundaries
You are only allowed to vote for the same school board once
If you are eligible to vote in a municipality because you are the owner or tenant (or spouse of an owner or tenant) of a commercial property there, you are not eligible to vote for school trustee
School boards
There are four different kinds of school boards in Ontario:
English-language public school board: This is the default – unless you are qualified to vote for a separate or French board, you will vote for the English public school board in your area.
English language separate school board: You must be Roman Catholic, and you must be a separate school board supporter or the spouse of a separate school board supporter. If your spouse is a Roman Catholic and you are not, you are not eligible.
French language public school board: You must be a French language rights holder, and you must be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter) of the French language public school board.
French language separate school board: You must be a Roman Catholic and a French language rights holder, and you must be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter) of the French separate school board. If your spouse is a Roman Catholic and you are not, you are not eligible.
“Supporter” refers to which school board the school portion of your property taxes goes to. The default is the public school system. In order to be a separate school supporter you must direct your taxes to the separate school system. Contact the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (call 1-866-296-6722) for more information.
