ID & documentation to register for local elections

Local elections include municipal, district social services administration board (DSSAB) and school board elections in Ontario

With the exception of a name change request, you must provide one piece of ID showing both your name and home address to update, add or remove your information from the Register.

To add yourself to a property, other than your home address, you must provide:

one piece of ID showing your name; AND
documentation proving your or your spouse’s property ownership or tenancy.

You must provide proof of ownership or tenancy for each property you would like to add. The name on your ID must match the name appearing on your property documentation.

To remove yourself from a property on the Register, you must provide one piece of ID showing your name.

Search the Register to confirm, update, add or remove your information. Alternatively, you can complete a paper application form.

ID includes most documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario.

Examples of accepted ID to update, add or remove your information from the Register

Government-issued

Ontario driver’s licence
Ontario photo card
Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
Income tax notice of assessment
Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate or vehicle portion)
Property assessment notice from Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
Child tax benefit statement
Social Insurance Number confirmation letter
Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- the Government of Canada
- the Government of Ontario

Educational or Financial

School admission letter
School transcript or report card
School tuition/fees statement
Bank account or credit card statement
Residential mortgage, lease or rental statement
Cancelled personalized cheque
Cheque stub, pay receipt or T4 issued by a person’s employer
Insurance statement
Signed loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
Document showing campus residence issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution

Other

Utility bill (hydro, water, gas, telephone, cable TV, public utilities commission)
Hospital records showing a person’s name and home address
CNIB card or card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities
Letter of Confirmation of Residence
Property tax assessment or bill from a municipality in Ontario
Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- a municipality
- a government agency
- or certified by a court in Ontario
- a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)

Property documentation includes documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario. Find examples of accepted property documentation below.

Examples of accepted documentation as proof of property ownership or tenancy in Ontario

Ownership

Property tax assessment or bill from a municipality in Ontario
Property assessment statement from MPAC
Property sale agreement
Mortgage statement
Loan agreement or other financial agreement with a financial institution
Any other document proving a person’s ownership of a property in Ontario issued by:
- the Government of Canada
- the Government of Ontario
- a municipality
- a government agency

Tenancy

Lease or rental agreement
Any other document proving a person’s ownership of a property in Ontario issued by:
- Government of Canada
- Government of Ontario
- a municipality
- a government agency

To change your legal name, including the use of a spouse or partner’s name, you must provide the following two pieces of ID:

A marriage certificate or a change of name certificate issued by a provincial/territorial registrar AND one piece of ID showing your current name and home address;

One piece of ID showing your previous name and home address AND one piece of ID showing your current name and home address.