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Voter Registration 

To be eligible to add or update your information on the voters list, you must be:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • a Canadian citizen, and
  • a resident of Ontario

You must provide accepted ID to add or update your information. Accepted ID includes most documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario, showing both your name and home address.  You can also use a bank statement, a credit card statement or a utility bill. The ID you provide must include both your name and home address.

Property documentation includes documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario.

Find a list of examples of accepted ID and property documentation. 

As of January 1, 2024, the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, requires the Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario to provide preliminary lists of electors derived from the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario to municipal clerks for the purpose of conducting municipal, district social services administration boards (DSSAB) and some school board elections. Municipal, DSSAB and school board elections are not administered by Elections Ontario. They continue to be the responsibility of municipal clerks, DSSABs and some school boards. 

Select Remove from the homepage then select Remove under the “Remove a deceased person” tab below. Follow the steps to complete the process.

You will need to include a document showing proof of death. Find a list of examples of documents showing proof of death.

Alternatively, you can complete a paper application form. Please note that applications sent by mail or email will take longer to process.

No, an application submitted by anyone other than the person named in the application will not be processed. 

Yes. Active-duty members of the armed forces of Canada or employees of government institutions such as Global Affairs Canada who prefer to have their voting kit delivered through internal military or diplomatic channels, we accept a Canadian delivery address and a third-party local contact to receive the voting kit with a write in ballot for mailing purposes.

Please note that we have no control over internal delivery times.

If your residence is in Ontario, you do not qualify as an absentee voter. Voters who reside in Ontario and are travelling outside the province during an election, and are unable to vote in person or at their local election office, can apply to vote by mail.

The Ontario Register of Future Voters is a list of eligible 16- and 17-year-olds who will be automatically added to the voters list when they turn 18.

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Election Act, Election Finances Act, Employment Standards Act, 2000 and/or other legislation. This information is used for electoral purposes and may be used to conduct election research.

Learn more on our Privacy & security of personal information page. 

Yes, the Voter Registration website has been designed to comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) WCAG 2.0 Level AA guidelines and to function with screen readers.