ID & documentation to add or remove a property for municipal and DSSAB elections
Use Voter Registration to add or remove yourself from a property, other than your home address, on the voters list for municipal and DSSAB elections.
Alternatively, you can complete a paper application form.
You must upload ID and/or documentation to add or remove yourself as a property owner or tenant or the spouse of a property owner or tenant.
Please note that the property must be personally owned or rented by you or your spouse. For example, if the property is owned by your business, or your cottage is owned by a trust, then that property does not qualify you to vote in that municipality or DSSAB.
If you currently live in Ontario:
- adding yourself to a property other than your home address:
- as a property owner or tenant
- as the spouse of a property owner or tenant
- removing yourself from a property other than your home address
If you do NOT live in Ontario:
- adding yourself to a property other than your home address
- as a property owner or tenant
- as the spouse of a property owner or tenant
- removing yourself from a property other than your home address
You must provide proof of ownership or tenancy for each property you would like to add to the voters list.
Add yourself as a property owner or tenant
You can add yourself to a property, other than your home address, as an owner or tenant by uploading:
- one piece of ID showing your name; AND
- documentation proving your property ownership or tenancy
The name on the ID must match the name appearing on the property documentation.
Add yourself as a spouse of the property owner or tenant
You can add yourself to a property, other than your home address, as the spouse of the property owner or tenant by uploading:
- one piece of ID showing your name; AND
- proof of ownership, lease or rental document showing your spouse’s name and the property address
Remove yourself as a property owner or tenant or the spouse of a property owner or tenant
You can remove yourself from a property, other than your home address, as a property owner or tenant or spouse of the property owner or tenant by uploading:
- one piece of ID showing your name and home address
ID includes most documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario.
Examples of accepted ID to add or remove yourself from a property if you are currently living in Ontario
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 a list of 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
You must provide proof of ownership or tenancy for each property you would like to add to the voters list.
Add yourself as a property owner or tenant
You can add yourself to a property, other than your home address, as an owner or tenant by uploading:
- proof of ownership, lease or rental document showing your name and the property address
Add yourself as a spouse of the property owner or tenant
You can add yourself to a property, other than your home address, as the spouse of the property owner or tenant by uploading:
- one piece of a Canadian government-issued ID showing your name; AND
- proof of ownership, lease or rental document showing your spouse’s name and the property address
Remove yourself as a property owner or tenant or the spouse of a property owner or tenant
You can remove yourself from a property, other than your home address, if you do not live in Ontario, by uploading:
- one piece of ID showing your name issued by the Government of Canada or a provincial or territorial government in Canada or a municipality in Ontario
ID includes most documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario.
Examples of accepted ID to add or remove yourself from a property if you do NOT live in Ontario
Government of Canada
- Canadian passport
- Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
- Citizenship card
- Certificate of Indian Status (status card)
- Social Insurance Number card
- Social Insurance Number confirmation letter
- Income tax notice of assessment
- Old Age Security identification card
- Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
- Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
- Canadian Armed Forces ID card
(NDI 20)
Provincial or Territorial Government (Canada)
- Driver’s licence
- Photo card
- Health card
- Birth certificate
- Marriage certificate
Other
- Any other document showing your name issued by:
- the Government of Canada
- a provincial or territorial government in Canada
- a municipality in Canada
- a government agency
- a Band Council 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 a list of 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