Whether you own or rent your home, your property is linked to a school board – even if you don’t have children or your children aren’t currently attending school. While you’re not required to make a designation, you do have the option to choose which school board you support. If you don’t make a choice, your support will default to the English-Public school board.
Voter Information
Election day is Monday, October 26, 2026.
In the Municipality of Trent Hills, you will be able to vote by internet or telephone for Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Councillors, and a School Board Trustee.
Municipal elections in Ontario are held every four years, on the fourth Monday in October, and are governed by the Municipal Elections Act. Municipal elections are how residents choose the Mayor and Council who make decisions about local roads, recreation, land use planning, community safety, and other services that affect daily life in the Municipality of Trent Hills. Participating in local elections helps ensure Council reflects the needs and priorities of the community.
Are You Registered to Vote?
All Municipality of Trent Hills residents must be listed on the Register of Voters to cast a ballot in Municipal Elections. You can now register once to vote in both provincial and municipal elections.
Visit RegisterToVoteON.ca for details on eligibility, registration, and how to confirm, update, or add your information to the Register before August 12, 2026.
Eligibility to Vote
You can vote in the 2026 municipal election if you are:
- A Canadian citizen
- At least 18 years old
- A resident of the Municipality of Trent Hills, or the owner or tenant of land in the Municipaity of Trent Hills, or the spouse of such owner or tenant
- Not prohibited from voting under any law
The Municipal Elections Act, prohibits the following from voting:
- A person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution
- Corporations
- A person convicted of a corrupt practice described in Section 90(3) of the Municipal Elections Act, if voting day in the current election is less than five years after voting day in the election in respect of which he or she was convicted.
Acceptable forms of identification:
- Ontario driver's licence
- Ontario health card (with photo)
- Ontario photo card
- Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion)
- Mortgage statement, lease or rental agreement
School Support
To ensure your correct school support designation is provided to Elections Ontario in time for the next municipal and school board elections on October 26, 2026, it should be reviewed and, if needed, updated by June 1, 2026.
While Elections Ontario maintains the Permanent Register of Electors in Ontario for provincial, municipal, and school board elections, MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation) is legislatively responsible for collecting school support designation information.
What is school support?
Whether you own or rent your home, your property is linked to a school board, even if you don’t have children or your children aren’t currently attending school. While you’re not required to make a designation, you do have the option to choose which school board you support. If you don’t make a choice, your support will default to the English-Public school board.
How to update school support designations
Property owners can change their school support designation online using MPAC AboutMyProperty™ or the online portal for tenants. To get started, choose the option that applies to you:
A step-by-step guide is available in English or French.
Please note: Registration may take up to 24 hours to activate.
You can submit a paper application for Direction of School Support form in English or French and mail or email it to MPAC.
To learn more or update a school support designation, visit mpac.ca/schoolsupport.
Frequently Asked Questions about School Support
Why does my school support designation matter, even if I don't have children in school?
How do I find out which school board I currently support?
By default, your school support is directed to the English-Public school board unless you’ve chosen otherwise. You may be eligible to support the English-Catholic, French-Public, or French-Catholic school boards.
To check your current designation:
- Use MPAC’s secure online tools at mpac.ca/schoolsupport
- Or call MPAC's Customer Contact Centre for assistance
Elections Ontario is now responsible for maintaining the Permanent Register of Electors, which is used for the municipal and school board elections. MPAC is legislatively responsible for collecting school support designation information under the Education Act. The designation is included on the annual Assessment Roll and informs the Preliminary List of Electors, which will be used in the October 2026 municipal and school board elections.
Voter Resources
Find out who is eligible to vote, how to vote and how you can support candidates in Ontario municipal council and school board elections.
Contact Us
Municipality of Trent Hills
66 Front St S, PO Box 1030
Campbellford, ON K0L1L0
T. 705-653-1900
F. 705-653-5203
Land Acknowledgement
We recognize the traditional keepers of this land and, specifically our neighbours of the Alderville First Nation, with a formal territorial acknowledgement.
Welcome to the Gunshot Treaty Lands of 1788. It is on these lands and on the shores of the big lake, the Mississauga Anishinabeg met with the Crown to facilitate the opening of these lands for
settlement.
Let us be reminded of the responsibility we all have in making sure that we respect these lands and waters that give us life and sustain our livelihoods.