School Support Designation

To ensure your correct school 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, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is legislatively responsible for collecting school support designation. 

What is a school support designation?

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 are 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. 

Your school support designation also helps determine how you are listed on the Preliminary List of Electors, placing you on the correct voters list for the Municipal and School Board Elections. This designation determines which trustee election you are eligible to participate in.

How to update school support designations  

To get started, choose the option that applies to you:

I am the property owner 

I am the tenant

You can also submit a paper application and mail or email it to MPAC:

English Application for Direction of School Support

French Application for Direction of School Support

To learn more or update a school support designation, visit mpac.ca/schoolsupport