1800 Main Street, Geraldton, ON Phone (807) 854-1100
Voters
Are you Registered to Vote?
If you voted in a Provincial or Federal Election, it does not guarantee that you are on the Voters List for a Municipal Election. Elections Ontario is now responsible for managing a register of electors for provincial and municipal elections. Check to see if your name and home address is on the voters list and provide updates!
Get on the voters list today! Visit RegisterToVoteON.ca or call 1-866-242-3025 to see if you are registered to vote in the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections.
Check if I am on the Voters List
School Support Designation
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, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is legislatively responsible for collecting school support designation.
Eligibility
You are able to vote in the Election if on Voting Day you are:
- At least 18 years old
- Residing in the Municipality of Greenstone
- An owner or tenant of land in the Municipality, or the spouse of an owner or tenant
- Not prohibited from voting
You cannot vote in a municipal election if you are:
- Serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution
- A corporation
- A person convicted of a corrupt practice for an election held within four years of voting day
How to Vote
The 2026 Elections will be conducted through Telephone and Internet Voting, authorized through By-Law 25-63.
Each person on the voters' list will be mailed a sealed Voter Information Letter which will contain a unique Personal Identification Number (PIN), which when confirmed with additional personal information such as a date of birth, will allow the Voter to cast one ballot, whether by internet or telephone. The Voter Information Letter will contain:
- The unique PIN, the telephone number to call to cast a vote, and the web address (URL) to access to ballot using the internet;
- Instructions on how to vote;
- Dates and hours of voting; and
- The location and telephone numbers of the Voter Help Centres.
If you have not received your Voter Information Letter by October 15th and you are entitled to vote, visit your Voter Help Centre.
In-Person Voting
During the voting Period, internet voting kiosks will be set up at the Voter Help Centres, and electors may attend for assistance, or to cast a vote in-person. Paper ballots will not be available.
Who am I voting for
Each voter is eligible to cast one ballot in each Election. The principal residence of the voter will determine which Ward Councillor the voter is eligible to cast a ballot for, all voters will be eligible to cast a ballot for the Mayor. The following offices will be elected.
Municipal Council
- Mayor - 1 to be elected at large by all eligible voters
- Councillor, Rural West Ward - 1 to be elected by eligible voters
- Councillor, Rural West Ward - 1 to be elected by eligible voters
- Councillor, Beardmore Ward - 1 to be elected by eligible voters
- Councillor, Nakina Ward - 1 to be elected by eligible voters
- Councillor, Longlac Ward - 2 to be elected by eligible voters
- Councillor, Geraldton Ward - 2 to be elected by eligible voters
School Trustees
English Language Public Trustee
Superior-Greenstone District School Board
- 2 Trustees to be elected by supporters
English Language Separate Trustee
Superior North Catholic District School Board
- 1 Trustee to be elected by the supporters of the Rural West, Geraldton, Beardmore and Nakina Wards
- 1 Trustee to be elected by the supporters of the Longlac and Rural East Wards
French Language Public Trustee
Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario
- 1 Trustee to be elected by the supporters located in Greenstone, Thunder Bay, and other areas (City of Thunder Bay Clerk is responsible for this determining this Election)
French Language Separate Trustee
Conseil scolaire de District Catholique des Aurores Boréales
- 2 Trustees to be elected by the supporters of the Rural West, Geraldton, Beardmore and Nakina Wards
- 1 Trustee to be elected by the supporters of the Longlac and Rural East Wards
Voter Help Centres
You can cast your vote anytime and anywhere during the voting period on any device with an internet or telephone connection by using your confidential personal identification number found in your Voter Information Letter and your date of birth. If the information in your letter is incorrect, you can visit one of our Voter Help Centres (Ward Offices) and upon providing acceptable identification have the information corrected. If you would like to cast your ballot at a Voting Centre, kiosks will be available at each Voter Help Centre for you to securely cast your vote. If you did not receive a Voter Information Letter by October 15th, and are eligible to vote, please visit a Voter Help Centre. Election Officials are available at each Voter Help Centre to help with any election inquiries or to assist.
Voter Guides
A voters' guide is available with additional information for voters:
Contact Us
Municipality of Greenstone
1800 Main Street, PO Box 70
Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0
Phone: 807-854-1100