Voter Information

• Voters can vote during the Advance Voting Period or on Election Day.
• The Advance Voting Period is October 16 – 25. During this period, voters can vote in-person from October 17-21 or by internet on October 16 – 25. On Election Day, voters can vote in-person. Your Voter Notification Card, which will be mailed to you, will contain these options along with specific voting locations during these periods.
• Note: It is illegal to vote more than once or when not entitled to vote. It is an offence under the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and carries a maximum fine of $25,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. 

Electors will vote for the following:

• Mayor to be elected at large
• One Councillor for Ward 1 to be elected by the eligible electors in Ward 1
• One Councillor for Ward 2 to be elected by the eligible electors in Ward 2
• One Councillor for Ward 3 to be elected by the eligible electors in Ward 3
• One Councillor for Ward 4 to be elected by the eligible electors in Ward 4
• One Councillor for Ward 5 to be elected by the eligible electors in Ward 5
• One Councillor for Ward 6 to be elected by the eligible electors in Ward 6
• One York Catholic District School Board Trustee by eligible electors.
• One York Region District School Board Trustee by eligible electors.
• One Conseil scolaire Viamonde Trustee by eligible electors.
• Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir Trustee by eligible electors.

The Unofficial List of Candidates can be found on the Candidates webpage.

The official municipal registration period has not yet opened. You can still check and update your information at any time through the Permanent Register of Electors by visiting the Register to Vote website.

This platform lets you keep your electoral information up to date, including adding or removing a name from the voters list, removing a deceased person, and adding or changing school support for electoral purposes.

Check to see if you're on the voters list and update your information

To be eligible to vote in the next municipal election, you must be:

• At least 18 years of age or older;
• A Canadian citizen;
• A resident of the Town of Aurora; or
• An owner or tenant of property in the Town of Aurora; or
• The spouse of an owner or tenant of property in the Town of Aurora; and
• Not otherwise prohibited from voting in a municipal election under any law.

You are prohibited from voting if you are:

• serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution
• a corporation
• a person acting as executor or trustee or in another representative capacity; or 
• convicted of a corrupt practice

Here are a list of acceptable forms of identification to show your name and address.

1. An Ontario Driver’s Licence.
2. An Ontario Health Card (photo card).
3. An Ontario Photo Card.
4. An Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion).
5. A cancelled personalized cheque.
6. A mortgage statement, lease or rental agreement relating to property in Ontario.
7. An insurance policy or insurance statement.
8. A loan agreement or other financial agreement with a financial institution.
9. A document issued or certified by a court in Ontario.
10. Any other document from the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency of such a government.
11. Any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada).
12. An income tax assessment notice.
13. A Child Tax Benefit Statement.
14. A Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E.
15. A Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS).
16. A Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits T4A (P).
17. A Canada Pension Plan Statement of Contributions.
18. A Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Works.
19. A Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Disability Support Program.
20. A Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Statement of Benefits T5007.
21. A property tax assessment.
22. A credit card statement, bank account statement, or RRSP, RRIF, RHOSP or T5 statement.
23. A CNIB Card or a card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities.
24. A hospital card or record.
25. A document showing campus residence, issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution.
26. A document showing residence at a long-term care home under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007, issued by the Administrator for the home.
27. A utility bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone or cable TV or a bill from a public utilities commission.
28. A cheque stub, T4 statement or pay receipt issued by an employer.
29. A transcript or report card from a post-secondary school.

Note: If you do not have any of these pieces of identification, you will still be able to get a ballot by completing a “Declaration of Identity.”

Your school support designation matters. Review it by June 1 so you’re ready to vote on October 26.

Are you supporting the right school board?

In Ontario, all property owners and tenants are required to support a school system, even if they do not have children. By default, your support is directed to the English-Public school board.

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 our online portal for tenants. To get started, choose the option that applies to you:  

• I am a property owner 
• I am a tenant 

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. 

Any person who is a resident of Ontario can contribute to a candidate’s campaign or contribute to a third-party advertiser to help fund their advertisements. Corporations carrying on business in Ontario, and trade unions that hold bargaining rights for employees in Ontario, are not permitted to make contributions to candidates in municipal elections in Ontario. However, they may contribute to third party advertisers.  Entities that are not corporations such as neighbourhood associations, clubs or professional associations, such as fire or police associations, are not eligible to make financial contributions to candidates or third-party advertisers. Members may contribute individually.

You may contribute a maximum of $1,200 to a single candidate. You may also contribute a maximum of $1,200 to a third-party advertiser. These amounts include the value of any goods or services donated to the campaign. You may not contribute more than $5,000 in total to candidates running for offices on the same council or school board, or to third-party advertisers who are registered in the same municipality. If you buy a ticket to a candidate’s or third-party advertiser’s fundraiser, the cost of the ticket is a contribution.

Find your Ward using our interactive Ward Map

In preparation for the 2026 Municipal Election, residents are encouraged to confirm their ward. Aurora currently operates under a six-ward system; you can identify your specific ward by entering your residential address into the Town’s interactive ward map.

Click here to launch the Ward Map

• About the ward system
• 2026 voters’ guide – Ontario municipal council and school board elections