For Voters

You are eligible to vote in the municipal election if you meet all of the following requirements:

• You are a Canadian citizen; and
• you are aged 18 or older; and
• you qualify to vote in the municipality.

There are three ways that you can qualify to vote in a municipality:

• As a resident elector if you live in the municipality.
• As a non-resident elector if you own or rent property in a municipality, but it is not where you live.
• As the spouse of a non-resident elector if your spouse owners or rents property in the municipality or municipalities other than the one where you live.

You must present one of the following documents showing your name and address:

• Ontario driver’s licence
• Ontario Health Card (photo card)
• Ontario Photo Card
• Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion)
• cancelled personalized cheque
• mortgage statement, lease or rental agreement relating to property in Ontario
• insurance policy or insurance statement
• loan agreement or other financial agreement with a financial institution
• document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
• any other document from the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency or such a government
• any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)
• income tax assessment notice
• child tax benefit statement
• statement of employment insurance benefits paid T4E
• statement of old age security T4A (OAS)
• statement of Canada Pension Plan benefits T4A(P)
• Canada Pension Plan statement of contributions
• statement of direct deposit for Ontario Works
• statement of direct deposit for Ontario Disability Support Program
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board statement of benefits T5007
• property tax assessment
• credit card statement, bank account statement, or RRSP, RRIF, RHOSP or T5 statement
• CNIB Card or a card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities
• hospital card or record
• document showing campus residence, issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
• document showing residence at a long-term care home under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007, issued by the Administrator for the home
• utility bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone or cable TV or a bill from a public utilities commission
• cheque stub, T4 statement or pay receipt issued by an employer
• transcript or report card from a post-secondary school

The Voters’ List is a list of eligible electors (people who can vote) in the 2022 Municipal Election.

To make sure that you are on the Voters’ List and that your information is accurate, visit voterlookup.ca to check and update your information. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) provides the preliminary list of Electors to the Township before the election.

Visit us to see if you are on the Voters’ List

More information coming soon.

*September 10, 2022 – Aberfoyle Farmers Market
*September 16, 2022 – Mini Lakes (For Mini Lake Residents Only)

If you are unable to vote on Voting Day, October 24, 2022 or on the Advance Voting Day, October 15, 2022 you can appoint a Proxy. A Proxy is a person who is an eligible voter and whom you trust to vote on your behalf.

Resources

• 2022 Voters’ Guide – Ontario municipal council and school board elections – Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
• 2022 Municipal Election Township of Puslinch Procedures for Vote by Mail in-Poll Voting and Vote Counting Equipment