School Support Designation

Municipal Property Assessment Corporation

Your School Support Designation Matters

Did you know your school support designation determines which Trustee election you can participate in for the next Municipal and School Board elections? In Ontario, property owners and tenants can choose which School Board they 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, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is legislatively responsible for collecting school support designation information.

Please note that while MPAC encourages updates to be made prior to June 1 so they can be included in the PLE, voters will still be able to apply to MPAC to change their school support after June 1.

What is School Support?

Whether you own or rent your home, your property is linked to a School Board – even if you do not have children or your children are not 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 do not 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 on-line using MPAC AboutMYPropertyTM or the on-line portal for tenants.

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

A step-by-step guide is available.

Please note: Registration may take up to twenty-four (24) hours to activate.

You may submit a paper ‘Application for Direction of School Support’ Form and mail or email it to MPAC.

To learn more or to update a school support designation please visit mpac.ca/school support.

Alexander Jones
Municipal Advisor | Conseiller municipal
Eastern Municipal Services Office | Bureau des services aux municipalités de l’est de l’Ontario
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing | Ministère des affaires municipales et du logement
613-242-1426

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