Municipal Elections

The Whitby Municipal Election will be held on October 26, 2026

Register to vote or update your information on the Voters' List

To add your name to the voters' list or update your information, please visit the Elections Ontario Portal. You will need one piece of ID that has both your name and Ontario home address.

Review and update your School Support Designation by June 1, 2026

School support designation helps property owners and tenants identify which school board they wish to support in a school board election and appropriately allocate school support funding to the board of choice. As per legislation, your school support defaults to the English Public school board. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) manages school support designations. To learn more about school board designations and/or to change your school board designation, please visit mpac.ca/schoolsupport.

Review and Update School Support

Learn about becoming a candidate or registered third party advertiser

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is hosting a Virtual Candidate Information Session on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. for persons interested in running in the upcoming municipal election or registering as a third party advertiser. The session will feature a presentation from the Ministry followed by a question and answer period.

On March 25, 2026, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing hosted a Virtual Candidate Information session for persons interested in running in the upcoming municipal election or registering as a third party advertiser. The recording of that session is available below.

Register for the April 14, 2026 Virtual Candidate Information Session View the Recording of the Candidate Information Session