Visit Register to Vote today to check to see if you are on the voter’s list, update information, or add yourself to the list. Your voice is important, make sure you are on the list and register using the button below.

As a Canadian citizen, voting is your right and responsibility. Your community is shaped by the outcome of an election.

The individuals who are elected will make many important decisions including how tax dollars are spent in your community.

Next Election Day

2026 Municipal Election
Monday, October 26, 2026

 

VOTE using the INTERNET or TELEPHONE

THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED AS DATES AND INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE

Eligibe electors will receive a Voter Information Letter by Mail (likely within 1st two weeks of October).

The Voter Information Letter is only intended for the person it is addressed to. If you are not an eligible elector and receive a letter, please contact the election help line at 1-800-928-2250 and speak to an election official.

The Voter Information Letter will contain all of the information required for you to either use the internet for voting or to use your telephone. It will also include a specific PIN - Personal Identification Number, that is specific to the elector. Do not share your PIN.

Using your PIN (found on the Voter Information Letter mailed to your home) and Date of Birth, vote by INTERNET or TELEPHONE anytime from DATES TO BE DETERMINED

Please follow the instructions on your Voter Information Letter carefully.

If using Telephone Voting, please listen carefully to the instructions.
A unique website address and a unique phone number will be provided within the Voter Information Letter.
If you are voting by internet, type the website address at the top of your browser, not in the search bar.
Please type the web address as it is shown in your letter.

VOTER HELPLINE

For assistance, CALL 1-800-928-2250 or EMAIL
HELPLINE is available during the following times:
DATES TO BE DETERMINED

IN-PERSON VOTING ASSISTANCE

There are NO paper ballots.
If you require access to a computer or touchtone phone or need assistance which cannot be resolved via the HelpLine, please visit one of the following locations during the hours listed.
Remember to bring your Voter Information Letter.

INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING WHEN DATES AND LOCATIONS ARE KNOW.

What Ward are you in?

Check your tax bill. The following are the Wards associated to the roll #

Ward 1 (Bastard and South Burgess): Roll Number begins with 0831-831

Ward 2 (South Elmsley): Roll Number begins with 0831-828

Ward 3 (South Crosby): Roll Number begins with 0831-836

Ward 4 (North Crosby-Newboro): Roll Number begins with 0831-839

 

Click on the map to enlarge

Map of Rideau Lakes Township showing the 4 ward boundaries

Information on how to register to vote in provincial, municipal and school board elections in Ontario.

Register for local and provincial elections, all in one place

Elections Ontario maintains the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario, also known as the “voters' list” or “register”.The voters' list, contains information for individuals eligible to vote in provincial and local municipal elections in Ontario. Learn more about the voter's list on Election Ontario's Register To Vote page, including how to:

  • Register voters 
  • Register absentee voters 
  • Register future voters

Use the Elections Ontario Register To Vote application to:

  • Confirm, update or add your name and home address 
  • Search, add or remove a property other than your home address 
  • Remove yourself from the register 
  • Remove a deceased person from the register 
  • Check the status of a request

If you or your spouse own or rent property other than your home address in Ontario, you might be eligible to vote in more than one municipal election.

Watch on YouTube: Register to vote

 
School support

As of January 1, 2024, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is no longer responsible for collecting voter information for local elections. However, MPAC is legislatively required to collect school support designations. Update your school support through MPAC’s Online School Support page.

As a property owner in Ontario, you are required to support a school system, even if you do not have children or your children are not currently attending school. This information can be found on your Property Assessment Notice.For more information about school support designations, visit the MPAC website.

Student voters

For local municipal elections, students are entitled to vote in multiple municipalities if their permanent home and temporary student home are in different municipalities or Territory Without Municipal Organization areas. Students can update or add their “home address” to the Voter’s List as their permanent family home and list their temporary student home as an additional property they, or their spouse, own or rent.

The Voters' Guide from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs gives information about voting in municipal and school board elections. 

The Voter's Guide is available here.

The Rideau Lakes Election Policy and Procedures document for the By-Election is available here.