- To apply to get on the Permanent Register of Electors or the voters list, or to obtain a certificate to vote, you must show proof of identity and proof of residence.
- To vote, you must show proof of identity to obtain a ballot – if you cannot show this documentary proof, you can instead make a statutory declaration to obtain a ballot.
- Special rules are in place for proxy voters.
ID requirements to get on the Permanent Register of Electors/the voters list, or to obtain a certificate to vote
You must have proof of identity and proof of residence.
- Option 1: You may use one of the documents from List A to meet this requirement; or,
- Option 2: You must use one document from List B AND one document from List C.
When applying in person, only originals (or certified or notarized copies) will be accepted. Where the application does not need to be made in person, copies of ID will be accepted.
ID requirements to obtain a ballot
You must show proof of identity to obtain a ballot. Only originals (or certified or notarized copies) from List B will be accepted.
If you cannot show this documentary proof, you can instead make a statutory declaration to obtain a ballot.
ID requirements for Proxy Voting
Step 1: Making the Application
Your application to vote by proxy must include one proof of identity from List B
If applying in person, only originals (or certified or notarized copies) will be accepted. If not applying in person, copies will be accepted.
The person you are appointing must show an original proof of their identity (or certified or notarized copy) from List B when they declare they will serve as a proxy before an election official.
Step 2: Obtaining Proxy Ballots
If they are not on the polling list, before proxies can obtain ballots they must show:
- Option 1: One original document from List A; or,
- Option 2: You must use one original document from List B AND one original document from List C.
If they are on the polling list, before proxies can obtain ballots they must show one original proof of identity from List B.
List A: shows Name, Residential Address, and Signature
- Ontario Driver’s Licence
- Ontario Health Card new style (optional to use this card)
- Ontario Motor Vehicle Permit (plate portion)
- Cancelled personalized cheque
- Mortgage, lease, or rental agreement
- Insurance policy
- Loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
- Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
- A “Certification of Identity and Residence” form allowed by Elections Ontario
- Other documents
- Any document from the government of Canada, Ontario, or a municipality in Ontario (or from one of their agencies). A passport does not qualify because the address is not printed on it by the government.
- Any document from a Band Council in Ontario (established under the Indian Act).
List B: shows Name and Signature
- Ontario Driver’s Licence
- Ontario Health Card: old or new style (optional to use this card)
- Ontario motor vehicle permit (the plate portion)
- Canadian passport
- Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
- Certificate of Indian Status
- Veterans Affairs Canada Health Card
- Social Insurance Number Card
- Old Age Security Card
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Employee ID Card
- Student ID card issued by a post-secondary institution
- Union ID or professional licence card
- Cancelled personalized cheque
- Mortgage, lease, rental agreement for property in Ontario
- Insurance policy
- Loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
- Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
- Other Documents
- Any document issued by the government of Canada, Ontario, or a municipality in Ontario (or one of their agencies)
- Any document issued by a Band council in Ontario (established under the Indian Act)
List C: shows Name and Residential Address
NOTE: The voter’s card cannot be used as ID
- Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion)
- 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
- Insurance statement
- Mortgage, lease, rental statement for property in Ontario
- Credit card, bank account, RRSP, RRIF, RHOSP, or T5 statement
- CNIB Card (or card from another registered charitable organization which 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 postsecondary institution
- Utility bill (hydro, water, gas, telephone, cable TV, public utilities commission)
- Cheque stub, T4, or pay receipt issued by an employer
- Post-secondary school transcript or report card
- Document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
- Other Documents
- Any document issued by the government of Canada, Ontario, or a municipality in Ontario (or one of their agencies)
- Any document issued by a Band Council in Ontario (established under the Indian Act)