Learning about Elections
The following resources have been created to make learning about Ontario provincial elections easy. Download them today to get all the information you need. To request hard copies complete a resource order form.
This brochure describes the electoral process and voter’s rights.
Voting in Ontario brochures are available at no cost in English and French, and in alternate format upon request.
The Ontario Register of Future Voters is a list of eligible future voters who are 16 or 17 years old. If you’re on this list, you will be automatically registered to vote once you turn 18. This means you will be ready to vote as soon as the next provincial or municipal election is called:
Use this lesson plan to understand the difference between federal, provincial/territorial, and municipal/local government and elections.
This is a curriculum resource for Grade 5 Social Studies and for Grade 10 Civics and Citizenship. Each lesson is focused on an inquiry question, begins with a big idea, prepares students with an engaging “Minds On” section, and encourages knowledge construction through student-focused activities. Lessons conclude with relevant consolidation tasks and assessment activities.
Additionally, each resource includes an election simulation. This is a hands-on activity kit that will help to hold an election simulation in the classroom so students can learn more about voting and Ontario’s democratic processes. Both kits feature flexibility for teachers and include a short or long activity, templates, and student handouts and organizers.
After the simulated election, teachers can use the student organizers and discussion questions in the kit to discuss the experience with their students. The Grade 5 kit has an in-class activity and a take-home activity to get students thinking about their future as voters. The grade 10 kit offers an extension activity, giving the class an opportunity to engage in a task that aligns with the concepts of political thinking.
The curriculum resources are available at no cost, in English and French. Both resources align with the Ontario curriculum.