ID & documentation
ID and/or documentation is required to update, add or remove your information from the Register, the Register of Absentee Voters or the Register of Future Voters.
- ID showing your name and home address is required to update, add or remove your information.
- Property documentation is required to add a property you or your spouse own or rent, other than your home address in Ontario.
- Documentation showing proof of death is required to remove the information of a deceased person.
The Register is a list of individuals eligible to vote in provincial and local elections in Ontario. Eligibility requirements are different for provincial and local elections.
To update, add or remove your information from the Register, you must provide one piece of ID showing both your name and home address.
To add yourself to a property, other than your home address, you must provide:
- one piece of ID showing your name; and
- documentation proving your or your spouse’s property ownership or tenancy.
You must provide proof of ownership or tenancy for each property you would like to add. If you are the owner or tenant of the property, the name on your ID must match the name appearing on your property documentation. If your spouse is the owner or tenant of the property, the name on the property documentation must match the information you provide about your spouse.
To remove yourself from a property on the Register, you must provide one piece of ID showing your name.
Search the Register to confirm, update, add or remove your information from the Register, including adding or removing a property. Alternatively, you can complete paper application forms.
ID includes most documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario. Find examples of accepted ID below.
- Ontario driver’s licence
- Ontario photo card
- Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
- Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
- Income tax notice of assessment
- Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate or vehicle portion)
- Property assessment notice from Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
- Child tax benefit statement
- Social Insurance Number confirmation letter
- Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- the Government of Canada
- the Government of Ontario
- School admission letter
- School transcript or report card
- School tuition/fees statement
- Bank account or credit card statement
- Residential mortgage, lease or rental statement
- Cancelled personalized cheque
- Cheque stub, pay receipt or T4 issued by a person’s employer
- Insurance statement
- Signed loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
- Document showing campus residence issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
- Utility bill (hydro, water, gas, telephone, cable TV, public utilities commission)
- Hospital records showing a person’s name and home address
- CNIB card or card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities
- Letter of Confirmation of Residence
- Property tax assessment or bill from a municipality in Ontario
- Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- a municipality
- a government agency
- or certified by a court in Ontario
- a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)
Property documentation includes documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario. Find examples of accepted property documentation below.
Ownership
- Property tax assessment or bill from a municipality in Ontario
- Property assessment statement from MPAC
- Property sale agreement
- Mortgage statement
- Loan agreement or other financial agreement with a financial institution
- Any other document proving a person’s ownership of a property in Ontario issued by:
- the Government of Canada
- the Government of Ontario
- a municipality
- a government agency
Tenancy
- Lease or rental agreement
- Any other document proving a person’s ownership of a property in Ontario issued by:
- Government of Canada
- Government of Ontario
- a municipality
- a government agency
Register of Absentee Voters is a list of eligible provincial electors temporarily living outside Ontario who intend to return to Ontario.
To update, add or remove your information from the Register of Absentee Voters, you must provide one piece of ID showing both your name and last home address before leaving Ontario.
Search the Register to confirm, update, add or remove your information from the Register of Absentee Voters. Alternatively, you can complete a paper application form.
ID includes most documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario. Find examples of accepted ID below.
- Ontario driver’s licence
- Ontario photo card
- Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
- Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
- Income tax notice of assessment
- Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate or vehicle portion)
- Property assessment notice from Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
- Child tax benefit statement
- Social Insurance Number confirmation letter
- Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- the Government of Canada
- the Government of Ontario
- School admission letter
- School transcript or report card
- School tuition/fees statement
- Bank account or credit card statement
- Residential mortgage, lease or rental statement
- Cancelled personalized cheque
- Cheque stub, pay receipt or T4 issued by a person’s employer
- Insurance statement
- Signed loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
- Document showing campus residence issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
- Utility bill (hydro, water, gas, telephone, cable TV, public utilities commission)
- Hospital records showing a person’s name and home address
- CNIB card or card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities
- Letter of Confirmation of Residence
- Property tax assessment or bill from a municipality in Ontario
- Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- a municipality
- a government agency
- or certified by a court in Ontario
- a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)
You will also need to provide proof of occupation or educational attendance if you are applying to be an absentee elector as one of the following:
- an active duty member in the service of the armed forces of Canada;
- an employee in the service of the Government of Ontario;
- an employee in the service of the Government of Canada and absent from Canada;
- person attending an educational institution; or
- as a family member of one of the above.
Find examples of accepted proof of occupation or educational attendance below.
- Canadian Armed Forces ID card (NDI 20)
- Temporary ID card (NDI 10)
- Any other document from the Canadian Armed Forces proving active service
- Employment confirmation letter
- Government identification card
- Photocopy of diplomatic or special passport
- RCMP service identification
- Any other document from the Government of Canada/Ontario, or its agency proving a person’s employment
- Official enrollment letter or acceptance letter
- Photocopy of student card (with valid date/year)
- Photocopy of course registration, transcript, report card or class schedule
- Tuition or fees statement, invoice or receipt
The Ontario Register of Future Voters is a list of eligible 16- and 17-year-olds who will be automatically added to the Register when they turn 18.
To update, add or remove your information from the Register of Future Voters, you must provide one piece of ID showing both your name and home address.
Search the Register to confirm, update, add or remove your information from the Register of Future Voters. Alternatively, you can complete a paper application form.
ID includes most documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario. Find examples of accepted ID below.
- Ontario driver’s licence
- Ontario photo card
- Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
- Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
- Income tax notice of assessment
- Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate or vehicle portion)
- Property assessment notice from Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
- Child tax benefit statement
- Social Insurance Number confirmation letter
- Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- the Government of Canada
- the Government of Ontario
- School admission letter
- School transcript or report card
- School tuition/fees statement
- Bank account or credit card statement
- Residential mortgage, lease or rental statement
- Cancelled personalized cheque
- Cheque stub, pay receipt or T4 issued by a person’s employer
- Insurance statement
- Signed loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
- Document showing campus residence issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
- Utility bill (hydro, water, gas, telephone, cable TV, public utilities commission)
- Hospital records showing a person’s name and home address
- CNIB card or card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities
- Letter of Confirmation of Residence
- Property tax assessment or bill from a municipality in Ontario
- Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- a municipality
- a government agency
- or certified by a court in Ontario
- a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)
To change your legal name on the Register, the Register of Absentee Voters or the Register of Future Voters, you must provide two pieces of ID. Name change requests include assuming or unassuming the use of a spouse or partner's name.
- Change of name certificate issued by a provincial/territorial registrar or a marriage certificate and one ID showing your current name and home address;
OR
- One ID showing your previous name and home address and one ID showing your current name and home address.
Search the Register to change your name or you can complete a paper application form.
ID includes most documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario. Find examples of accepted ID below.
- Ontario driver’s licence
- Ontario photo card
- Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
- Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
- Income tax notice of assessment
- Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate or vehicle portion)
- Property assessment notice from Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
- Child tax benefit statement
- Social Insurance Number confirmation letter
- Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- the Government of Canada
- the Government of Ontario
- School admission letter
- School transcript or report card
- School tuition/fees statement
- Bank account or credit card statement
- Residential mortgage, lease or rental statement
- Cancelled personalized cheque
- Cheque stub, pay receipt or T4 issued by a person’s employer
- Insurance statement
- Signed loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
- Document showing campus residence issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
- Utility bill (hydro, water, gas, telephone, cable TV, public utilities commission)
- Hospital records showing a person’s name and home address
- CNIB card or card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities
- Letter of Confirmation of Residence
- Property tax assessment or bill from a municipality in Ontario
- Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- a municipality
- a government agency
- or certified by a court in Ontario
- a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)
To remove the information of a deceased person from the Register, you will need to provide documentation showing proof of death.
Search the Register to remove the information of a deceased person, or you can complete a paper application form.
Find examples of documents showing proof of death below.
- Burial or death certificate
- Obituary from a newspaper
- Memorandum of notification of death issued by the Chief of the National Defence Staff
- Statement of Verification of Death from the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Notarial copy of Letters of Probate
- Official notification from the Public Trustee
- Document/receipt issued by a cemetery/crematorium in Ontario that proves burial or cremation
- Life or group insurance claim along with a statement signed by a medical doctor
- Statement from a medical doctor, coroner or funeral director
- Program or notice from a funeral ceremony
- Registration of Death
- Medical Certification of Death
- Any other applicable document from the Government of Canada, a Canadian province or territory, a municipality in Canada, or from its agency proving a person’s death