Privacy & security of personal information
Elections Ontario is required by law to maintain three registers for voting in Ontario: the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario, the Register of Absentee Voters and the Ontario Register of Future Voters.
As of January 1, 2024, the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, requires the Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario to provide preliminary lists of electors derived from the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario to municipal clerks for the purpose of conducting municipal, district social services administration boards (DSSAB) and some school board elections. Municipal, DSSAB and school board elections are not administered by Elections Ontario. They continue to be the responsibility of municipal clerks, DSSABs and some school boards.
Personal information is collected under the authority of the Election Act, Election Finances Act, Employment Standards Act, 2000 and/or other legislation. This information is used for electoral purposes and may be used to conduct election research. For more information, contact priv@elections.on.ca.
Find more information in our privacy policy.
Pursuant to section 17.4 of the Election Act, electors’ personal information is used for election purposes only and cannot be used for commercial purposes. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. Personal information collected by Elections Ontario may be used:
- to maintain the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario (the “voters list”), the Register of Absentee Voters and the Ontario Register of Future Voters
- to administer provincial elections and by-elections under the Election Act
- to administer provincial electoral finance rules under the Election Finances Act
- by Members of the Legislative Assembly, registered political parties, registered constituency associations and candidates for provincial elections to communicate with voters
- by municipal, provincial or federal bodies to administer elections
- as otherwise disclosed in our privacy policy
The Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario may, on the written request of a voter and subject to approval, redact from any record made available to political entities, data partners and to the public, any information that the Chief Electoral Officer reasonably believes would, if made available, endanger the life, health or security of the elector.
To request a redaction of information, please email priv@elections.on.ca or write to:
Elections Ontario
Attn: Chief Privacy Officer
26 Prince Andrew Place
Toronto, Ontario
M3C 2H4