Registering to Vote | Township of Douro-Dummer

Who can vote?

You can vote if you are:

Canadian Citizen; and
At least 18 years old; and
A resident of Douro-Dummer; or
A non-resident of Douro-Dummer, but you or your spouse own or rent property in the municipality; and
Are not prohibited from voting under any law.

Registering to Vote

Being on the Voters’ List helps ensure you receive the correct voting information and can vote without delay.

To vote in the 2026 Municipal Election, your name must be on the Voters’ List.

Check or Update Your Voter Information

Not sure if you’re on the Voter’s List for the upcoming 2026 Municipal Election?

Don’t worry! There’s still lots of time to add yourself or update your information on the Voters List by contacting your Township Office.

Contact the Douro-Dummer Election Team:

In person:
- 894 South Street, Warsaw, Ontario, K0L 3A0. P.O. Box 92.
By phone:
- 705-652-8392.
Via email:
- elections@dourodummer.ca

Please note that the online Register to Vote Ontario Portal, is no longer accepting online registration requests for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections.

Update Your School Support Designation

It's not too late to update your school support designation online through the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) website!

Update Your School Support Designation Online — MPAC

School Support Designation — Overview

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 residential properties that are occupied by tenants, the tenants school support preference will supersede that of the owners.

For properties that have more than one self-contained unit, such as a duplex, the tenants for each unit can direct their school support, as though they were assessed separately.

School support designation helps property owners and tenants identify which school board they wish to support in a school board election.

School support information collected by MPAC is provided to municipalities and school boards for planning purposes.

There are four different school support designations:

English public
French public
English separate (Catholic)
French separate (Catholic)

As per legislation, your school support defaults to the English Public school board. However, you may be able to change your school support.

Changing Your School Support Online

Did you know you can view and update your school support designation online via an online portal if you are a residential property owner or a tenant registered with MPAC?

To get started, select the option below that applies to you:

A guide is available to assist users with how to navigate changing their school support designation online: English | French

If you are unable to access the portal, MPAC also accepts paper applications for school support change requests. For more information, see the "Alternative method - changing your school support" tab below.

Criteria Needed to Change Your School Support

In order to change your school board support, you must meet the following criteria:

You must own or lease a property or be the spouse of someone who owns or rents property.
You may direct school support to only one of the school boards operating in your municipality. Note that not all school board types are available in all municipalities.
If you own or lease more than one property in a single school board jurisdiction, all properties must support the same school board.
To direct your taxes to a Catholic school board, you must be Roman Catholic or your joint owner/tenant (such as Roman Catholic spouse) may designate the property's support for a Catholic school board.
To direct your taxes to a French-language school board, you or your joint owner/tenant must be a Canadian citizen and meet one of the following criteria:

French is their first language learned and is still understood.
You received elementary school instruction in a French-language education institution* in Canada.
Your child(ren) received or receives their education at the elementary or secondary level in a French-language education institution* in Canada.

To support a French Separate school board, you must meet the criteria for both the Separate (Catholic) and French Language school boards.

* This does not include French immersion or French as a second language.

Benefits of Changing Your School Support

In addition to supporting the board that best reflects your educational preferences, you will be able to vote in the next municipal and school board election for trustees for the school board that you support.

Alternative Method — Changing Your School Support

To change the school board designation that we have on file for you, please follow these steps:

You must complete an Application for Direction of School Support form, which you can download (English | French) from this page or obtain from your school board's office.
If you are Roman Catholic but your joint owner or leaseholder is not, and you want to change your designation to a Catholic or French Language board, you may do so by completing the Attestation of Unit Support section on the Application for Direction of School Support form.
Using mail or email, please send us your Application for Direction of School Support.
We will process the change to your school support designation upon receipt. If an email address is provided, the applicant will receive an email confirmation.

Voting Period — October 13, 2026 to October 26, 2026

Internet or Telephone Voting:

24 hours a day from Tuesday, October 13 at 10:00 a.m. to Monday October 26, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.
- Additional details to come

Vote In-Person at the Town Hall, 894 South Street, Warsaw:

Election Day (October 26): Between 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.