A person is entitled to vote in a municipal election if on Voting Day October 24, 2022, they;
• Reside in the local municipality, or are the owner or tenant of land in the municipality, or the spouse of such owner or tenant; and
• Are a Canadian citizen;
• Are at least 18 years old or older;
• Are not prohibited from voting under the Municipal Elections Act or otherwise prohibited by law.
The place where a student’s family resides is also their residence unless they have moved with the intention of changing their permanent lodging. A student may vote in the municipality where they are temporarily residing while attending school as well as at their permanent home in a different municipality, provided that he or she has not abandoned the family home.
• a person serving a sentence in a penal or correctional institution ( including a sentence served in the evenings or on weekends);
• a corporation;
• a person acting as executor or trustee or in any other respective capacity;
a person who has been convicted of corrupt practice described in s 90(3), if Voting Day in the current election is less than 5 years after Voting Day in the election in respect of which he or she was convicted.
For more information view the 2022 Voters Guide
1. As a resident elector, if you live in the municipality. You may own, rent, live in shared accommodation where you do not pay rent or live in the municipality but do not have a fixed address.
2. As a non-resident elector, if you own or rent property in a municipality, but it is not the one where you live. You can only be a resident elector in one municipality. However, you can be a non-resident elector in any other municipality ( or municipalities) where you own or rent property.
3. As the spouse of a non-resident elector, if your spouse owns or rents property in the municipality or municipalities other than the one where you live.