Voter FAQs

When is Voting Day?

Voting Day is Monday, October 24, 2022.

The City of Brampton will also be holding Advance Voting days on October 7, 8, 9, 14, and 15, 2022.

When are voting hours?

Voting hours on Voting Day are 10 am - 8 pm, Monday, October 24, 2022.

Voting hours on Advance Voting days are:

12 pm - 8 pm Friday, October 7, 2022

10 am - 5 pm Saturday, October 8, 2022

10 am - 5 pm Sunday, October 9, 2022

12 pm - 8 pm Friday, October 14, 2022

10 am - 5 pm Saturday, October 15, 2022

Where do I vote?

For the 2022 Brampton Municipal Election, voters will be able to vote anywhere within their ward on Voting Day (October 24). For advance voting, voters may vote at any advance voting location in the city.

Visit the Where Do I Vote? page for a list of advance voting and Voting Day locations.

Who is eligible to vote?

A person is entitled to be an elector (voter) at an election held in a local municipality, if on Voting Day he or she is:

a Canadian citizen;
at least 18 years old;
residing in the local municipality or an owner or tenant of land there, or the spouse of such owner or tenant; and
not otherwise prohibited from voting.

Who is prohibited from voting?

The following cannot vote in a municipal election:

a person serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution;
a corporation; or
a person convicted of a corrupt practice for an election held within four years of Voting Day.

Note: A person who is acting as an executor or in any other representative capacity (e.g. power of attorney), cannot vote on behalf of the person they are representing unless they have been appointed as a voting proxy.

How does my name get on the Voters’ List?

The Voters’ List is put together for each election based on information that is held by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). MPAC is responsible for preparing the Preliminary List of Electors for the municipality. It is MPAC's municipal property assessment database of both property owners and tenants that is used to prepare this preliminary list, which aids in the preparation of the final Voters' List for Voting Day.

Visit the Am I on the List? page to check if your name is on the Voters' List.

How do I add myself to the Voters’ List or update my information?

You can check to see if you are on the Voters’ List. If you are not on the List, you have two (2) options available to add your name to the List:

1. Before Voting Day, attend the City Clerk's Office at City Hall to complete an Application to Amend the Voters’ List form to add yourself to the Voters' List. You will need acceptable identification. This service will also be available at every Advance Voting and Voting Day location when voting is open.

2. You can register online to request to add yourself to the Voters' List, after confirming you are not already on the List. You can use the same application to correct or update your information on the Voters’ List such as name, address or school support. You will not be added to the Voters' List until you attend a voting location with your acceptable indentification to complete the process to get added to the List.

Acceptable identification is a piece of identification showing both your name AND Brampton address. For more information on ID at the voting location, visit the Acceptable Documents for Identification page.

How is my school support determined?

General qualifications:

is a Canadian citizen;
is at least 18 years old;
has not already voted in the election for school trustees elsewhere in the school board’s area of jurisdiction;
resides in the local municipality or territory or is the owner or tenant of a residential property, or is the spouse of such owner or tenant; and
is not otherwise prohibited from voting.

AND

English public

be a supporter of the English-language public district school board; or
not be a supporter of any board, nor have qualified themselves as an elector for a separate or French-language school board in the election.

English separate
must be a Roman Catholic who must:

qualify as an elector for the English-language separate district school board; or
be a supporter (or be the spouse of a supporter) of the English-language separate district school board.

French public
must be a French-language rights holder (see ss. 23(1) and (2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for criteria) who must:

qualify as an elector for the French-language public district school board; or
be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter) of the French-language public district school board.

French separate
must be a Roman Catholic and
a French-language rights holder (see the Charter for criteria ) who must:

qualify as an elector for the French-language separate district school board; or
be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter) of the French-language separate district school board.

I just moved - can I still vote?

If you moved recently, you may not be on the Voters' List or your information on the List is no longer up-to-date.

You can still vote, but you will need to update your information and address on the Voter's List. Please ensure you bring acceptable identification with you to the voting location with your name and new Brampton address, in order to vote and update you on the Voter's List.

Please remember, you can only vote once in the City and you must vote where you currently live.

I don’t want my name on the Voters’ List. Can I get it removed?

You can have your name removed from the Voters’ List by completing an Application to Amend the Voters' List, but you will not be able to vote unless you have your name put back on the List.

Can I remove someone else’s name from the Voters’ List?

You can complete an Application to Amend the Voters' List form to have the name of a person who is deceased removed from the List. This can be done until the close of voting on Voting Day.
During the election period, you cannot remove another living person from the Voters' List, except for yourself. If you want to remove someone from the Voters' List who is identified at your property, you may contact MPAC after the election to make a request.

Do I need to show Identification to vote?

If you are on the Voters' List, you should receive a voter notice in September, closer to the election. Take that notice to the voting location, as well as one piece of identification that shows both your name and address.

If you are not on the Voters' List, you will need to be added at the voting location. You will need to provide identification showing your name and address. You will need to sign a statutory declaration stating that you are a qualified elector.

Click here for the complete list of acceptable forms of identification for proof of name and address.

What if I forget my Identification when I am at the voting location?

If you are on the Voters' List, you can still vote by completing and signing a declaration that you are the person whose name appears on the List.

If you are not on the Voters' List, you will need to be added to the List before voting, and will need to provide identification.

For more information on ID at the voting location visit the Acceptable Documents for Identification page.

I am sure I am on the Voters' List, but am told I’m not. Why?

There may be a number of reasons why you may not be showing on the Voters’ List. Some of the reasons can include:

you are included on the List with one name but you are checking with another name (e.g., "Pat" instead of "Patricia")
you have moved within the last four years
your name, address or birthdate are recorded incorrectly on the Voters' List and therefore not matching what you have typed in

What if I cannot make it to the voting place on Voting Day?

Voters who are not available to vote on Voting Day can instead vote at the advance polls. Advance voting dates and times are available on the Advance Voting Information webpage.

Voters can also appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf. See "How can I appoint a proxy ?" FAQ below and the Voting by Proxy webpage.

How can I appoint a proxy?

An elector in a municipality may appoint another person similarly qualified as an elector as his or her voting proxy, using the prescribed form:

complete an application in the prescribed form, including a statutory declaration that he or she is the person appointed as a voting proxy; and
present the application and the appointing document to the Clerk, in person, at the Clerk’s office; and
get the application certified by the Clerk

Note: Proxies cannot be appointed before the end of the nomination period

A person cannot:

appoint more than one (1) voting proxy; or
act as a voting proxy for more than one other person. This restriction does not apply if the appointed proxy and the other person are spouses or siblings of each other, parent and child, or grandparent and grandchild.

See the Voting by Proxy page for more information.

Can I act as proxy for more than 1 person?

If you are appointed as the proxy for a person who is not a family member, you may not be appointed as a proxy for anyone else, including family members.

If you are appointed as the proxy for a family member, you may also be appointed as the proxy for additional family members, if the family members are a spouse, sibling, parent, child, grandparent or grandchild.

I live in one municipality and own property in another municipality. Do I have to choose which municipality to vote in?

You are eligible to vote in the municipality where you live, and the municipality where you qualify as a non-resident voter. You can vote in both municipalities. If both municipalities are in the same school board, you can only vote for school trustee in one municipality.

I live in one ward in the City and own a property in another ward, also in the City. Can I choose which ward I want to vote in?

No. You must vote in the ward where you live.

I received my Voter Notice in the mail - What do I do with it?

The Voter Notice is sent to all eligible electors in Brampton who are on the Voters' List. The envelope package from the City contains voting information and an individual Voter Notice for every eligible elector at your address. On each Voter Notice is your name, address, ward number, school support and voter barcode.

The Voter Notice includes all the voting locations in your ward. You can vote (only once) at any listed location. On the back of the Voter Notice is the list of Advance Voting locations, dates and times, if you want to vote early.

Take your Voter Notice with you when you vote, along with your acceptable identification. The Voter Notice will help serve you quickly at the voting location. The Voter Notice does not serve as acceptable identification so remember to bring your identification.

I did not receive my Voter Notice - now what?

If you did not receive your Voter Notice you may not be on the Voters' List. Don't worry, you can add your name to the List at any voting location by completing an Application to Amend the Voters' List form with acceptable identification.

You can also register to request to add you name to the Voters' List online after checking to confirm your name is not on the List. You still need to bring acceptable identification with you to the voting location.

For more help, please contact the City at 905.874.2424 or email bramptonvotes@brampton.ca

I am a student. How do I vote?

A student may vote in the municipality where they temporarily reside while attending school as well as at their permanent home in a different municipality, provided that they do not intend to change their permanent home. The student is required to fill out and submit an Application to Amend the Voters' List to add themselves to the Voters' List in the municipality where they go to school and wish to vote.

I am a tenant. How do I get on the Voters' List?

Tenants are encouraged to check the Voters' List to make sure their information is included and accurate. Information about tenants can become outdated between elections as tenants move.

My family owns a cottage. Can I vote in that municipality?

In order to qualify as a non-resident elector, you (or your spouse) must be the owner or tenant of the property. If a family member who is not your spouse is the owner, and you have use of the cottage, you would not qualify as a non-resident elector. If the cottage is owned by a trust, you would not qualify as a non-resident elector.

My company owns a property in Brampton. Can I vote here?

No, if the business is the owner of the property, you would not qualify as a non-resident voter.

Can a person in prison vote?

No. A person who is serving a sentence in prison is not entitled to vote.

I do not have a permanent address - can I still vote?

The Municipal Elections Act does allow persons without a permanent residential address to vote in the election.

Please contact bramptonvotes@brampton.ca for more assistance.

A person must have some acceptable identification with their name on it, and a person can make an Affidavit of Residence to declare where they sleep or eat most regularly during the last five (5) weeks, to serve as their qualifying address. A person will still need to complete an Application for Amend the Voters' List form to add themself to the Voters' List.

Do I get time off work to vote?

You are entitled to three consecutive hours in which to vote on Voting Day. If your job requires you to work hours that would not give you a three-hour period in which to vote, you are allowed to be absent from your job for enough time to give you that three-hour period. Your employer may decide when it would be most convenient for you to be absent in order to vote.

Note: This does not mean that you are entitled to take three hours off of work.

How do I mark the ballot?

A voter is provided a paper ballot at the voting location after confirming the voter is on the Voters' List and has provided acceptable identification.

The type of ballot provided will depend on the voter's school support as identified on the Voters' List. The ballot is two-sided with offices to be elected on either side.

The voter takes the ballot in a secrecy folder to a voting compartment for privacy. To vote, the voter will completely fill in the oval next to the name of the candidate they choose, and only do so once for each office on the ballot.

How is my vote processed if I can vote anywhere in my ward?

The Voters' List is live and when a voter attends a voting location, they are marked as having voted. This information is updated immediately and all other voting locations will see the same information.

Can I vote by mail or on the internet?

No, you cannot vote by mail or on the internet. The method of voting for the 2022 Municipal and School Board Election is in-person voting with paper ballots and vote tabulators.

I no longer live in Brampton - why was a Voter Notice sent to my old address?

Updating your address on your driver's licence, your utility bills, or the Federal or Provincial Voters' List, does not update a municipal Voters' List. Voters who are no longer eligible to vote in Brampton must remove themselves from Brampton's Voters' List by completing an Application to Amend the Voters' List at City Hall, or at any of the Voting Locations during Advance Voting or Voting Day.

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