VOTER INFORMATION

Voting day for the 2022 Oakville municipal election will take place on Monday, October 24, 2022, between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m at the voting location assigned to you within your ward based on your qualifying address.

If you are unable to vote on voting day you may vote at an advance poll at a designated location.

Advance voting dates are October 6-9 and October 11-15. Voter information, dates and locations of the advance polls can be found at http://elections.oakville.ca/

To ensure that you are on the Voter’s List, please visit: https://www.voterlookup.ca/ to update and/or confirm your elector details.

 IF YOU ARE A STUDENT:

There is a special rule for students who may be living away from home while they attend school. If you are a student and consider your “home” to be the place where you live when you are not attending school (that is, you plan on returning there), then you are eligible to vote in both your “home” municipality and in the municipality where you live while attending school.

Acceptable identification for student voters:

You must present one of the following documents showing your name and address:

  • Ontario driver’s licence

  • Ontario Health Card (photo card)

  • Ontario Photo Card

  • Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion)

  • cancelled personalized cheque

  • mortgage statement, lease or rental agreement relating to property in Ontario

  • insurance policy or insurance statement

  • loan agreement or other financial agreement with a financial institution

  • document issued or certified by a court in Ontario

  • any other document from the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency or such a government

  • any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)

  • income tax assessment notice

  • child tax benefit statement

  • statement of employment insurance benefits paid T4E

  • statement of old age security T4A (OAS)

  • statement of Canada Pension Plan benefits T4A(P)

  • Canada Pension Plan statement of contributions

  • statement of direct deposit for Ontario Works

  • statement of direct deposit for Ontario Disability Support Program

  • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board statement of benefits T5007

  • property tax assessment

  • credit card statement, bank account statement, or RRSP, RRIF, RHOSP or T5 statement

  • CNIB Card or a card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities

  • hospital card or record

  • document showing campus residence, issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution

  • document showing residence at a long-term care home under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007, issued by the Administrator for the home

  • utility bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone or cable TV or a bill from a public utilities commission

  • cheque stub, T4 statement or pay receipt issued by an employer

  • transcript or report card from a post-secondary school

  • document showing campus residence, issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution

  • considering many students who attend Sheridan College and reside in Oakville likely rent a property, other acceptable types of identification include:

    • mortgage statement, lease or rental agreement relating to property in Ontario

    • insurance policy or insurance statement

Source: Town of Oakville, 2022.