Voters

You are eligible to vote if, on Election Day, you are:

• A Canadian citizen; 
• At least 18 years old; 
• A resident in the Town of Whitby or the owner or tenant of land in the Town, or the spouse of such owner or tenant (see below for additional information); and, 
• Not prohibited from voting under any law. 

How do I qualify to vote?

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. Being a resident elector is the most common type of eligibility.
2. As a non-resident elector if you own or rent property in a municipality, but it’s not the one where you live. You can only be a resident elector in 1 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.

Neither you nor your spouse qualify as a non-resident elector if you do not personally own or rent the property in the municipality. For example, if the property is owned by your business or your cottage is owned by a trust, you would not qualify as a non-resident elector. 

Students

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.

Not sure if you're eligible?

If you are unsure whether you qualify to vote in Whitby, please contact the Office of the Town Clerk at elections@whitby.ca for assistance before Voting Day.

The voters’ list includes the names of those who are eligible to vote in Whitby’s 2026 Municipal Election.

To add your name to the voters' list or update your information, please visit the Elections Ontario Register to Vote Website. You will need one piece of ID that has both your name and Ontario home address.

If your name is on the voters’ list, you will receive a voter notification card from the Town of Whitby in the mail. These will be sent out in October 2026. Your card will show the voting dates and locations in addition to your ward, school support, and qualifying address. 

Be sure to bring your voter notification card with you to the voting location. It will speed up the time it takes you to vote by making it easy for the election official to find you on the voters' list. 

Prior to attending your selected voting location, please bring the following documents with you:

1. Mandatory - One piece of identification showing your name and Whitby address. Acceptable identification is prescribed by the Province under Ontario Regulation 304/13 (Municipal Elections Act, 1996).
2. Recommended - Your Voter Notification Card (if you received one).
3. Optional - Your voting plan generated from Plan Your Vote. This is a confidential plan generated for your use only. Do not show it to anyone! Keep the candidates you are voting for confidential.

In the municipal election, you vote for candidates running for Town Council and school board trustee positions.

Plan Your Vote is the Town of Whitby’s online election information tool. When the Voters' List becomes available on September 1, 2026, electors can use Plan Your Vote to add or correct their information on the Voters' List and build a voting plan by selecting their preferred voting location and adding the candidates they wish to vote for.  

Important: Your voting plan is a confidential document. Do not show it to anyone! To protect the secrecy of the vote, the Town of Whitby does not retain any information about your voting plan.

Prior to Plan Your Vote going live on September 1, you can view candidates who have filed a nomination by visiting the "Who is Running?" page. You can also view voting options below under "Ways to Vote".