Municipal Election

Elections Ontario is responsible for maintaining the Permanent Register of Electors for Ontario, commonly known as the Register or Voters' List. The Voters' List, is a list of individual eligible to vote in provincial and local municipal elections in Ontario.

You can use Elections Ontario's Voter Registration Application to confirm, update or add your information if you:

• have changed your name or address
• own or rent a new property
• no longer own or rent a property
• want to remove your information

If you or your spouse own or rent property other than you home address in Ontario, you may be eligible to vote in more than one municipal election.

Visit Elections Ontario's website to learn more about voter information, and other options including:

• removing yourself from the Voters' List
• removing a deceased person from the Voters' List
• adding yourself to the list of Future Voters (if you are under 18 years of age)

Updating Your School Support

As of January 1, 2024, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is no longer responsible for collecting voter information for local elections. MPAC is legislatively required to collect school support information. You can update your school support designation through MPAC's Online School Support Tool.

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.

Learn more about school support by visiting MPAC.

1. Pursuant to the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, (the Act), the official copies of the Statements are filed with the City Clerk. These are also available for review at the Orillia City Centre - Corporate Services Department.
2. The filed financial statements (the Statements) available on this website were prepared and submitted by candidates manually.
3. Members of the public may view scanned copies of filed Statements in PDF format by clicking on the candidate's name in the table below.
4. City staff have not verified or amended the information contained in the Statements.
5. In the case of those who do not file by the legislated dates, a notice of default will appear next to the Candidate's name.  Note: The Act provides the ability to submit a Statement after the legislative deadline. Where this applies, the Clerk is to only accept these documents for the purpose of posting them on the website, and late filing of the Statement does not remove the "In Default" status.
6. Please visit the following link for more information related to candidate finances: Joint Compliance Audit Committee

Financial Statements must be filed with the Clerk's Office by appointment only. Candidates can make an appointment by clicking here.

The Municipal Elections Act, 1996 sets out penalties with respect to violations under the Act.  A failure to file the document required by Section 88.25 or 88.32 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 results in the following provisions and penalties:

i) Until the next regular election has taken place, you are ineligible to be elected or appointed to any office to which the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 applies.

Please note that the penalty set out above does not take effect if, no later than 2:00 p.m. on May 1, 2023, Candidates may file the relevant document as required under section 88.25 or 88.32 and pay the Clerk a late filing fee of $500.

Further, please be advised that a candidate who has not filed the documents required under subsection 88.25 (1) on or before 2:00 p.m. on the March 31, 2023 filing date is not entitled to receive a refund of the nomination filing fee.

• a Canadian citizen; and
• at least 18 years of age; and
• an owner or tenant of land in the City of Orillia; or
• a spouse of an owner, or tenant of land in the City of Orillia; and
• not prohibited from voting under any law.

Note:  An individual can only vote once in the City of Orillia municipal election, regardless of the number of properties owned or rented by the individual in the City. Additionally, an individual must vote in the ward where they reside.

An individual owning or renting non-residential property in the City, or their spouse, is eligible to vote for Council representation, but is not eligible to vote in a school board election. 

Properties owned or tenanted by corporate entities or businesses are not included on the Voters' List.  To be eligible to vote an individual must own or lease the property in their own name.

• a Canadian citizen; and
• at least 18 years of age; and
• an owner or tenant of residential property in the City of Orillia; or
• a spouse of a resident, owner or tenant of residential property in the City of Orillia; and
• not prohibited from voting under any law.

Note:  If you are eligible to vote in the City of Orillia municipal election as a result of ownership or tenancy of commercial property, you are not eligible to vote in a school board election.

Voter Identification

When attending at a voting location, each elector is required to supply identification verifying their identity and entitlement to vote. Electors need to provide one (1) piece of identification containing the individual's name and qualifying address, which is included in the list below or will be required to complete a Declaration of Identity affirming their identity and entitlement to vote at the voting location:

• An Ontario driver's licence
• An Ontario Health Card (photo card)
• An Ontario Photo Card
• An Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion)
• A cancelled personalized cheque
• A mortgage statement, lease or rental agreement relating to property in Ontario
• An insurance policy or insurance statement
• A loan agreement or financial agreement with a financial institution
• A document issued or certified by a court in Ontario
• Any other document from the government of Canada, Ontario or municipality in Ontario or from an agency of such a government
• A document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)
• An income tax assessment notice
• A Child Tax Benefit Statement
• A Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
• A Statement of Old Age Security T4A (O.A.S.)
• A Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits T4A (P)
• A Canada Pension Plan Statement of Contributions

• A Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Works
• A Statement of Direct Deposit for Ontario Disability Support Program
• A Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Statement of Benefits T5007
• A property tax assessment
• A credit card statement, bank account statement, or R.R.S.P., R.R.I.F., R.H.O.S.P. or T5 statement
• A C.N.I.B. Card or a card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities
• A hospital card or record
• A document showing campus residence, issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
• A document showing residence at a long-term care home under the Long-Term Care Home Act, 2007, issued by the Administrator for the home
• A utility bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone or cable T.V. or a bill from a public utilities commission
• A cheque stub, T4 statement or pay receipt issued by an employer
• A transcript or report card from a post-secondary school

Taking Time off Work to Vote

(as provided by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 2022 Voters' Guide)

"You are entitled to three hours in which to vote on voting day. This does not mean you can take three hours off work. It means you’re allowed to be absent to give yourself three hours of voting time.  Typically this is at the start or end of your working hours. For example, voting hours are normally from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. If your working hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., you are entitled to leave one hour early so that you would have from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to vote.  Your employer may decide when it would be most convenient for you to be absent in order to vote. For example, if you work from noon to 6 p.m., your employer may decide that you should come in at 1 p.m., rather than leave work at 5 p.m."

Overall Ward Map

Ward One Map

Ward Two Map

Ward Three Map

Ward Four Map

Advance Vote Turnout 1985 to 2022 

Official Election Results 2022

Official Election Results 2018

Official Election Results 2014

Official Election Results 2010

Official Election Results 2006

2022 Municipal Election Voting Procedures

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) - Municipal Election Information (homepage)

Also available on the Ministry website:

• 2022 Voters’ Guide
• 2022 Candidates’ Guide
• 2022 Third Party Advertisers’ Guide

City of Orillia

Corporate Services Department - Council Services Division

50 Andrew Street South

Orillia, ON  L3V 7T5

Phone:  705-325-1311

councilservices@orillia.ca

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