Residents are asked to review or update their school support designation through the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) by June 1 to ensure their information is accurate for this year’s municipal and school board elections.
The designation determines which school board trustee candidates appear on a voter’s ballot. In Peterborough, voters can support trustees for the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board or the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.
If no designation is selected, school support defaults to the English public system.
The designation does not affect property taxes but is used to determine school board representation during municipal elections. It applies to both property owners and tenants, regardless of whether they have children enrolled in school.
Voter information maintained by Elections Ontario, along with school support data from MPAC, is used to help compile the preliminary list of electors for municipal and school board elections.
Residents can update their designation online or by downloading the Application for Direction of School Support form through MPAC at mpac.ca.
Information about the 2026 municipal election, including candidate nominations, voter eligibility and key dates, is available at peterboroughvotes.ca. The 2026 municipal election will be held on October 26.
(Written by: Felicia Massey)
