Municipal Voters list

[mumbai1985]

All new Citizens , have your names been automatically added to the voters list of your municipality?

There's an election in Brampton in October 2018 and want to check if I need to contact elections Canada to get myself added.

Thanks !

 

[spyfy]

All new Citizens , have your names been automatically added to the voters list of your municipality?

There's an election in Brampton in October 2018 and want to check if I need to contact elections Canada to get myself added.

Thanks !

30 seconds on Google:
http://www.brampton.ca/EN/City-Hall/election/Voters/Pages/Voters-List.aspx

 

[mumbai1985]

30 seconds on Google:
http://www.brampton.ca/EN/City-Hall/election/Voters/Pages/Voters-List.aspx

Thanks. I checked this earlier, but wondering if I would automatically be added because I selected the option of being added to the electors list during citizenship application.

Edit: found that Brampton voters list is compiled by MPAC. Let me give a call tomorrow to find.

The Voters’ List is put together for each election based on information that is held by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).

Please contact MPAC at 1-866-296-MPAC (6722) to be added to the Voters' List.

 

[spyfy]

Thanks. I checked this earlier, but wondering if I would automatically be added because I selected the option of being added to the electors list during citizenship application.

Edit: found that Brampton voters list is compiled by MPAC. Let me give a call tomorrow to find.

The Voters’ List is put together for each election based on information that is held by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).

Please contact MPAC at 1-866-296-MPAC (6722) to be added to the Voters' List.

No there is no connection between the citizenship process and municipal voter lists. This wouldn't even be practical since people move too much during the citizenship process. Also, as you point out, the lists are based on MPAC, so basically, if you own property you are most likely on the list, as a tenant you are often not (depends on the diligence of your landlord)

 

[dpenabill]

In my previously-home country (I consider Canada my home country now) all voter registration is local, and registering to vote constituted registering to vote in all elections for every level of government. So I was caught a bit by surprise when I was not registered for our provincial election (wow, more than four years ago, time flies) AND not for our municipal elections either. Registration was, however, very easy. For the first provincial election I showed up at an early voting time and was able to register and vote in no time at all (showing my Canadian passport to verify citizenship). Then, aware that checking the Elections Canada option in the citizenship application only registered me with Elections Canada, as in for Federal Elections, I registered online for the municipal election. . . . I have now voted in two provincial, one federal, and one municipal election, with our next municipal election also scheduled this fall. Not a particularly exciting election, but I will review the candidates and vote for sure.

The biggest adjustment I have had to make is NOT dealing with a ballot covering numerous offices, including voting for dog catchers and justices of the peace, among a slew of other lesser offices. Too much simplicity tends to disorient me.