School Support Designation

School Support Designation for 2026 School Board Elections

Property owners in Ontario are required to support a school board, even if they do not have children or their children are not currently attending school. In the case of a residential property occupied by tenants, the tenants can direct the school support for that property. By default, school support is directed to your municipality’s English Public School Board.

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is legislatively required to collect school support information and provide it in the assessment roll to every municipality and school board. By ensuring that you are supporting the school board of your choosing, you will be able to vote in the next municipal and school board election for trustees in that school board. Property owners, occupants, and tenants should visit www.mpac.ca/schoolsupport to update their school support designation.

Be sure to confirm or update your School Support using MPAC’s School Support tool before June of 2026 to ensure your School Board Election ballot is for the school board of your choice in October of 2026.