Voters

Important Voter Information

Voting for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election will open on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., and close on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.

Voting in the City of Dryden will be internet and telephone voting, secure and convenient ways to vote anytime and from anywhere during the voting period.

Check You Are On the Voters List
The City of Dryden wants to make sure that every eligible elector can cast their ballot. To verify your correct information is on the Voters List, contact 807-223-1147 or email election@dryden.ca on and after September 14, 2026.

If you need to be added to the list, please contact the Clerks Office, by visiting City Hall (30 Van Horne Ave), from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays (excluding holidays) with a completed Form 15 and a piece of photo identification including proof of address.

Voter Information Letter (VIL)
Your Voter Information Letter will arrive to you in the mail a few days prior to October 16. This letter contains important information on the election process, including:

Your Personal Identification Number (PIN)
The web address and telephone number to access the voting portal
Other important information related to the election

To ensure you receive your VIL in the mail at the correct address, email election@dryden.ca by September 20, 2026. After this date, please visit City Hall (30 Van Horne Ave), from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays (excluding holidays) with a piece of photo identification and your physical and mailing and address(es). Staff will provide you your VIL with this information.

In-Person Voter Help Centre
The City of Dryden will be hosting a Voter Help Centre during the voting period where residents may use a secure voting kiosk, with staff support available every step of the way. Remember to bring your PIN, provided in your Voter Information Letter.

If you haven’t received your Voter Information Letter by October 16, 2026, please visit City Hall during office hours of operation with a piece of photo identification including proof of address to make sure you are registered to vote and to receive your PIN.

Voter Help Centre location and hours:

City Hall
30 Van Horne Ave, Dryden
October 16: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
October 19 to 25: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
October 26 (Election Day): 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Have election questions? Staff are available to help!
Call 807-223-1147 and leave a message.
Email election@dryden.ca
Visit www.dryden.ca/elections

Voting in Provincial Elections

Ontario provincial elections are held to elect Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. When an election is called, electors (a person who is eligible to vote in an Ontario provincial and/or local election) vote for a candidate to represent their electoral district. The candidate with the greatest number of votes in each district becomes its MPP. The political party with the greatest number of elected MPPs usually forms the new provincial government.

Elections Ontario administers provincial general elections and by-elections in Ontario. Ontario is currently divided into 124 electoral districts. Each electoral district has a local election office, which opens once an election or by-election has been called. A Returning Officer administers an election in an electoral district.

To be eligible to vote, you must be:

18 years of age or older;
a Canadian citizen; and
a resident of Ontario.

Elections Ontario offers many ways to vote, including voting early and by mail.

Once an election is called in your electoral district, you can use our Voter Information Service to find your voting information about when and where to vote. This information will also be on your voter information card, which you will receive in the mail if you are registered to vote.

Use Voter Registration to confirm, update, add or remove your information from the Register. You will need to provide one piece of ID and/or other required documentation.

Online & Telephone Voting Guide

The video below will give you in introduction to the Simply Voting Online and Telephone voting system.

See our Security & Reliability Information document for an explanation on how the system protects ballot secrecy, guarantees one vote per elector, and defends against common threats.

2026 Voters Guide

Persons Eligible to Vote

A person is entitled to be an elector at an election held in a local municipality if, on voting day, he or she,

(a) resides in the local municipality or is the owner or tenant of land there, or the spouse of such owner or tenant;

(b) is a Canadian citizen;

(c) is at least 18 years old; and

(d) is not prohibited from voting under subsection (3) or otherwise by law. 2002, c. 17, Sched. D, s. 5 (2); 2005, c. 5, s. 46 (1).

Persons prohibited from voting

The following are prohibited from voting:

1. A person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution.

2. A corporation.

3. A person acting as executor or trustee or in any other representative capacity, except as a voting proxy in accordance with section 44.

4. A person who was convicted of the corrupt practice described in subsection 90 (3), if voting day in the current election is less than five years after voting day in the election in respect of which he or she was convicted.