Elections

Caledon voters can cast their ballot at any voting place in the Town on Voting Day, October 26.
 

You can vote in the 2026 Municipal Election if you are:

• A Canadian citizen
• At least 18 years old
• A resident in the Town of Caledon, or
• A non-resident, and you or your spouse owns or rents property in Caledon.
  
  

You are not eligible to vote in the 2026 Municipal Election if you:

• Are serving a sentence of imprisonment in a penal or correctional institution
• Are a corporation
• Are acting as executor, trustee, or in any other representative capacity (except as a voting proxy), or
• Were convicted of the corrupt practice described in the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, less than five years ago
  
  

You can only vote once, regardless of how many properties you own or rent in the Town of Caledon.

Starting September 1, 2026, Caledon voters can check, update, or add themselves to the voters list by visiting a Caledon Public Library location or Town Hall in person during regular business hours, or by using the online appointment booking tool to schedule an appointment at Town Hall with a Town of Caledon Elections Official.
 

You must bring a form of identification that confirms your name and home address, such as:

• Ontario driver’s licence
• Ontario health card (if your name and address are printed on the card)
• mortgage, lease or rental agreement
• insurance policy
• credit card statement
• bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone, cable TV
  
  

Voter information letters will be mailed in early September. If you have not received your voter information letter by September 18, 2026, please contact the Town to add or correct your voter information. 

Please e-mail elections@caledon.ca or call 905-584-2272 ext. 3528 for any questions. 

While Caledon voters can cast a ballot anywhere in the Town for the office of Mayor, find your Ward to confirm which offices for Local and Regional Councillors you're voting to elect.  

You must bring one of the following acceptable forms of identification (ID) with you to the voting location:

• Ontario driver's licence
• Ontario photo card
• Cancelled personalized cheque
• Insurance policy or statement
• Any other document included on the voter identification list

Advance Voting

Voting Day

Voting Day will be held on October 26, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.  

Ballot Marking Devices

Ballot marking devices will be available at select locations on Advanced Voting days and Voting Day, marked with asterisks * above. The Ballot Marking Device is designed to support independent, private, and accessible paper-ballot marking during municipal elections.   

Curbside Voting

An elector with a disability who cannot physically enter the voting place may request an election official to support them in voting from anywhere within the area designated as the voting place, including but not limited to the parking lot or at the curbside.  

Home Voting

During the Advance Voting period, home voting will be available upon request in limited quantities for eligible voters unable to leave their home to cast their ballot in person.  

Proxy Voting

If eligible voters in the Town are not available for any of the Advance Voting or Voting Day locations, they may appoint another eligible Caledon voter as a proxy to vote on their behalf.   

Retirement Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities

Voters who are residents of eligible retirement homes or long-term care facilities will have the opportunity to vote at their place of residence on Voting Day. Specific dates and times for voting will be shared directly with these retirement homes and facilities. These residents may choose to vote at any other Advance Voting place listed above or Voting Day voting location in their Ward instead of the retirement home facilities. 

 Voting for School Board Trustee

English Public Voters must:

• be a supporter of the English-language public district school board; or
• not be a supporter of any board, nor have they qualified themselves as an elector for a separate or French-language school board in the election.
  
  

English Separate Voters must:

• be a Roman Catholic who must:

• qualify as an elector for the English-language separate district school board; or

• be a supporter (or be the spouse of a supporter) of the English-language separate district school board.
  
  

French Public Voters must:

• be a French-language rights holder (see ss. 23(1) and (2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for criteria) who must:

• qualify as an elector for the French-language public district school board; or

• be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter) of the French-language public district school board.
  
  

French Separate Voters must:

• be a Roman Catholic and
• a French-language rights holder (see the Charter for criteria) who must:

• qualify as an elector for the French-language separate district school board; or

• be a supporter (or the spouse of a supporter) of the French-language separate district school board.