Information for Voters

• 1. Confirm you're eligible to vote

  To vote you must be:

  • A Canadian Citizen
  • 18 years of age or older as of Oct 24, 2022
  • A Barrie resident
  • A Barrie property owner/tenant or spouse of Barrie property owner or tenant
  • Not prohibited from voting by law

  Only one vote may be cast in a municipality no matter how many voting days there are or how many properties you own or rent.

• 2. Review the list of candidates

  Office you're voting for:

  • Mayor
  • Councillor
    Not sure what ward you live in? Look up your address or call 705-739-4220 to inquire.
  • School Board Trustee

  View Candidates List

• 3. Ensure your name is on the voters’ list & information is correct

  There are four ways to check to see if you are on the voter's list, and/or add yourself to the voter's list:

  • Check the Voter Lookup and Registration Portal, which allows you to check to see if you're voters' list and/or add yourself to the voters' list. Please ensure you upload a copy of acceptable identification which shows your name and qualifying Barrie address when completing your registration online.
  • Email Be.Counted@barrie.ca.
  • Call the Be Counted phone line at 705-728-VOTE (8683).
  • Visit the Election Information Desk in the Legislative Services Branch located on the 1st Floor of City Hall, 70 Collier Street.

  Acceptable identification showing your name and qualifying address is required to add yourself to the voters' list.

  View List of Acceptable Voter Identification

• 4. Have your voting PIN ready

  A voter information letter containing your voting PIN together with other voting information will be mailed to you. If you're on the voters' list, you'll receive the voter information letter starting the first week of October 2022.  Your voting PIN is required to access and submit your ballot in the municipal election.

  If you haven’t received your voter information letter by October 11, 2022, call 705-728-VOTE (8683) or visit City Hall at 70 Collier Street, 1st Floor (Election Office).

• 5. Vote online or by phone between October 14 & 24, 2022

  The City of Barrie is making voting easy, accessible, and convenient. Internet and telephone are the only voting methods for Barrie's 2022 Municipal Election.

  To vote online:

  • Visit the web address provided on your voter information letter
  • Enter your voting PIN and required credentials
  • Vote!

  To vote by phone:

  • Call the phone number provided on your Voter Information Letter
  • Enter your voting PIN and required credentials
  • Vote!

  Breakdown of Voting Days

  Dates	Details
  Friday, October 14, 2022	Voting Period commences at 10am
  Thursday, October 20–Saturday, October 22, 2022	Advance Voting Period available at Voting Assistance Centres
  Monday, October 24, 2022	Final Voting Day – closes at 8pm

   

Frequently Asked Questions

• How is the voters' list prepared?

  The voters' list is prepared in three steps:

  • A preliminary list is created by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) based on data it keeps on home ownership and tenancy.
  • The preliminary list is sent to the municipal clerk in advance of a regular election which occurs every 4 years or by-election. The clerk can correct any errors on the list, and the corrected list then becomes the voters' list.
  • Changes can be made to the list. If you are not on the voters' list, or if your information is incorrect (for example, you have moved and may be listed at a former address), you may apply to have your name added or your information corrected. This may be done until the close of voting on the final day of voting in a regular election or by-election. You may have your name added to the voters' list at the voting place. You may be asked to show identification to establish that you are eligible to vote. For more information about getting on the voters' list, please call 705-728-VOTE (8683), email Be.Counted@barrie.ca.
• Who am I voting for?

  Residents of the City of Barrie, who are eligible electors, will be voting for the offices of Mayor, one City Councillor and one School Board Trustee. View the Candidate listing.

  The Mayor is elected at large by all electors.

  Councillors are elected by the eligible voters of each ward – one Councillor for each of Barrie’s 10 wards. 

  School Board Trustees are elected by areas, which include one or more City wards for the English School Boards. The board you are entitled to vote for is determined by your school support status, as shown on the Voters List. The school boards that have jurisdiction in the City of Barrie are:

  • Simcoe County District School Board
  • Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board (Note: You must be Roman Catholic to vote for this school board.
  • Conseil scolaire Viamonde (Note: you must have French language rights to vote for this school board)
  • Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (Note: you must be Roman Catholic and have French language rights to vote for this school board.

  You may only vote ONCE in the City of Barrie Municipal Election regardless of how many properties you own or rent within the city. Non-resident voters who own or rent non-residential property are only permitted to vote for Mayor and Ward Councillor.

  If a non-resident voter owns or rents residential property, in addition to the offices of Mayor and City Councillor, he/she can also vote for School Board Trustee (if he/she has not already voted for school board trustee for the specific school board). Electors may only vote once for their school board trustee, even if they own more than one property in more than one municipality that is within the jurisdiction of the school board.

• What ward​ do I live in?

  To find out what ward you live in, check the Ward Map​ on the City GIS Site or call 705-739-4220 and City staff can look up your address.

• I have voted in previous municipal elections and I live in Barrie. Should I still check to see if my name is on the 2022 Municipal Election voters' list?

  Yes. It is recommended that you check to ensure you're on the voters' list for each and every Municipal Election. The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is responsible for preparing the preliminary list of electors used for municipal and school board elections in Ontario. We provided all of the information from the completed application forms in the 2018 Municipal Election to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation for inclusion in the voters' list. However, from time to time, the voters' list may include errors which require correction.

• What type of assistance is available to the visually impaired?

  The size of the text on ballots on the City of Barrie’s voting equipment is larger than a normal ballot. In addition, an elector can also request an “audio ballot.” The elector will utilize a set of headphones to follow the audio prompts to select their candidate(s) either by touching the screen next to the candidate’s name or by using the Braille-embossed navigation buttons located below the screen.