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 for trustees representing that school board in the 2026 municipal election.

Do you know which school board you support?

 Property owners, occupants, and tenants can now view and update their school support designation online at mpac.ca/schoolsupport 

 There are five different school support designations:

• English public
• French public
• English separate (Catholic)
• French separate (Catholic)
• Protestant separate (Penetanguishene only)

Having difficulty updating your school support online?

A step-by-step guide is available on mpac.ca which will help users navigate MPAC’s school support portal.  Alternatively, you can obtain the Application for Direction of School Support (ADSS) Form from mpac.ca or from your school board’s office.

To register or for further assistance with the online school support tool, you can contact MPAC’s Customer Contact Centre
at 1-866-296-6722 or 1-877-889-6722 (TTY).