2018 Enumeration Project

MPAC Update

Presented by: Rebecca Webb, Regional Manager Beverley Disney, Enumeration Lead

District of Muskoka Council Composition Review Committee Meeting Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Data Collection and Review Activities

2018 Enumeration

Provide Supplementary/ Omitted Listings Respond to enquiries (new assessment) from property taxpayers Deliver Assessment and municipalities/ Rolls each year taxing authorities

Other legislated Accurately assess and services and products: classify more than Enumeration; Preliminary 5 million properties List of Electors; Jury Duty Lists; Population Reports

Prior to Ontario Ministry of Municipal Property Assessment Municipalities Revenue/Finance Corporation (MPAC)

Prior to 1970 1972 1998 1998 1970 to 71 to 97

Ministry of Municipal Ontario Property Assessment Affairs and Housing (MMAH) Corporation (OPAC)

Farm forestry Site variable Building permits Sales reviews exemptions update project reviews

Data integrity RequestsNOVEMBER for SeverancesDECEMBER and MPAC initiated reviews and Reconsideration2016 Consolidations2016 reviews checks

Tax and Vacancy Information Municipal Process controls Applications Mail outs Requests

Property Owner Appeals Enquiries

Information collected is used to identify property and occupancy details including type and use of property (i.e. seasonal/permanent)

Regular updates applied to the property assessment database

• Land Titles/Land Registry changes • Mailing Address changes • School Support changes • New roll/unit update

Third party sources

• National Register of Electors (NROE) data maintained by Elections Canada • Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS)/Service Ontario Elections Ontario data

Enumeration activities

• Activities to support the creation of the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) • PLE is then used by each municipality to create their Final Voters' List

Elections Canada and the National voterlookup.ca Register of Electors (NROE)

Ministry of MPAC’s Property Government Database Services MPAC’s (deceased names) Names Database

March 12 Launch of voterlookup.ca

2018 Election

Jun – Nov Dec 31 Mar 31 Jul/Aug Sept Oct 22 Nov 22 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018

Ward/Poll Deadline for Deadline Produce and Produce Voters’ List review/ changes Council to for ward poll deliver electoral and deliver Revisions approve ward changes products i.e., Exceptions due within changes Preliminary List Files 30 days of Electors (PLE)

voterlookup.ca

• A self-service online platform for Ontarians to confirm or update their information in MPAC’s Names Database

• Eligible electors can also add a name to an address or change school support

• Allows Ontarians to take an active role in maintaining accurate and up-to-date electoral lists

A social media campaign launched across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram Promoting Share our posts voterlookup.ca in Municipalities and your community associations provided with toolkit of materials to drive potential voters

Provincial Provincial District of Muskoka - as of end of April 2014 - as of May 15, 2018 - as of May 15, 2018 Total Searches: 30,000+ Total Searches: 65,000+ Total Searches: 2,657 Total Additions: 1,500+ Total Additions: 5,100+ Total Additions: 204 Total Revisions: 3,000+ Total Revisions: 6,500+ Total Revisions: 180 Note: Site launched March 31, however was piloted January onward in pilot areas. Note: Site launched March 12 Note: Site launched March 12

Weekly metrics are being posted to Municipal Connect

Elections Working Group Elections Ontario

PARTNERSHIPS

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