Support publicly funded Catholic education
It is more important than ever to stand together in support of publicly funded Catholic education. You can do this by designating your support to the Catholic School System on your municipal property tax designation.
Benefits of directing your tax support to the Separate (Catholic) School System:
- Your children may attend Catholic elementary schools.
- You can vote for Catholic School Trustees in municipal elections.
- You demonstrate your support for Catholic education.
How to Register or Update Your Designation:
- Visit Register to Vote to check the accuracy of your voter information.
- Visit mpac.ca/schoolsupport to verify or change your school support designation.
- Or, contact the DPCDSB Admissions Department at admissions@dpcdsb.org
Can a non-Catholic support Catholic Schools?
You can designate your support to the English Separate (Catholic) School System if you are Catholic and own or lease property in the DPCDSB catchment area. If a homeowner is non-Catholic, they must support the public school system and are eligible to vote for a public school trustee. A Separate School Support Lease form allows people who own or rent a property to designate school support to the Separate School Board when one of the owners or tenants is non-Catholic. The Separate School Lease Agreement allows the Catholic joint owner or tenant the right to designate the school support for the non-Catholic. Otherwise, the English-Public designation applies as per the Assessment Act.
Will my English Separate School support designation change if I move?
If you purchase a new home or if you are a tenant, your Catholic school support designation does not follow you. As soon as any change is made to your address, your school support designation is defaulted to English-Public. You must fill out a new Application for Direction of School Support form to change your school support to English Separate.
We do not have children attending school. Do we need to direct our school support?
Yes. Direction of school support should be made even if you do not have children attending school. As a Catholic ratepayer, your support helps fund Catholic education and entitles you to vote for Catholic school trustees in municipal elections. Your support plays an important role in the future of Catholic education.
A Separate School Lease Agreement is an additional document required by the government, which allows people, jointly responsible for the payment of property taxes, either directly through ownership or indirectly through the payment of rent, one of whom is non-Catholic, to direct school support to the Catholic system.
Forms should be completed and mailed to:
Admissions Department
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
40 Matheson Boulevard West
Mississauga, ON L5R 1C5
Please contact the DPCDSB Admissions Department at admissions@dpcdsb.org if you require assistance or have any questions.