• Students with time-sensitive documents (e.g., Dependent on parent’s work permits, parent’s study permits, refugee status, convention refugee, diplomatic status)

• Students with Permanent Resident Status if they are new to Ontario and without an Ontario report card

• Students with Permanent Resident Status if they have been out of Canada for more than 1 year

• Students with Permanent Resident Status who have been homeschooled for more than 1 year

• International Visa Students (elementary only)

• Children under 18 years of age living with a custodian in York Region

• Students with Canadian Citizenship Status (living with parents)

• JK-grade 1 Students with Permanent Resident Status who are moving from an Ontario Board, Private Board or School in another province

• Grade 2-12 Students with Permanent Resident Status with an Ontario Report Card (within the last calendar year)

Elementary Students (Grades 2-8), Secondary Students (Grades 9-12)

• Students who are new to Ontario and without an Ontario report card

• Students who are returning to Ontario after being out of Canada for more than 1 year

• Students who have been studying at school with a language of instruction other than English for more than 1 year​​

• Students who have been homeschooled for more than 1 year

• Students who enrolled in ESL/ELD program in another province

For all schools except for those outlined below in Pilot Proof of Residency Requirements

Proof of your child’s address - two documents, one from each of the categories below showing the home address:

• Category A ​​

  • Property Tax Bill / MPAC Notice of Assessment

  • Current Rental / Lease Agreement

  • Agreement of Purchase and Sale, including proof of purchase provided before the pupil attends the school, and;​

• ​​Category B

  • ​Utility Bill / e-Bill (i.e. Hydro, Water, Residential Phone/Cable/Internet Bill, Enbridge, Insurance Policy – Home, Tenant or Auto) 

• Other official/government documents (i.e. CRA Notice of Assessment, Statement of Old Age, Security T4 (OAS) or Statement of Canada Pension Plan Benefits, etc.)​​

• Documents not acceptable in Category A or B:

  • Driver’s License;

  • Health Card;

  • Credit Card Statement; or

  • Cell Phone Bill/e-Bill

• Elementary:  Bayview Hill ES, Buttonville PS, Central Park PS, Coledale PS, Crosby Heights PS, James Robinson PS, Parkview PS, Ramerwood PS, Richmond Rose PS, Silver Stream PS, Sixteenth Avenue PS, Unionville Meadows PS, Walter Scott PS, Unionville PS, Unnamed Markham Centre ES – holding at Parkview PS, and Unnamed Markham Centre ES – holding at Milliken Mills PS; 

• Secondary: Alexander Mackenzie HS, Bayview SS, Langstaff SS, Markham DHS, Markville SS, Middlefield CI, Thornlea SS and Unionville HS

Proof of your child’s address - Three Documents Required:

• One (1) from Category A, and Two (2) from Category B

• All documents must show home address for student living with the parent(s)/guardians(s)

• All documents must contain at least one parent or guardian’s name

• All Category A documents must be original.  Copies will not be accepted

Category A:

• Property tax Bill/MPAC notice of tax assessment (must be current - within past year)

• Purchase and sale agreement, including proof of purchase and closing date, provided before the student attends the school (must be current - within past year)

• Bank Statement/Financial letter: must be stamped by Financial Institution – financial details can be obscured (must be current – within two months)

• Any CRA document (i.e. Notice of Assessment, Canada Child Benefit, Goods and Services tax/Harmonized sales tax (GST/HST credit), Housing Benefits, etc.) (must be current – within past year)

Category B:

• Utility Bill/e-Bill (i.e., hydro, gas, water, residential phone/cable/internet Bill, insurance policy – home, tenant or auto) (must be current – within two months)

• Any CRA document (i.e. Notice of Assessment, Canada Child Benefit, Goods and Services tax/Harmonized sales tax (GST/HST credit), Housing Benefits, etc. (must be current – within past year) IF NOT USED FOR CATEGORY A

• Other official Provincial or Federal government documents that includes parent(s) or guardian(s) names and address (must be current – within past year).

Documents not acceptable in Category A or B:

• Driver’s License;

• Health Card;

• Lease or Rental Agreements

• Credit Card Statement; or

• Cell Phone Bill/e-Bill