16 (1) Every year, the assessment corporation shall prepare a list showing, for each municipality or locality, name of every person who is entitled to support a school board and the type of school board that the person supports.  The corporation shall deliver the list to the secretary of each school board in the municipality or locality on or before September 30 in the year. 1997, c. 43, Sched. G, s. 18 (12). Information from C.E.O. (2) The assessment corporation may prepare the list referred to in subsection (1) on the basis of information that is, (a)  provided to the assessment corporation by the Chief Electoral Officer under section 17.2 of the Election Act; or (b)  obtained from any source the assessment corporation considers reliable. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3 (1). Application respecting school support (3) Any person may apply to the assessment corporation, in a written, electronic or other form approved by the Minister, to have his or her name included or altered in the assessment roll as a supporter of a type of school board under the Education Act. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3 (1). School support (4) Unless an application is received and approved by the assessment corporation under section 16 to the contrary, the assessment corporation shall indicate in the assessment roll that a person is an English-language public board supporter if that person is entitled to be such a supporter under the Education Act. 1997, c. 31, s. 143 (10); 1997, c. 43, Sched. G, s. 18 (14). Format of list (5) At the request of the secretary of the school board, the assessment corporation may deliver the list referred to in subsection (1) in a format that will facilitate the use of mechanical or electronic means in the printing, reproduction or other use of the list. R.S.O. 1990, c. A.31, s. 16 (5); 1997, c. 43, Sched. G, s. 18 (15). Regulations (6) The Minister may make regulations prescribing the procedures to be used by a person applying to the assessment corporation under subsection (3). 1997, c. 5, s. 10 (2); 1997, c. 43, Sched. G, s. 18 (16). Approval of application (7) If the assessment corporation is satisfied that the inclusion or alteration requested in an application under subsection (3) should be made, the corporation shall approve the application; its approval is indicated by the signature of its agent or employee. 1997, c. 43, Sched. G, s. 18 (17). Delivery of application by assessment corporation (8) If the assessment corporation approves an application under subsection (3), the assessment corporation shall deliver a copy of the approved application to, (a)  the secretary of each school board in the municipality or locality in which the applicant is entitled to support a school board; and (b)  the Chief Electoral Officer. 2020, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3 (2). Refusal to approve application (9) Subject to subsection (10), if in the opinion of the assessment corporation, the statements made by an applicant in the applicant’s application under this section do not show that the applicant is entitled to have the list amended as requested, the corporation shall inform the applicant in writing that the application is refused, that the school support of the applicant as designated on the list prepared under this section will be confirmed on the notice of assessment to which the applicant is entitled under section 31 and that the applicant may, upon receipt of the notice of assessment, appeal the school support designation as confirmed by the assessment corporation to the Assessment Review Board under section 40. R.S.O. 1990, c. A.31, s. 16 (9); 1997, c. 43, Sched. G, s. 18 (19). Application considered after delivery of notice of assessment (10) Where an application under this section has been received by the assessment corporation before the day fixed for the return of the roll but has not been considered by the corporation until after the delivery of the notice of assessment provided for in section 31, the assessment corporation shall, if the corporation refuses the application, inform the applicant in writing that the inclusion or amendment requested in the application is refused and that an appeal may be taken by appealing to the Assessment Review Board the applicant’s school support designation as shown on the notice of assessment delivered under section 31 but, where the assessment corporation approves the application, the corporation shall deliver to the applicant an amended notice of assessment. R.S.O. 1990, c. A.31, s. 16 (10); 1997, c. 43, Sched. G, s. 18 (19); 1998, c. 33, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1991, c. 11, s. 2 - 01/01/1991; 1997, c. 5, s. 10 (2) - 01/12/1997; 1997, c. 31, s. 143 (8-11) - 01/01/1998; 1997, c. 43, Sched. G, s. 18 (12-19) - 31/12/1998; 1998, c. 33, s. 3 - 31/12/1998 2020, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3 (1, 2) - 01/01/2023