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Template letters for writing to your municipal councillor or provincial MPP about data centre development in Ontario. Find your representative below, download a letter, and customize it with your name and concerns before sending.

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Find your representative
Use the lookup tool below to find your municipal councillor and provincial MPP contact pages.
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Download the template
Choose the letter for your councillor (municipal) or MPP (provincial), and open it in Word or Google Docs.
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Customize and send
Fill in your name, address, and your representative's details. Add any specific local concerns, then email or mail it.

Find Your Representative

Search for your municipality to find your councillor's contact page and ward information. For your provincial MPP, use the province-wide tools below.

Municipal Councillor Lookup
Select your municipality to find your council members page and ward map. Covers 33 Ontario municipalities — if your municipality isn’t here, you can do a quick web search to find the information.
Municipality not listed? Your councillor's contact information is publicly available. Search "[your municipality name] council members" in your browser — the official municipal website will be the first or second result. All council contact pages are maintained by the municipality and updated after each election.
Provincial — MPP Directory
Find your MPP by name or riding
The Ontario Legislative Assembly lists all current MPPs. Search by riding name or browse the full directory.
Ontario MPP Directory ↗

Template Letters

Each letter covers the key issues around transparency, community consultation, and environmental disclosure. Customize the bracketed sections and edit or add any further details you’d like before sending.

Municipal
Letter to Your Councillor
Send to: Your ward councillor at your local municipality
  • Mandatory community consultation before data centre approvals
  • Public disclosure of water consumption, electricity demand, and infrastructure costs
  • Zoning frameworks that reflect the scale of modern hyperscale facilities
  • Regular, plain-language updates throughout the approval process
↓ Download Municipal Letter (.docx)

Opens in Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Fill in your name, address, date, and councillor’s details before sending.

Provincial
Letter to Your MPP
Send to: Your Member of Provincial Parliament at Queen’s Park
  • A publicly accessible provincial registry of data centre proposals
  • Mandatory community consultation before provincial approvals
  • Public disclosure of water use, electricity demand, and cooling system type
  • A provincial framework for data centre zoning and oversight
  • Plain-language public updates throughout the approval process
↓ Download Provincial Letter (.docx)

Opens in Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Fill in your name, address, date, and MPP’s details before sending.

For informational purposes only. Template letters are provided as a starting point — review and customize before sending. Contact information for councillors and MPPs changes after elections and by-elections; always verify current contact details on the official municipal or provincial website before sending. This resource is not affiliated with any government body or political party.