Ballots can be cast until 8:30 p.m.
Nearly 250,000 Elections Canada workers will process an estimated 28 million registered voters at polling stations today.
Early voters made history in the lead-up to the election, with a record 7.3 million people casting their votes in advance polls.
Candidates vying to represent the federal riding of Tobique-Mactaquac are:
Richard Bragdon, Conservative Party of Canada (Leader Pierre Pollievre), Julian Moulton, Liberal Party of Canada (Leader Mark Carney), Michael John Winter, New Democratic Party (Leader Jagmeet Singh), Liam MacDougall, Green Party of Canada (Co-leaders Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault), and Vern Brundle, People’s Party of Canada (Leader Maxime Bernier).
Voter information
If you are voting today, Elections Canada says here’s what you need to know:
- Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years old are eligible to vote today.
- Electors must vote at their assigned polling station.
- To find out where to vote, electors can check their voter information card. If they did not receive a card, they can visit elections.ca and enter their postal code in the Voter Information Service box or call 1-800-463-6868.
- Voting hours (local time):
| Time zone | Voting hours |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland | 8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. |
| Atlantic | 8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. |
| Eastern | 9:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. |
| Central (except in Saskatchewan) | 8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. |
| Mountain and Saskatchewan | 7:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m. |
| Pacific | 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. |
- To vote, electors must be registered. Those who are not registered can register at their polling station when they go to vote. Unregistered electors can enter their information online, print a pre-filled registration certificate and bring it with them for faster service at the polls.
- Electors must prove their identity and address. They can visit Election Canada’s website for the list of accepted ID or call 1-800-463-6868 for more information.
- To make the voting process easier, electors should bring their voter information card, along with an accepted ID, when they go to their polling station. They do not need to have a voter information card to vote.
- Electors who want to minimize their wait time at the polls should avoid peak times, such as the morning opening of the polls and dinnertime in the evening.
- Electors voting by special ballot from within their electoral district who have not yet mailed back their completed ballot must return it in person to their local Elections Canada office; they have until the polls close in their riding to do so. Special ballots received after polls have closed cannot be counted.
- To ensure that preliminary results are available as quickly as possible, Elections Canada is adding workers and plans to start counting some ballots early.
- Preliminary election results will be published on elections.ca as soon as they become available.
- Candidates may send representatives (scrutineers) to observe ballot counting at polling places and local Elections Canada offices.
