It is today that Canadians choose their next parliament. Some 28.2 million voters are called to the ballot box to elect their deputies. Here is everything you need to know about the day of the vote.
On the day of the election, throughout the country, polling stations are open for 12 hours, at variable hours according to time zones.
Here are the opening hours of the polling stations, according to local time:
- Newfoundland: 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- The Maritimes and the Labrador: from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Quebec, Ontario and Nunavut: from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
- Manitoba: 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories: from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- British Columbia and Yukon: from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting hours are shifted so that the majority of results are known almost at the same time on the evening of the election.
Your employer has the obligation to grant you three consecutive hours to vote.
Depending on your work schedule and the opening hours of the polling stations in your constituency, it must allow you to arrive later, to leave earlier or to absent three hours during the day, under penalty of sanctions.
At the election office
To vote, you must go to the election office which was assigned to you by elections Canada.
-You will have to prove your identity and address using an identity document issued by the federal, provincial, territorial or local government (such as driving license) comprising your photo, name and address.
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Some 28.2 million Canadians are called to the polls.
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Another option is to present two identity documents, at least one indicates your address (for example, a health insurance card and an electricity bill).
An electoral official will give you a ballot that you can fill behind the voting booth, by inscribing an X in the circle next to the name of the candidate of your choice.
The vote is secret. Each voter has the right to choose the candidate he prefers, without undergoing any pressure or influence.
You then give your bulletin withdraw to the ballot personnel; This will detach the number from the ballot and give you the bulletin so that you can deposit it in the ballot box.
