While registering in advance can save you time at the polling station on election day, you can still register at the polls.
All Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years old on April 28, 2025 are eligible to vote in the federal election.
The quickest way to register, or confirm if you’re registered, is through the Elections Canada website. You will need your legal name, birth date, and address. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces can also update their information using their service number. The deadline to update your information online is April 22, as is the deadline to register to vote by mail.
The address given needs to be where your home is located, either the street address or the Section/Township/Range/Meridian address for rural electors who receive their mail at a P.O. Box.
You can also register to vote at the polling station on election day.
All voters need to prove their identity at the polling station prior to casting their vote.
The easiest way is to show your driver’s license, or another piece of government identification which includes your photo, name, and current address.
You can also prove identity using a combination of mail addressed to you (like your voter registration card) and another identity document such as a band membership card, Indian status card, birth certificate, health card, or government cheque or cheque stub. For a complete list of accepted identity documents, see Elections.ca
If you have no identification to prove you are eligible to vote, you can still vote if someone who knows you and can prove their identity is physically present at the polling station to vouch for you.
The federal election is being held on April 28, 2025.
There are a number of opportunities for early voting, including by mail and in person at any Elections Canada office. The office for Fort McMurray-Cold Lake is at Suite 117, 4910-50 Ave in Cold Lake. The office for Lakeland is at Suite 145, 5341-50 Ave in Vegreville.
People who register to vote in advance by special ballot can not change their minds and vote in person.
A complete list of candidates for all ridings will be available on April 9.
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces can vote on their base from April 14-19.
Incarcerated electors will need a special ballot, but can vote from the prison where they are serving their sentence on April 16. One of the staff at the prison is responsible for helping inmates register.
Advance polls are open from April 18-21. The locations of advance polls will be printed on the voter information card mailed in the coming weeks, and published online after April 1.
