How to vote in the 2025 Canadian general election
How to vote in the 2025 Canadian general election
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You can vote in the Markham—Stouffville election!
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Are you registered to vote?
When and where will you vote?
There is one way left to vote this election.
On election day, Apr 28
At your designated polling place
When: Monday, April 28, from 9:30am EDT to 9:30pm EDT
Step 1:
Use Elections Canada's Voter Information Service to find your election day polling place:
Go to the Voter Information Service
Step 2: Come back here and make a note of your polling place:
Dr. Nelson F. Tomlinson Community Centre
4941 Old Brock Road, Claremont
James Robinson Public School
90 Robinson Street, Markham
Markham District High School
89 Church Street, Markham
William Armstrong Public School
11 Major Buttons Drive, Markham
Mount Joy Community Centre
6140 16th Avenue, Markham
Ramer Wood Public School
11 Cairns Drive, Markham
Highgate Public School
35 Highgate Drive, Markham
Harry Bowes Public School
90 Greenwood Road, Stouffville
Roy H. Crosby Public School
115 Drakefield Road, Markham
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School
230 Fincham Avenue, Markham
St. Edward Catholic School
33 Cairns Drive, Markham
Wendat Village Public School
99 Reeves Way Boulevard, Stouffville
EastRidge Church
12485 Tenth Line, Stouffville
Bill Hogarth Secondary School
100 Donald Sim Avenue, Markham
Mount Joy Public School
281 Williamson Road, Markham
Reesor Park Public School
69 Wootten Way North, Markham
Stouffville District Secondary School
801 Hoover Park Drive, Stouffville
Glad Park Public School
300 Glad Park Avenue, Stouffville
Whitchurch-Stouffville Leisure Centre
2 Park Drive, Stouffville
Little Rouge Public School
571 Country Glen Road, Markham
Stouffville Arena
12483 Ninth Line, Stouffville
Black Walnut Public School
30 John Allan Cameron Street, Markham
Markham Village Community Centre
6041 Highway 7, Markham
Sam Chapman Public School
270 Alfred Paterson Drive, Markham
Greensborough Public School
80 Alfred Paterson Drive, Markham
Markham Seniors Activity Centre
22 Water Street, Markham
Fred Varley Public School
81 Alexander Lawrie Avenue, Markham
The Swan Club (Swan Lake)
100 Lakeside Vista Way, Markham
St. Brigid Catholic School
223 Millard Street, Stouffville
St. Julia Billiart Catholic School
2070 Bur Oak Avenue, Markham
Upper Village Condos 2
9506 Markham Road, Markham
Parkview Village
12184 Ninth Line, Stouffville
St. Brendan Catholic School
751 Hoover Park Drive, Stouffville
Thomson Court Apartments
1 Thomson Court, Markham
Bur Oak Secondary School
933 Bur Oak Avenue, Markham
Cornell Village Public School
186 Country Glen Road, Markham
Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
2780 Bur Oak Avenue, Markham
St. Joseph Catholic School
388 White's Hill Avenue, Markham
Plan a time to vote:
Who are you voting for?
We'll help you decide with 2 easy steps!
Step 1: Review the candidate profiles
See your candidates
Step 2: Come back here and choose your pick
Need another look at your options?
Compare the party platforms
Shahzad Ahmed
Centrist
Centrist
Serena Cheung
NDP
NDP
Helena Jaczek
Liberal
Liberal
Niran Jeyanesan
Conservative
Conservative
Myles O'Brien
Green
Green
René de Vries
PPC
PPC
Your pick for MP
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Your choice
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Your plan to vote
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What to bring
One photo ID card issued by a Canadian government (federal, provincial, territorial, or local) with your photo, name, and current address.
2 pieces of ID, both with your name, proving who you are and where you live:
- At least 1 piece must have your residential address
- Both pieces must have your name
Valid pieces of ID include documents, bills, ID cards, and ID bracelets from various government and non-government sources. See the "Examples of acceptable ID" section below for examples.
Someone who knows you and is assigned to your polling station who can vouch for you. They must be able to prove their identity and address.
A person can vouch for only one other person, except in long-term care facilities.
Be on the safe side: Bring extra ID if you can.
Examples of acceptable ID
- From a government or government agency:
- band membership card
- birth certificate
- Canadian citizenship card or certificate
- Canadian Forces identity card
- Canadian passport (accepted only as proof of identity)
- card issued by an Inuit local authority
- firearms licence
- government cheque or cheque stub
- government statement of benefits
- health card
- income tax assessment
- Indian status card or temporary confirmation of registration
- library card
- licence or card issued for fishing, trapping or hunting
- liquor identity card
- Métis card
- old age security card
- parolee card
- property tax assessment or evaluation
- public transportation card
- social insurance number card
- vehicle ownership
- Veterans Affairs health care identification card
- From Elections Canada:
- targeted revision form to residents of long-term care facilities
- voter information card
- From an educational institution:
- correspondence issued by a school, college or university
- student identity card
- From a health care facility or organization:
- blood donor card
- CNIB card
- hospital card
- label on a prescription container
- identity bracelet issued by a hospital or long-term care facility
- medical clinic card
- From a financial institution:
- bank statement
- credit card
- credit card statement
- credit union statement
- debit card
- insurance certificate, policy or statement
- mortgage contract or statement
- pension plan statement
- personal cheque
- From a private organization:
- employee card
- residential lease or sub-lease
- utility bill (e.g.: electricity; water; telecommunications services, including telephone, cable or satellite)
- Letters of confirmation:
- letter from a public curator, public guardian or public trustee
- letter of confirmation of residence from a First Nations band or reserve or an Inuit local authority
- letter of confirmation of residence from an Alberta Metis Settlement authority
- letter of confirmation of residence, letter of stay, admission form, or statement of benefits from a designated student residence, seniors' residence, long-term care facility, shelter, soup kitchen or community-based residential facility
Your pick for MLA
| Shahzad Ahmed | Centrist Party of Canada |
| Serena Cheung | New Democratic Party |
| Helena Jaczek | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Niran Jeyanesan | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Myles O'Brien | Green Party of Canada |
| René de Vries | People's Party of Canada |
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