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 Oakville West 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:
YMCA Oakville
410 Rebecca Street, Oakville
W.H. Morden Public School
180 Morden Road, Oakville
St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School
124 Dorval Drive, Oakville
Eastview Public School
2266 Hixon Street, Oakville
Sir John Colborne Senior's Centre
1565 Old Lakeshore Road, Oakville
Brookdale Public School
1195 Bridge Road, Oakville
St Dominic Parish
2415 Rebecca Street, Oakville
St. Nicholas Catholic School
477 Warminster Rd. Drive, Oakville
T. A. Blakelock High School
1160 Rebecca Street, Oakville
Walton Memorial United Church
2489 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville
Queen Elizabeth Park Community Centre
2302 Bridge Road, Oakville
St. Mary Catholic Elementary School
2175 Colonel William Parkway, Oakville
St. Matthew Catholic School
1050 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville
Abbey Park High School
1455 Glen Abbey Gate, Oakville
Glen Abbey Community Centre
1415 Third Line, Oakville
Heritage Glen Public School
1641 Heritage Way, Oakville
Emily Carr Public School
2255 Pine Glen Road, Oakville
Forestview Church Without Walls - Church Hall
3175 Dundas Street West, Oakville
Trafalgar Park Community Centre
133 Rebecca Street, Oakville
Oakwood Public School
357 Bartos Drive, Oakville
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 486
79 Jones Street, Oakville
Gladys Speers Public School
2150 Samway Road, Oakville
Hope Bible Church
500 Great Lakes Boulevard, Oakville
St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School
1550 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville
Abbey Lane Public School
1160 Old Abbey Lane, Oakville
Pilgrim Wood Public School
1551 Pilgrims Way, Oakville
St. Teresa of Calcutta Elementary School
1190 Westview Terrace, Oakville
Ste Marie School
336 Maurice Drive, Oakville
St. Bernadette Catholic School
1201 Heritage Way, Oakville
Forest Trail Public School
1406 Pine Glen Road, Oakville
St. Joan of Arc Elementary School
2912 Westoak Trails Boulevard, Oakville
St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre
1280 Dundas Street West, Oakville
Garth Webb Secondary School
2820 Westoak Trails Boulevard, Oakville
Palermo Public School
2561 Valleyridge Drive, Oakville
The Kensington Retirement Residence
25 Lakeshore Road West, Oakville
Captain R. Wilson Public School
2145 Grand Oak Trail, Oakville
Ennisclare on the Lake HCC83
2185 Marine Drive, Suite 100, Oakville
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
Sima Acan
Liberal
Liberal
Tim Crowder
Conservative
Conservative
Diane Downey
NDP
NDP
Martin Gegus
Independent
Independent
Chris Kowalchuk
Green
Green
JD Meaney
PPC
PPC
Your pick for MP
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Your choice
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Your plan to vote
How
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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
| Sima Acan | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Tim Crowder | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Diane Downey | New Democratic Party |
| Martin Gegus | |
| Chris Kowalchuk | Green Party of Canada |
| JD Meaney | People's Party of Canada |
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