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 Richmond Hill South 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:
Adrienne Clarkson Public School
68 Queens College Drive, Richmond Hill
Langstaff Community Centre - GYM C
155 Red Maple Road, Richmond Hill
O.M. MacKillop Public School
206 Lucas Street, Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill Christian Community Church
9670 Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill
Beverley Acres Public School
283 Neal Drive, Richmond Hill
Ross Doan Public School
101 Weldrick Road West, Richmond Hill
St. Mary Immaculate Catholic School
161 Regent Street, Richmond Hill
Richvale Community Centre - Gym
160 Avenue Road, Richmond Hill
Charles Howitt Public School
30 Pearson Avenue, Richmond Hill
Rouge Woods Community Centre - Sugar Maple Room North
110 Shirley Drive, Richmond Hill
Ed Sackfield Arena - Program Room 1
311 Valleymede Drive, Richmond Hill
Doncrest Public School
124 Blackmore Avenue, Richmond Hill
Bayview Hill Elementary School
81 Strathearn Avenue, Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill Chinese Baptist Church Gym
136 Hillsview Drive, Richmond Hill
Langstaff Secondary School
106 Garden Avenue, Richmond Hill
Elgin Barrow Arena Complex
43 Church Street South, Richmond Hill
M.L. McConaghy Centre - Multi Purpose Room
10100 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill
Sixteenth Avenue Public School
400 16th Avenue, Richmond Hill
Pleasantville Public School
400 Mill Street, Richmond Hill
Redstone Public School
235 Redstone Road, Richmond Hill
Walter Scott Public School
500 Major MacKenzie Drive East, Richmond Hill
St. Joseph Catholic School
301 Roney Avenue, Richmond Hill
Crosby Heights Public School
190 Neal Drive, Richmond Hill
Christ The King Catholic School
329 Valleymede Drive, Richmond Hill
Bayview Hill Community Centre - Al White
114 Spadina Road, Richmond Hill
St. Anne Catholic School
105 Don Head Village Boulevard, Richmond Hill
Langstaff Community Centre - Gym A
155 Red Maple Road, Richmond Hill
Residences at South Unionville Square
8323 Kennedy Road, Markham
Langstaff Community Centre - GYM B
155 Red Maple Road, Richmond Hill
Silver Pines Public School
112 Stave Crescent, Richmond Hill
Dunlop Pines Seniors Apartments
76-78 Dunlop Street, Richmond Hill
Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic School
275 Redstone Road, Richmond Hill
Ed Sackfield Arena - Program Room 2
311 Valleymede Drive, Richmond Hill
Langstaff Square Care Community
170 Red Maple Road, Richmond Hill
Bayview Secondary School
10077 Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill
Observatory One
100 Observatory Lane, Richmond Hill
Observatory Towers
25 Marshall Street, Richmond Hill
Empire Place on Yonge Phase 2
19 Northern Heights Drive, Richmond Hill
Empire Place on Yonge Phase 3
9 Northern Heights Drive, Richmond Hill
Bayview Place
8501 Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill
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
Ebrahim Astaraki
NDP
NDP
Vincent Ho
Conservative
Conservative
Majid Jowhari
Liberal
Liberal
Alison Lam
Green
Green
Joshua Sideris
PPC
PPC
Yan Wang
Independent
Independent
Juni Yeung
CFP
CFP
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
| Ebrahim Astaraki | New Democratic Party |
| Vincent Ho | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Majid Jowhari | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Alison Lam | Green Party of Canada |
| Joshua Sideris | People's Party of Canada |
| Yan Wang | |
| Juni Yeung | Canadian Future Party |
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