How to vote in the 2025 Canadian general election
How to vote in the 2025 Canadian general election
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We'll walk you through things, step-by-step. Make sure to fill out everything you can!
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Then, we'll draw up your full plan to vote. You can print it, save it as a PDF, or have us send you a reminder text!
Can you vote?
Check all the boxes that apply to you:
Are you registered to vote?
When and where will you vote?
On election day, Apr 28
St. Paul's Anglican Church
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #560
Salvation Army Rideau Heights Corp
Artillery Park Aquatic Centre
Kingston Memorial Centre
Kingston Fire and Rescue Gore Road Station #3
Slush Puppy Place Gate 3
St. Luke's Anglican Church
Ban Righ Hall
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Calvin Park Branch KFPL
1479 John Counter Blvd (Second Floor Rear Bldg)
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour
Bath Road Baptist Church
Royal Kingston Curling Club
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall
Edith Rankin Memorial United Church
St. Paul the Apostle Church Hall
Salvation Army Kingston Citadel
Bayridge Alliance Church
Cataraqui Centre Entrance 1 (lower level)
The Westen
Kingston District Shrine Club
Portuguese Cultural Centre
Kingscourt Free Methodist Church
Thompson Drill Hall CFB Kingston
CFB Kingston Junior Ranks Mess JR's
Cooke's-Portsmouth United Church
Crossroads United Church
Bay Park Baptist Church
St. Peter's Anglican Church
Christ Church Cataraqui
Invista Centre North Entrance
Kingston City Hall
Royal Canadian Air Force Assoc 416 Wing
St. Thomas' Anglican Church
Kingston West Free Methodist Church
Kingston Gospel Temple
Rideau Heights Community Center Gym
Domino Theatre
City Christian Centre
Kingston Chinese Alliance Church
Kingston Alliance Church
St. Mark's Anglican Church
Victoria
Pine Hill Estate Club
Bowling Green II
The Frontenac
L'Hermitage West
480 Canatara Court
Sutton Mills
The Deerfield
The Herkimer
67 Village Drive
Portsmouth Place Centre
West Side Stories Apartments (Old Barber Shop)
766 John Counter Blvd
Arbour Heights
Walnut Grove Estate Community Centre
Shipyards
Village Towers
Locomotive Works
Who are you voting for?
Step 1: Review the candidate profiles
Step 2: Come back here and choose your pick
Need another look at your options?
Liberal
Green
NDP
Conservative
Your pick for MP
Are your friends voting?
Help spread a little democracy! Do one of the following:
Why we're asking you to spread the word
If we want to keep our democracy, we have to use it. And all most people need to go out and vote is a little push from a friend!
Your plan to vote
How
When
Where
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.
- 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
Mark Gerretsen | Liberal Party of Canada |
Fintan Hartnett | Green Party of Canada |
Daria Juüdi-Hope | New Democratic Party |
Bryan Paterson | Conservative Party of Canada |