If students are looking to vote, they won't need to wait long. Hundreds of thousands of students across Canada will soon be able to vote conveniently on their campus without having to rely on the vote by mail process—even if their permanent address is in a riding halfway across the country.
Over a hundred different campuses will have stations open from Noon to 6:00PM this Sunday (April 13th), and 9:00AM-9:00M Monday through Wednesday (April 14th to April 16th). Voting is easy at these locations, and Elections Canada will be available to help students with any questions or issues they have.
Students can only vote once, and in only one electoral district. Students must be able to provide some form of ID linking them to their address in the riding they intend to vote for, and there are many ID options to do so.
Students wishing to vote should know the name of the candidate they are voting for in the riding they are voting for, as the ballot will require you to write down the candidates name. The list of candidates will be available at the vote on campus locations for students' use.
If students do not vote during the Vote on Campus program, they can still vote for their home riding at their Elections Canada office until April 22nd or by mail as long as it arrives by April 28th. If students are looking to vote locally instead, they also have the option to vote at their assigned advance polling place shortly after Vote on Campus closes, or on their assigned polling place on election day on April 28th. They can check these assigned locations through the Voter Information Service.
