Ontario election 2025: How and where you can vote

It’s election day in Ontario. Ballots can be cast at the voting location listed on your Voter Information Card.

Who can vote?

Anyone who is 18 years old, lives in Ontario and holds Canadian citizenship.

Where can you vote?

Elections Ontario mailed out Voter Information Cards (VIC) to all registered voters the week of Feb. 17. The VIC has all the information on what riding you are in, the local election office and polling stations you can attend on election day.

Registered voters can also access a scannable digital Voter Information Card anytime through the Elections Ontario app.

However, if you did not get a VIC, you can still cast your ballot if you are a Canadian citizen and an Ontario resident who is 18 years of age or over on Feb. 27, you are eligible to vote.

If you have not registered yet, you can still vote by registering in person at your local elections office or at your designated polling station on election day.

To find your voting location, you can use the Voter Information Service on the Elections Ontario website.

How can I vote?

In order to vote, one piece of valid ID is required along with your Voter Information Card. If you do not have a Voter Information Card, the ID should show your name and home address.

The ID does not have to be a photo ID, but if you choose to use a photo ID your appearance does not need to match the ID. You can also use an electronic copy of your ID which can be printed out or displayed on a mobile device. Information about sex or gender expression is not required.

Acceptable IDs include most documents issued by the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario or a municipality in Ontario and can range from a drivers licensee to an insurance statement. International IDs are not accepted.

Find a full list of acceptable IDs on the Elections Ontario website.

If you have recently moved but did not update your address with Elections Ontario, you can do so when you go to vote on election day.

If you do not have a permanent address, you are still eligible to vote. Elections Ontario says the place where you have returned to most often to eat or sleep in the past five weeks is considered your current address for voting purposes.

In this case, if you do not have an ID showing both your name and home address, the administrator of your shelter, food bank or community health care facility that you use most often can provide you with a Certificate of Identity and Residence form.

Can I vote online?

There are no options to vote online in this election.

Advance polling was held Feb. 20-22. Voters were also able to cast their ballot at their local election office until Feb. 26.

Attending school away from home?

You can choose to vote in your home riding or the riding where you are attending university or college. Proof of address and ID is necessary, and on-campus voting is available to those who live on-campus.

Vote by home visit or vote when away as a member of the Canadian Forces

Voting by home visit

You can request to vote by home visit if you are unable to go to your local elections office or polling station or if you need assistance to vote.

To request a home visit, you must have contacted your local elections office by 6 p.m. on Feb. 26 to schedule it.

If your request is approved, you will be visited by two election officials who will bring a voting kit to your home to assist in voting.

As with in-person voting, you will need to show a piece of ID and complete an application form before receiving a write-in ballot to vote. You are then required to write the first and last name of the candidate of your choice on the ballot, fold it and place it in the envelope provided before returning it to the election official.

Voting when away as a member of the Canadian Forces or in service of the government

(Note: the deadline to vote by mail has now passed)

If you are in the Canadian Forces or in the service of the Government of Canada or Government of Ontario and living outside your electoral district, you can still vote by mail or add yourself to the Register of Absentee Voters.

If you are on the Register of Absentee voters, you will automatically be sent a voting kit to vote by mail when an election is called in your electoral district.

The Elections Ontario website has more information information of the steps necessary to cast your vote in different circumstances.

With files from Dilshad Burman