If you are not on the voters’ list, what can you do?
- Ask the Prime Minister for permission
- Vote in a different riding
- You can still be added to the voters’ list at any time, including on election day
- You cannot vote in that election
Answer: You can still be added to the voters’ list at any time, including on election day
Not being on the voters’ list does not take away your vote. You can be added to the list at any time, including on election day. On election day, bring your voter information card and proof of your identity and address to the polling station.
Learn more: Who can vote and the voters’ list
- To vote in a federal election or referendum you must be: a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old on voting day, and on the voters’ list.
- Elections Canada is a neutral (non-partisan) agency of Parliament. It runs federal elections and produces the voters’ lists.
- The voters’ lists come from the National Register of Electors, a permanent database of Canadian citizens 18 or older who are qualified to vote in federal elections and referendums.
- Once an election is called, Elections Canada sends a voter information card by mail to each elector in the National Register of Electors.
- The voter information card confirms you are on the voters’ list and tells you when and where to vote, plus a number to call if you need an interpreter or other special services.
- Even if you chose not to be in the Register, or did not get a card, you can be added to the voters’ list at any time, including on election day.
- Vote at the polling station listed on your voter information card, on election day or at an advance poll.