You are a student
Summary
During provincial general elections, many educational institutions host polling stations. This allows students to vote directly on their campus. Staff members can also do so, as can any elector who happens to be on-site.
Young people who cannot return to their domicile on election day can vote at a polling station in the educational institution they are attending.
Voting on campuses takes place approximately one week before election day.
Voting on campus takes place on:
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Where to vote
Many universities, CEGEPs, colleges, and vocational training centres host polling stations.
To find out if there will be one at your educational institution and to learn the dates and voting schedule, consult the list that we will be posting on this page during the election period .
It is not possible to vote at an educational institution during a by-election.
To find out if there will be one at your educational institution and to learn the dates and voting schedule, consult the list below.
Starting [jour -32], we gradually release the addresses of educational institutions where it is possible to vote.
Can’t find your educational institution? Check this page regularly.
Local and schedule are subject to change without notice. You may contact the returning officer of the school electoral division to confirm this information.
Your domicile’s electoral division
When you vote at a polling station on your campus, you cannot choose which electoral division you vote in. You must vote in your domicile’s electoral division.
What is a domicile?
Your domicile is the place you consider to be your principal residence, the address you give on your tax return and where you receive your official correspondence, for example.
At a polling station in an educational institution, you vote for a candidate in your domicile’s electoral division. Here are some examples to help you determine your electoral division.
- You live with your parents in Chicoutimi. Your mail is sent to their address and the address on your driver’s licence is that of the family home, but you are temporarily living in Montréal while you go to school. You will be able to vote at your educational institution in Montréal for a candidate in the Chicoutimi electoral division.
- You moved to Montréal and you consider your new apartment to be your principal residence. You use this address on your tax return, among other places, and you have completed your change of address. You will vote at your educational institution in Montréal, for a candidate in the electoral division in which your apartment is located.
- You are originally from Ottawa and you are living in Lévis while you go to school. You intend to move back to Ontario and you have kept your Ontario driver’s licence and your Ontario health card, for example. In this case, you will not be able to vote in Québec, since you do not meet the conditions for voting.
These examples are for informational purposes only. Each situation must be analyzed according to its specific circumstances.
You can also consult Éducaloi’s info sheet (PDF – inFrench) to find out which electoral division to vote in.
Register your name on the permanent list of electors or change your information
You can register your name on the list of electors or change your information at all polling stations set up in educational institutions.
You can first confirm your entry.
To register your name on the list of electors or change your information, you must establish your identity and your domiciliary address by presenting one or more supporting documents that confirm your surname, given name, date of birth, and address.
A driver’s licence lets you establish your identity and your address at the same time. You can also present a health insurance card to establish your identity and an electricity bill to establish your address. The documents mentioned here are examples. Election officers may ask you for additional supporting documents to confirm your identity and your domiciliary address. They analyze each application for entry or change to the list of electors.