Voting means:

• Expressing your opinion on the issues that are important to you and the decisions that affect your life.
• Electing the Member of the National Assembly who will be tasked with defending your interests and voicing your concerns.
• Expressing your opinion on how social programs and our collective wealth (over 100 billion dollars) are administered every year.
• Contributing financially to help the candidate or political party that agrees with your priorities, because each vote has a financial value.
• Preserving the vitality of our democracy.

You'd like to vote, but...

• You lack information on candidates and political parties
  • Let us to suggest a few points for you to consider.
• You don’t have enough time
  • On election day, your employer must provide you four consecutive hours to vote, between 9:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. This does not take into account the time you are normally allowed for meals.
  • Advance voting gives you more flexibility on when you can vote. Check the dates (there are several) and hours of operation of the advance polling stations on the notice we sent at the beginning of the election period.
• You are currently outside your electoral division
  • You can vote for a candidate of your electoral division in the electoral division where you are during the five day voting period at the office of the returning officer. All you need to do is visit the office of the returning officer.
• You’ve never voted
  • Voting in elections is a good habit. Your participation helps maintain the health of our democracy.
  • To find out how the voting process works, see the description of an election in The steps to voting.

 Other voting options may also be available to you.