Registering your name on the permanent list of electors or changing your information
Summary
If you are eligible to vote, but your name is not on the list of electors, or if you notice an error, you can correct this situation. Don't wait! On election day, you will not be able to register or change your address.
In this section
You wish to register or change your registration
First, enter your address below. This will allow us to check whether a by-election is underway in your electoral division.
Is your electoral division holding an election?
You wish to register
You may register:
- By filling out the online form Application for entry on Québec’s permanent list of electors
- Contact us
You wish to change your registration
You moved
To report a change of address, we recommend that you use the Service québécois de changement d'adresse (SQCA). We will automatically receive your new address.
You noticed an error
To correct an error, you must contact us.
If you no longer want your name on the list of electors
To remove your name from the list of electors, you can contact us or write a short letter requesting that your name be removed from the permanent list of electors. Attach a photocopy of two pieces of identification and mail it to us.
Regardless of which option you choose, you must provide one or more supporting documents to prove your identity and address.
Online
Until [jour -14], you can register or change your registration online. You may also apply in person until [jour -4].
Online registration or modification requests are processed from [-21 au -12].
By mail or fax
You can register or change your registration by mail or fax until [jour -14].
- Contact the returning officer of your electoral division for a paper form.
- Return the duly completed and signed form by mail or fax to the office of the returning officer. Ensure that the signed, completed form will arrive before [jour -14].
In-person
From [jour -21 au jour -4], go to the office of your returning officer.
The notice of entry that you will receive by mail at the beginning of the election period indicates the location, dates and hours of operation of the office.
Note: you must register before [jour -14] if you wish to vote in advance on [jour -8] or [jour -7].
When and where
Normally, addresses are listed as of [jour -31].
Vote at the same time
If you register your name on the list of electors at the following dates and times, you can also vote in advance. Please note that voting starts half an hour later than the registration. It also ends one hour earlier, except on [jour -4].
- [jour -10], from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [jour -9], from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- [jour -6] and [jour -5], from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- [jour -4], from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Via a family member
From [jour -21 au jour -14], a family member, your spouse, or a person who lives with you can submit a request to enter your name on the list of electors or to change your entry on your behalf. They can also request a change in your entry. They will have to present your supporting documents as well as their own.
After [jour -14], only the elector themselves can file an application for registration or change to the list of electors. Please note: if you register on the list of electors during this period, you will not be able to vote during the advance polling days ([jour -8] and [jour -7]), but only during polling days at the office of the returning officer and on election day.
Other options
If you are in one of the following situations, you may have another option to enter your name on the list of electors or change your entry.
- You are a student
- You are unable to move about for health reasons
- You live in a residential long-term care centre or a private seniors’ residence
- You are in a hospital, a rehabilitation centre, a palliative care home or an addiction resource
- You are outside Québec
- You are in another electoral division
- You are in a remote or isolated area
If you are moving
During an election period, if you move more than two weeks before the election, you must vote at the polling station of your new residence. To do this, you must change your address at the board of revisors assigned to your new address.
If you no longer want your name on the list of electors
To remove your name from the list of electors, you can apply to change your registration online, until [jour -14]. From [jour -21 au jour -4], you can also visit the office of your returning officer.
In this section
You wish to register
Outside an election period
You can apply for entry:
- By filling out the online form Application for entry on Québec’s permanent list of electors
- By contacting us
During an election period
To register or to change your entry on the list of electors during an election, go to the revision office at the address and during the hours indicated on the notice of entry sent by your municipality. Your parent, your spouse, or a person living with you may make a request for entry or a correction on your behalf.
If you don't live in the municipality, but own or co-own a building, you may be eligible to vote. Contact your returning officer to verify this.
To register, you must present two pieces of identification.
You wish to change your registration
You moved
To report a change of address outside an election period, we recommend that you use the Service québécois de changement d'adresse (SQCA).
You noticed an error
To correct an error outside an election period, you must contact us.
Important: The period to register or change your registration on the list of electors for the general municipal election on November 2, 2025, is now over.
You wish to register
Outside an election period
You can apply for entry:
- By filling out the online form Application for entry on Québec’s permanent list of electors
- By contacting us
During an election period
To register or to change your entry on the list of electors during an election, go to the revision office at the address and during the hours indicated on the notice of entry sent by your municipality or contact your returning officer..
To register, you must present two pieces of identification.
Your parent, your spouse, or a person living with you may make a request for entry or a correction on your behalf.
If you don't live in the municipality, but own or co-own a building, you may be eligible to vote. Contact your returning officer to verify this.
You wish to change your registration
You moved
To report a change of address outside an election period, we recommend that you use the Service québécois de changement d'adresse (SQCA).
You noticed an error
To correct an error outside an election period, you must contact us.
If you no longer want your name on the list of electors
To remove your name from the list of electors at any time, you can contact us or write a short letter requesting that your name be removed from the permanent list of electors. Attach a photocopy of two pieces of identification and mail it to us.
In this section
You wish to register
You may register:
- By filling out the online form Application for entry on Québec’s permanent list of electors
- Contact us
You wish to change your registration
You moved
To report a change of address, we recommend that you use the Service québécois de changement d'adresse (SQCA). We will automatically receive your new address.
You noticed an error
To correct an error, you must contact us.
If you no longer want your name on the list of electors
To remove your name from the list of electors, you can contact us or write a short letter requesting that your name be removed from the permanent list of electors. Attach a photocopy of two pieces of identification and mail it to us.
English-language school board list of electors
When a school election is called, we establish the list of electors. This list includes the electors found on the permanent list of electors in each of the school electoral divisions. We then send the list of electors for each English-language school board to the returning officers.
To apply for registration on the list of electors, or to make a change to your entry information, you must visit the revision office no later than [-19]. A parent, your spouse, or a person living with you may make the request for entry or make a correction on your behalf. To register, you must present two pieces of identification.
Revision office
For the location, days and hours of operation of your revision office, see the notice you might receive in the mail at the beginning of the election period from your English-language school board.
If you no longer want your name on the list of electors
To remove your name from the list of electors, you can contact us or write a short letter requesting that your name be removed from the permanent list of electors. Attach a photocopy of two pieces of identification and mail it to us.
