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Vote on advance polling days at your ASSIGNED polling station

They run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on:

  • Friday, April 18
  • Saturday, April 19
  • Sunday, April 20, or
  • Monday, April 21

The rules for voting on advance polling days in the federal election differ from those of some provincial elections, where you can vote at any advance voting place in the province. You cannot do the same in the federal election. If you choose to vote during advance polling days, you must vote at your assigned polling station. To find your advance polling station, check your voter information card or use the Voter Information Service. [same links as above]

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[–] BinzyBoi@lemmy.ca 76 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Just a reminder that a Conservative vote is literally a vote to destroy Canadian culture with their plans to defund the CBC.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And likely the country itself, since Polievre is a fucking coward who'll give the Toddler-in-Chief whatever he wants.

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[–] SirMaple__@lemmy.ca 41 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Regardless of the polling numbers. Get out and VOTE!!

If you can't make it to your assigned advance polling station you can VOTE at any Elections Canada Office before 6PM on April 22nd.

Ways to vote -> https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=vote&document=index&lang=e

Keys dates related to the upcoming election -> https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=kdt&document=index&lang=e

[–] ryan213@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've seen more people in line compared to the last two Ontario elections in total.

Bodes well for the non-traitors.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Currently in line with my family. The lines here are huge.

I guess with this being a stat everyone is available.

[–] christopher@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They should make voting days a holiday

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My job gives me three hours out of the workday so I can vote.

It can become a stat. It should be a stat. The precedent is there.

[–] thomas@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

It's a law, every employer must allow voters 3h of time to vote : https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=faq&document=faqtimo&lang=e

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 week ago

Some polls show a very close race, so this election might be much closer than suggested a week or two ago. Get out and vote!

[–] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Already voted. Civic duty done.

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[–] recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I woke up late to vote and damn I'm paying for it

Either way I'm glad to see the massive lineup over where I'm at🀌πŸ”₯

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Great! heading out to early vote this am.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why nearly? If you get there you may as well vote. πŸ˜‚

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I already voted - line up was huge ay the advance polls

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Longest lines I've seen at an early poll.

One of the staff said about an hour wait.

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I waited one hour to vote this morning. I don’t care though. One hour of my time to stop fascist is easy.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

One hour of my time to stop fascist is easy.

Absolutely. It's good to see so many people motivated to vote ASAP.

They're giving some of the older folks in the lineup chairs.

So far it's been a hour in line. Still a bunch of people ahead of us.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

They're giving some of the older folks in the lineup chairs.

They should be given priority. That's a 50 person queue who never thought of that.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm standing in line at the polls right now, and all I can say is to be prepared for long lines.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Yeah. We bailed as we're still nervous about lines and groups (#covid) and we'll go back when it's quieter.

I do not remember a queue like this ever before. Everyone must've had the same idea. Unless turn-out is insane - and this election was held against a very unsettling backdrop so, maybe - we're hoping it'll be quieter later.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Please go vote. It's imperative that everyone vote in this election.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was Good Friday (stat. holiday) so I think a number of people figured this was the best day to go.

[–] Ethank@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, from what I hear in my area, everyone went yesterday morning but it quieted down in the afternoon and evening

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Already voted before! It is a right that really should be exercised more often.

[–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My parents think it will steal their vote. Even if they don't vote. The elections in February they didn't vote, and were happy when I lied about saying I never voted. My grandparents are the opposite, and encourage me to vote.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How will your voting affect theirs? This is baffling.

Idk, I am not them.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago

5 minute lineup voting today; went relatively smoothly.

Anyone voting in one of those ridings with more than 8 candidates? How did that go?

[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago

I did my part meme. Toronto here. Arrived to advance polls mid-afternoon on Good Friday. Waited 30 min to vote. Lines were twice as long when I left. Similar reaction to others here: I've never seen advance voting this busy before. (It being a Stat holiday is probably a factor too.) If you don't want to wait long, go to advance voting, and go at a strategic time. I am guessing - and hope too - that turnout will be really big this year. Polls might be super busy on election day.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

Voted yesterday at 11 am, no one in line at my pole, but the one next to mine, there were about 20 people queued up. I think there might be a big turnout for this election.

[–] arrakark@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

30 min lineup at advance voting at about 4pm today. Everyone I talked to says it's longer than previous years!

[–] lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why don't they just call it "Election Week".

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Because the actual election day is the week after advance voting ends.

[–] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago

Nice to read that the lines are just as long for everyone else as they were for my lady and I. Brings a lot of comfort to see not only so many out to vote, but so many out to vote on early voting day!

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago

CANADA DOESNT NEED A SMALL ~pp~

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is there any early data on turnout?

[–] otters_raft@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/elections-canada-record-turnout-first-day-advance-voting-1.7514390

Elections Canada has announced preliminary estimates that show nearly two million electors voted Friday, the first day of advance polls.

FranΓ§ois Enguehard, a regional media advisor in the Atlantic region for Elections Canada, said the turnout is up 36 per cent from the first day of advance polling in the last election in 2021.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Thank you sir!

[–] Dearche@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

One hour lineup on fri.

Frankly surprised at how many others showed up that day, but glad. People need to be more active in the democratic process or else it only benefits the already powerful because they never forget to vote.

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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago

I did my part. Now hopefully the rest of you all don't fuck it up.

[–] t0fr@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

I went Saturday morning first thing. Walked in and out in under 5 minutes. This was the first time I did advance polling and I'm super happy I did.

[–] MrCallahan@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Voted over the weekend - we went later in the day, and it turned out to be perfect timing! literally no one in line when we got there, we were in and out in less than 3 minutes. I can't imagine what the lines are going to look like closer to the last day.

[–] senoculum@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

#NeverPoilievre

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Just voted. Lineups were slim to none. 15 minutes and done.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

I voted yesterday!

It was a smooth process, in and out in 5 minutes.

[–] dom@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

45min wait this morning

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