How to vote in the 2025 Canadian general election
How to vote in the 2025 Canadian general election
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You can vote in the Bowmanville—Oshawa North election!
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Are you registered to vote?
When and where will you vote?
There is one way left to vote this election.
On election day, Apr 28
At your designated polling place
When: Monday, April 28, from 9:30am EDT to 9:30pm EDT
Step 1:
Use Elections Canada's Voter Information Service to find your election day polling place:
Go to the Voter Information Service
Step 2: Come back here and make a note of your polling place:
Ebenezer United Church
1669 Courtice Road, Courtice
Bowmanville High School
49 Liberty Street North, Bowmanville
Maranatha Christian Reformed Church
2805 Hwy#2 Highway East, Bowmanville
Tyrone Community Centre
2716 Concession 7 Road, Bowmanville
Carriage Country Baptist Church
4830 Trulls Road, Hampton
Trulls Road Free Methodist Church
2301 Trulls Road, Courtice
Lydia Trull Public School
80 Avondale Drive, Courtice
Oshawa and District Shrine Club
1626 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa
Columbus Community Centre
3265 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa
Seneca Trail Public School
1915 Queensbury Drive, Oshawa
Delpark Homes Centre (North Entrance)
1661 Harmony Road North, Oshawa
Kedron United Church
1995 Ritson Road North, Oshawa
Northern Dancer Public School
2200 Bridle Road, Oshawa
Charles Bowman Public School
195 Bons Avenue, Bowmanville
Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex
2440 Highway 2, Bowmanville
St. Paul's United Church
178 Church Street, Bowmanville
Clarington Central Secondary School
200 Clarington Boulevard, Bowmanville
Rehoboth Christian Reformed Church
130 Scugog Street, Bowmanville
Harold Longworth Public School
350 Longworth Avenue, Bowmanville
Hope Fellowship Church
1685 Bloor Street, Courtice
Jeanne Sauve Public School
950 Coldstream Drive, Oshawa
Kedron Public School
1935 Ritson Road North, Oshawa
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Clarington
37 Spicer Square, Bowmanville
Campus Ice Centre
2200 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa
Enniskillen/Tyrone United Church
2702 Concession Road 7, Tyrone
Faith United Church
1778 Nash Road, Courtice
Liberty Pentecostal Church
1965 Bowmanville Avenue, Bowmanville
Hampton United Church
5454 Old Scugog Road, Hampton
Courtice Secondary & Intermediate School
1717 Nash Road, Courtice
John M. James Public School
175 Mearns Avenue, Bowmanville
South Courtice Arena
1595 Prestonvale Road, Courtice
General W Sikorski Banquet Hall
1551 Stevenson Road North, Oshawa
Norman G. Powers Public School
1555 Coldstream Drive, Oshawa
Maxwell Heights Secondary School
1100 Coldstream Drive, Oshawa
Family Worship & Outreach Centre
1731 Bloor Street, Courtice
Wheelhouse Recreation Centre
1 Wheelhouse Drive, Newcastle
Elsie MacGill Public School
800 Greenhill Avenue, Oshawa
Plan a time to vote:
Who are you voting for?
We'll help you decide with 2 easy steps!
Step 1: Review the candidate profiles
See your candidates
Step 2: Come back here and choose your pick
Need another look at your options?
Compare the party platforms
Clint Cole
United
United
Julie Dietrich
Green
Green
Bridget Girard
Liberal
Liberal
Pranay Gunti
Independent
Independent
Ghuzna Imam
Centrist
Centrist
Jamil Jivani
Conservative
Conservative
Elenor Marano
NDP
NDP
Adam Smith
Rhino
Rhino
Thomas Zekveld
CHP
CHP
Your pick for MP
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Your choice
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Your plan to vote
How
When
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What to bring
One photo ID card issued by a Canadian government (federal, provincial, territorial, or local) with your photo, name, and current address.
2 pieces of ID, both with your name, proving who you are and where you live:
- At least 1 piece must have your residential address
- Both pieces must have your name
Valid pieces of ID include documents, bills, ID cards, and ID bracelets from various government and non-government sources. See the "Examples of acceptable ID" section below for examples.
Someone who knows you and is assigned to your polling station who can vouch for you. They must be able to prove their identity and address.
A person can vouch for only one other person, except in long-term care facilities.
Be on the safe side: Bring extra ID if you can.
Examples of acceptable ID
- From a government or government agency:
- band membership card
- birth certificate
- Canadian citizenship card or certificate
- Canadian Forces identity card
- Canadian passport (accepted only as proof of identity)
- card issued by an Inuit local authority
- firearms licence
- government cheque or cheque stub
- government statement of benefits
- health card
- income tax assessment
- Indian status card or temporary confirmation of registration
- library card
- licence or card issued for fishing, trapping or hunting
- liquor identity card
- Métis card
- old age security card
- parolee card
- property tax assessment or evaluation
- public transportation card
- social insurance number card
- vehicle ownership
- Veterans Affairs health care identification card
- From Elections Canada:
- targeted revision form to residents of long-term care facilities
- voter information card
- From an educational institution:
- correspondence issued by a school, college or university
- student identity card
- From a health care facility or organization:
- blood donor card
- CNIB card
- hospital card
- label on a prescription container
- identity bracelet issued by a hospital or long-term care facility
- medical clinic card
- From a financial institution:
- bank statement
- credit card
- credit card statement
- credit union statement
- debit card
- insurance certificate, policy or statement
- mortgage contract or statement
- pension plan statement
- personal cheque
- From a private organization:
- employee card
- residential lease or sub-lease
- utility bill (e.g.: electricity; water; telecommunications services, including telephone, cable or satellite)
- Letters of confirmation:
- letter from a public curator, public guardian or public trustee
- letter of confirmation of residence from a First Nations band or reserve or an Inuit local authority
- letter of confirmation of residence from an Alberta Metis Settlement authority
- letter of confirmation of residence, letter of stay, admission form, or statement of benefits from a designated student residence, seniors' residence, long-term care facility, shelter, soup kitchen or community-based residential facility
Your pick for MLA
| Clint Cole | United Party of Canada |
| Julie Dietrich | Green Party of Canada |
| Bridget Girard | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Pranay Gunti | |
| Ghuzna Imam | Centrist Party of Canada |
| Jamil Jivani | Conservative Party of Canada |
| Elenor Marano | New Democratic Party |
| Adam Smith | Rhinoceros Party |
| Thomas Zekveld | Christian Heritage Party of Canada |
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