You can vote in person on election day from 9 AM to 9 PM (Eastern Time) at your assigned voting location based on your home address.

To vote by mail, you will need to complete a Vote by Mail application and provide a copy of at least one piece of government-issued ID showing your name and home address.

• Apply to vote by mail before February 21 at 6 PM (Eastern Time) to receive your voting kit in the mail. You can apply to vote by mail by:

  • using our online Vote by Mail

  • downloading and printing an application

• Elections Ontario must receive your application by 6 PM (Eastern Time) on February 21, six days before election day.

• Once your vote by mail application has been reviewed and approved by Elections Ontario, a voting kit with a ballot will be mailed to you at the mailing address provided.

  • You can track the status of your voting kit using the confirmation code received after submitting your application. 

  • It will take at least 24 hours for the tracking number of your voting kit to become available. 

  • If you provided an email address when applying, your confirmation code was also emailed to you.

• Elections Ontario must receive your completed voting kit by 6 PM (Eastern Time) on February 27 to be counted.

  • You can use the prepaid envelope provided by Elections Ontario to return your voting kit or you can drop it off at your local election office. 

  • If you are outside Canada, you will be responsible for the international postage to return your voting kit to Elections Ontario.

Please note, once a vote by mail application has been approved, you cannot vote by using any other voting method.

If you choose to print your application, you must submit your signed and completed application form, with a photocopy of one government-issued proof of name and home address (such as a driver’s licence, Ontario Photo ID Card) or one government-issued proof of name and one proof of name and home address from a non-government entity (such as a utility bill or pay stub), in one of two ways:

• Email to sb@elections.on.ca

• Mail to Elections Ontario, Special Ballot, 26 Prince Andrew Place, Toronto, Ontario M3C 2H4

ID is required to vote in a provincial election.

Photo ID is not required when you go to vote. If you choose to provide photo ID, your appearance does not need to match the photo. You do not need to provide any information about your sex or gender expression when you go to vote.

ID can be shown on a mobile device. International ID or permanent resident cards are not accepted.

Find out more details on Elections Ontario.

You must be:

• 18 years of age or older;

• a Canadian citizen; and

• a resident of Ontario.