No voter card? Here's how you can still vote in the Ontario election this week
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Elections Ontario vote sign. Right: Elections Ontario voter information card.
Have you received your voter card for the Ontario election?
If not, you can still cast your ballot and here's everything you need to know about how to vote without a voter card.
The provincial election in Ontario is on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
Elections Ontario sent voter cards from Monday, February 17 to Saturday, February 22.
But you might not have received your card in the mail even if you're registered to vote.
Canada Post told CBC News that it handles around 10.5 million voter information cards. Because of the recent snowstorm, some parts of the province could still experience delivery delays.
To be eligible to vote in the 2025 Ontario provincial election, you must be:
- 18 years of age or older
- a Canadian citizen
- a resident of Ontario
Registered voters get a voter information card which has information about when and where to vote.
But you can still cast your ballot in the election without a voter card.
Wondering how to vote without a voter card? You must bring one piece of ID showing your name and home address to your local polling station to register to vote and receive a ballot.
There are a few options when it comes to the ID needed to vote without a voter card.
That includes these government-issued IDs:
- Ontario driver’s licence
- Ontario motor vehicle permit (plate or vehicle portion)
- Ontario photo card
- Property assessment notice from Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
- Child tax benefit statement
- Income tax notice of assessment
- Social Insurance Number confirmation letter
- Statement of Employment Insurance Benefits Paid T4E
- Statement of Old Age Security T4A (OAS)
- Any document showing both your name and home address issued by the Government of Canada/Ontario
You can vote with these educational or financial IDs:
- School admission letter
- School transcript or report card
- Tuition/fees statement
- Bank account or credit card statement
- Cancelled personalized cheque
- Cheque stub, pay receipt or T4 issued by a person's employer
- Insurance statement
- Residential mortgage, lease, or rental statement
- Signed loan or financial agreement with a financial institution
- Document showing campus residence issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution
Also, these other IDs are acceptable to allow you to vote without a voter information card:
- CNIB card or card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities
- Hospital records showing a person’s name and home address
- Letter of Confirmation of Residence
- Utility bill (hydro, water, gas, telephone, cable TV, public utility commission)
- Property tax assessment or bill from a municipality in Ontario
- Any other document showing both your name and home address issued by:
- a municipality
- a government agency
- or certified by a court in Ontario
- a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)
A photo ID is not required to vote in this Ontario election, whether you have a voter card or not.
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