Ontario's 3-day early voting window is now open
Polling stations are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the early voting window
Ontario's early voting window opened Thursday morning, letting voters cast an early ballot from now until Saturday.
Advanced voting in this provincial election lasts just three days due to PC Leader Doug Ford's decision to call an early vote. You can head to Elections Ontario and plug in your postal code to figure out where to cast your ballot before election day.
Polling stations are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the early voting window.
Also, attention snowbirds and vacationers: The deadline to apply to vote by mail is 6 p.m. ET Friday.
Looking for a bit more information before you cast an early ballot? You can compare party platforms here. Or, if you want to hear the pitches of each of the four major party leaders, check out the opening of the debate we hosted last Monday.
Election day is Thursday, Feb. 27. Polls are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET that day.
- CBC News will have full coverage of Ontario's election, complete with the latest results and in-depth analysis. Dwight Drummond is hosting our election special, which starts at 8 p.m. ET and airs wherever you get your CBC News. We'll also have an American Sign Language version of the stream available online.
Voting cards are in the mail, per Elections Ontario, however you may not have received yours yet.
You don't need a voting card to cast a ballot. However, as Jane Carman wrote in to flag, it may slow down the voting process.
"Without that card, the poll official had to look up our name on the computer," Carman said in an email to CBC Toronto on Thursday. "The internet was very slow so it took a few minutes for them to check that my name would come up."
To be eligible to vote you must be: A Canadian citizen, an Ontario resident and over the age of 18. Elections Ontario's website has information about what ID you need to bring.
If you are eligible, please vote. Just 43 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the last election, and some have expressed concerns that figure could slide lower during this snap winter election.
