Provincial Elections 2025

This webpage is an FAQ page for the 2025 provincial election. 

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Questions? Keep scrolling...

  1. WHEN ARE THE ELECTIONS?

  2. HOW DO ELECTIONS WORK?

  3. WHO CAN VOTE (ELIGIBILITY)?

  4. WHEN CAN I VOTE?

  5. IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO DO BEFORE THE ELECTION?

  6. I LIVE IN ONTARIO, BUT I’M AWAY FOR SCHOOL. CAN I STILL VOTE FOR MY HOME RIDING?

  7. I DON’T LIVE IN ONTARIO. CAN I STILL VOTE?

  8. WHAT IS MY RIDING?

  9. WHO IS RUNNING IN MY RIDING?

  10. WHERE CAN I FIND MY CANDIDATE’S PLATFORM? A PARTY’S PLATFORM?

  11. WHY DO WE VOTE?

 

  1. WHEN ARE THE ELECTIONS?

    The Ontario provincial election is happening February 27, 2025.
  2. HOW DO ELECTIONS WORK?

    For political purposes, Ontario is geographically split up into areas called ridings. In an election, members from different political parties want to represent a riding in provincial parliament (aka Queen’s Park). This means when you vote, you’ll be selecting who you want to represent your riding in parliament and the person with the most votes will become your riding’s Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP). The leader of the political party that wins the most ridings will be elected as Premier! 
  3. CAN I VOTE? (ELIGIBILITY)

    To be eligible to vote in an Ontario provincial election, you must be: 

    • 18 years of age or older;
    • a Canadian citizen, and; 
    • a resident of Ontario.

    If you are 16 or 17, you can pre-register now and vote when you turn 18. 
  4. WHEN CAN I VOTE?

    You can vote on election day or in advance. Don’t forget to bring your ID!  Before you vote, check that you are registered and that your info is correct on the Voter Registration List. 

    Election day: Polls on February 27th will be open from 9am to 9pm EST. The location of your polling station can be found here. 

    Advance voting: Advance voting will occur between February 20th-22nd and are open from 10am to 8pm EST. The locations of advance polls can be found here.

    If you live out-of-province for school, check out question 7.
  5. IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO DO BEFORE THE ELECTION?

    YES. By February 17th, make sure that you are on the Voter’s List and that all your information is correct.

  6. I LIVE IN ONTARIO, BUT I’M AWAY FOR SCHOOL. CAN I STILL VOTE FOR MY HOME RIDING?

    Yup! You can actually vote 

    1. for the riding of your home address or 
    2. for the riding where you’re living for school. 

    You’ll need to bring your ID and Voter Information Card to these locations. If you don’t have a Voter Information Card, then you can bring another document that has your name and address. If you’re living in residence, you can vote at one of the polls located on campus.

  7. I’M FROM ONTARIO BUT DON’T LIVE THERE RIGHT NOW. CAN I STILL VOTE?

    Yes! You can vote by mail (request by February 21st at 6pm) OR through the Register of Absentee Voters.
  8. WHAT IS MY RIDING?

    You can find out right here! 
  9. WHO IS RUNNING IN MY RIDING?

    You can see a list of candidates here.
  10. WHERE CAN I FIND MY CANDIDATE’S PLATFORM? A PARTY’S PLATFORM?

    Political parties will publish their platforms in the coming days, and we’ll hyperlink them below as they become available! Take a few minutes out of your day to review them and identify their plans to tackle the issues that matter to you.

  11. WHY DO WE VOTE?

    Voting is one of the most direct ways that residents of Ontario can participate in politics. The average Ontarian does not necessarily show up to Queen’s Park to debate a Bill or vote in favour/against a motion - but we can choose who we want to do this and champion our causes.

    This is a complex question, but throughout this campaign we will have a blog series on our website and content on our social media to, at least attempt, provide an answer to this. Follow along @ousahome!

 

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