How to vote in next month’s election
CTV has a possibly useful rundown on how to check that you’re registered to vote in next month’s election. This is particularly useful info at a moment when it’s not certain everyone will get a voter card.
Deadline to be registered is October 16.
Nicholas 20:12 on 2025-10-03 Permalink
Elections Montreal had previously said that tool would be ready the week of September 22. Then it was à venir. I noticed last night it still wasn’t online, so it really was today. They certainly took their time, as the registration period is Oct 11-16 only.
jeather 21:35 on 2025-10-03 Permalink
FYI try with your first name AND with your first and middle because I was only registered if I put both into the first name field and was a bit worried when I first checked.
Kate 21:44 on 2025-10-03 Permalink
Elections Quebec says I’m registered – as I should be, since I’ve voted with the same name from this same address for years.
Elections Montreal says my information “does not correspond to that of the electoral list” which makes no sense. And, following jeather’s advice, I tried adding my middle name (which I seldom use) and it still doesn’t like it.
Sometimes the site does not respond at all.
I don’t know whether it’s safe to assume the Montreal site is buggy and that I’m on the list as the Quebec site says, or if I should take further steps.
MarcG 09:39 on 2025-10-04 Permalink
The form is poorly designed, it doesn’t indicate that it’s processing so you click “Send” and nothing happens so it seems to be broken, but it’s working behind the scenes.
Nicholas 02:01 on 2025-10-05 Permalink
Kate, the people on the inside have the complete list and can search by many ways: name, partial name, address, date of birth, etc., so it can be worth calling when the registration opens on the 11th (not sure if you can earlier). The municipalities pull the data from the provincial list on September 5, so if you’re on there you’re probably fine. Normally I’d say wait for your card and it’ll be fine, but because there’s likely not going to be a card, I’d double check.
Kate 15:01 on 2025-10-05 Permalink
I used the site to ask for a callback, but I have little faith in the reliability of that site so I may actually use a telephone on Monday (horrors!).
Orr 15:53 on 2025-10-05 Permalink
The site worked for me, and I note that for the birth-date part the years goes back to 1910, in case your great great grandma still votes.
Kate 17:27 on 2025-10-05 Permalink
My great great grandmothers that I’ve got info on were all born by 1840. None of them would have had the vote.