Key Takeaways
- Toronto polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; voters in line at 8 p.m. can still cast a ballot.
- Voters must use their assigned voting location, with off-peak voting recommended between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- Advance voting reached 222,550 voters, nearly double the 115,911 early voters recorded in 2022.
When and where to vote
Toronto's municipal election is Monday, October 26. Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and anyone already in line at 8 p.m. will still be allowed to vote.
You must vote at your assigned voting place — the location printed on your Voter Information Card, or shown on the Toronto Elections webpage at toronto.ca/Elections. The city's own tip for avoiding lines: vote off-peak, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The scale of the day
About 2.14 million people are eligible to vote in Toronto. The city is opening more than 1,350 voting places on election day, staffed by close to 10,000 election workers.
The City lists 53 certified candidates for mayor, 190 for councillor and 118 for school board trustee.
Advance voting nearly doubled
Advance voting, held October 6 to 11, drew 222,550 voters — nearly double the 115,911 who voted early in 2022, and well above the previous high of 161,147 in 2014. Advance voting places were open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 50 locations across the city, and voters had to vote in the ward where they live.
Who can vote: Canadian citizens aged 18 or older who live in Toronto — or who don't live in the city but, personally or through a spouse, own or rent property here — provided they are not prohibited from voting under any law.
Photo: Crisco 1492 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Henry Moore's sculpture "The Archer" at Nathan Phillips Square, outside Toronto City Hall.