How to Vote

Who Can Vote

To vote, you must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 years old, and, to vote for trustees running for Waterloo/Wilmot, you must be a resident of the City of Waterloo or Township of Wilmot .
See if you're on the voter registration list here.
Students living away from home can vote in their current city AND where their permanent home is.

Which Candidates to Look Into
Municipal elections can be a bit complicated with so many choices! You get to vote for a Mayor, a Ward councillor, a Regional chair, and a Regional councillor. Then choose to support either the English Public, English Catholic, French Public, or French Catholic School Board. In the English Public School Board (WRDSB), you can vote for UP to THREE trustees who are running in Waterloo/Wilmot.

Find which Ward you live in (put your postal code in the search bar on the map at that link).
See the list of candidates here.
Check out their websites to help choose which candidates fit best with your own vision of Waterloo.
You don't have to vote for each position. You can vote for just one or a few and leave the rest blank.
You're allowed to bring your list of choices with you when you vote!

How, When, and Where to Vote

Voting day is officially Monday, October 24th, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Bring an official form of identification.
You can vote early at Advanced Polls between October 12th and 15th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
You can vote by mail online, instead, by printing off this document and mailing it.
You can also vote at your returning office from early October until 6 p.m. on October 23rd.