By the end of the day Ontarians will know who the province's next premier will be.
Voters make their choice Thursday in the snap election following a whirlwind five weeks of campaigning by Ontario's political parties.
Polls in the 44th general election will be open from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m.
In order to vote, you must bring your voter information card and one piece of identification verifying your name to your designated polling station. If you didn't receive a voter card in the mail, you can still cast a ballot by bringing a piece of ID with both your name and address on it. Accepted forms of identification include any document issued by the Government of Canada or the Government of Ontario, birth certificate or Canadian citizenship card, student card, Band membership card, bank statement, or a pay stub.
To be eligible to vote, voters must be Canadian citizens residing in Ontario who are 18 years of age or older. Employers are required to allow employees three consecutive hours off during voting hours, if needed, in order to vote.
You can find your polling station and a list of candidates at elections.on.ca.
Those who opted to vote by mail-in ballot have until 6 p.m. to drop it off at their returning office. Courier deliveries must be sent to the address specified in the kit.
According to Elections Ontario, 678,789 eligible voters, or 6.14 per cent, chose to cast their ballot during advance polls held over three days late last week. That is down from 1,066,545 eligible voters, or 9.92 per cent, who cast ballots in the provincial vote in 2022 and the 698,609 voters, or 6.8 per cent, who voted early in the 2018 Ontario election.
Results for all of Ontario's 124 ridings will start pouring in shortly after the polls close at 9 p.m. CKNXNewsToday.ca will have election results coverage online throughout the evening.
This is the province's first February general election since 1883. It was called 18 months ahead of what was scheduled to be the next vote in June 2026.
