What you need to know for the election: Ottawa

On April 28, Canadians will head to the polls to vote on their new MP and, ultimately, who will form their next federal government. 

Here’s what you need to know.

To vote, you must be a Canadian citizen, be at least 18 years old on election day and prove your identity and address.

To prove your identity, you have three options:

Option 1: Show either your driver’s license or any other card issued by a Canadian government (federal, provincial/territorial or local) with your photo, name and current address

Option 2: Show two pieces of ID that have your name and current address.

For example:

• voter information card and bank statement
• utility bill and student ID card

Option 3: If you don’t have ID

You can still vote if you declare your identity and address in writing and have someone who knows you and who is assigned to your polling station vouch for you.

The voucher must be able to prove their identity and address. A person can vouch for only one person (except in long-term care facilities).

Voting

Advance and mail-in polls have now closed, so the only remaining way to vote is in-person at your local polling station.

To locate your polling station:

• check your voter information card;
• enter your postal code into the Voter Information Service box; or
• call Elections Canada at 1-800-463-6868 or 1-800-361-8935 (TTY).

Here’s who’s running:

Carleton

Liberal: Bruce Fanjoy

Conservative: Pierre Poilievre (incumbent)

NDP: Beth Prokaska

Green: Mark Watson

Rhinoceros: Sebastien CoRhino

Canadian Future: Shawn MacEachern 

United: Karen Bourdeau

Marijuana: Danny Legare

Independent: Longest ballot committee

Kanata

Liberal: Jenna Sudds (incumbent)

Conservative: Greg Kung 

NDP: Melissa Simon

Green: Jennifer Purdy

Centrist: Moinuddin Siddiqui

Nepean

Liberal: Mark Carney

Conservative: Barbara Bal

NDP: Shyam Shukla

Green: Greg Hopkins

PPC: Eric Fleury

Orléans

Liberal: Marie-France Lalonde (incumbent)

Conservative: Steve Mansour

NDP: Oulai B. Goué

Green: Jaycob Jacques

PPC: Tafiqul Abu Mohammad

Independent: Mazhar Choudhry

Independent: Arabella Vida

Ottawa Centre

Liberal: Yasir Naqvi (incumbent)

Conservative: Paul d’Orsonnens

NDP: Joel Harden

Green: Amanda Rosenstock

Christian Heritage: Marie-Chantal Leriche

Communist: Cashton Perry

Canadian Future: Andrea Chabot

Independent: Zed Chebib

Independent: Mike Salmon

Ottawa South

Liberal: David McGuinty (incumbent)

Conservative: Blair Turner

NDP: Henna Masjedee

Green: Nira Dookeran

Rhinoceros: Will Cooper

Christian Heritage: Alex Perrier

Canadian Future: John Redfins

Ottawa–Vanier–Gloucester

Liberal: Mona Fortier (incumbent)

Conservative: Dean Wythe

NDP: Tristan Oliff

Green: Christian Proulx

PPC: Marty Simms

Marxist-Leninist: Christian Legeais

Rhinoceros: Peter White

Independent: Elizabeth Benoit

Ottawa West–Nepean

Liberal: Anita Vandenbeld (incumbent)

Conservative: Ryan Telford

NDP: Josh Bizjak

Green: Prashanta Dhakal

PPC: Glen Armstrong

Christian Heritage: Sean Mulligan