Published Apr 18, 2025 • 3 minute readElections Canada’s main Sydney-Glace Bay polling station in Whitney Pier. Advancing polling will be available over the Easter weekend at various locales in both the Sydney-Glace Bay and Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish ridings, according to a registered resident’s postal code. Photo by IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POSTAdvance polls will open this Easter long weekend for those looking to vote ahead of the April 28 election date. Residents in the ridings of Sydney-Glace Bay and Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish will get a chance to cast their ballots April 18 (Good Friday), 19 (Holy Saturday), 20 (Easter Sunday) and 21 (Easter Monday) between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Locations for where to vote will vary — and should be listed on one side of voter information cards that Elections Canada recently sent out by mail. 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For seniors or people with accessibility issues, the location of the advance poll — as well as the Election Day voting place — should be indicated on the voter information card as well. For anyone in need of a language or sign language interpreter, or other assistance, the voter card indicated to contact 1-866-207-0234 (TTY/ATS 1-800-361-8935) on or before April 22. People who have received voter information cards mean that they are registered to vote. If anyone did not receive a voter information card, it may mean a resident may not be registered to vote or voter information may not be up to date, Elections Canada says in its most recent “Guide to the federal election” booklet that was also mailed out. Article contentThe Elections Canada website also provides information on the assigned polling stations where people can vote either on April 28 (Election Day) or the advance polling dates (April 18-21), or at any official Elections Canada office location — either in Sydney’s Whitney Pier neighbourhood (51 West St.), Baddeck (37 Ross St.) or Port Hawkesbury (811 Reeves St., Suite 222). Residents who have been registered to vote in this year’s federal election should have received, or be receiving, a voter information card and guide in the mail. Photo by IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POSTPOSTAL CODE NEEDEDOn the website’s main page, where it says “My voter information” (or “Renseignements pour les électeurs” if choosing the French option), residents will need to enter their postal code to get all the specific information they need before they intend to vote. “We do not provide a list of the (approximately) 15,000 advanced poll locations (across Canada), simply because it would be of no use, (and) since a particular address is needed to determine the exact location at which to vote,” Enguehard said. To register and vote in the federal election, Elections Canada requires that residents must be a Canadian citizen, be at least 18 years old on Election Day and be able to prove your identity and address through one of three options: Article content• Showing either your driver’s licence or any other card issued by the Canadian government with your photo, name and current address• Showing two pieces of ID with one piece having your name and current address. Examples being your voter information card and bank statement, or a utility bill and student ID• If residents don’t have ID, you can declare your identity and address in writing and have someone who knows you and who is assigned to your polling station to vouch for you (they can only vouch for one person, except in long-term care facilities).Should residents wish to vote by mail, they have until April 22 at 6 p.m. to do so via a special ballot process. More information can be found in the “Guide to the federal election” booklet or online at elections.ca.Article content
FEDERAL ELECTION: Advance polls open this long weekend in Cape Breton’s two federal ridings
