Key facts for this chapter (11)

• Federal elections are held on the third Monday in October every four years, though one can be called earlier.
• To vote you must be a Canadian citizen, at least 18 on voting day, and on the voters' list.
• The National Register of Electors is the permanent database of citizens qualified to vote.
• You can be added to the voters' list at any time, including on election day itself.
• Your voter information card tells you where and when to vote.
• Bring your voter information card and proof of your identity and address to the polling station.
• You mark an X in the circle beside the name of the candidate you choose.
• The ballot is secret. Nobody has the right to insist you tell them how you voted.
• If you cannot vote on election day, you can vote at the advance polls or by special ballot.
• A minority government occurs when the governing party holds less than half the seats in the House of Commons.
• Provincial and territorial elections are also held by secret ballot, but the rules differ from federal ones.

Loading questions…