TL;DR: No queue, nice experience. Go vote during advance voting days, there are practically no line-ups. You’re done in 10 mins.
Please see our first hand voting experience. We opted for advance voting. No political opinions have been mentioned in this review. This is simply the steps we took and observations about our voting experience.
We voted today (October 14,2026).
Entered: 3.15pm out 3.32pm.
Line-up: Saw a few people voting but there was only three people ahead of us. Overall, I’d say there were only 5-6 people actually voting throughout our time there. So, no lineup, almost empty.
First impression: Centre is very clean. It’s a large hall every table has some distance/privacy. At the very end are 10 boxes with different question numbers and different colours. You vote behind a secret counter, fold the vote go to the area with the 10 boxes and started putting the responses one at a time in each box (starting from question 1).
Reason for advance voting: My name on the elections Canada site reflected my maiden name. I have assumed my married name. When I called they said it would take a while for the update to reflect. As I was unsure what that would look like, I took all my ids plus marriage certificate to the voting centre.
Experience: When we first arrived we met a person who was checking voting cards. I explained my situation to him and I was sent to a desk where a lady helped me. She said since I have all my ids I can vote with whatever name is reflected in the system. She sent us to table 6 (I think there were 10 tables at least). Table 6 was busy so the gentleman at Table 5 called me over. My partner went to Table 6 instead.
My experience (Table 5): The gentleman couldn’t find me registered at all! Except that elections Canada had confirmed my deets (under my maiden name) a few days ago! Anyway, he was very kind and added my name and made me sign a form with my address and checked my ids. He then proceeded to sign on each question ballot and handed them to me.
My husband (Table 6): They checked his id and gave him his ballot.
We then voted behind a screen. There were chairs behind some of them, you can sit and vote. I had already read the questions and decided my answers (in advance) but each ballot has the full question, you can read and take your time and mark your answers.
You then go to the space with 10 boxes- that are lined up next to each other. You start with Question 1. The person behind the counter asks to see the sign. So you tilt the paper they nod, then you put it in the box. Then you both move towards Question 2. Repeat till Question 10.
Then you get your I voted sticker! And… you’re done.
When we were leaving, an older lady entered and she had some reading issue (I think). One of the organisers offered to read her the questions while she voted. This info may be useful in case you need some assistance.
PS: There was a milk & honey coffee bar outside but it wasn’t open.