What You Need To Vote

Visit this linked webpage to check your registration on the Voters' List, and register if you are not on it.

You are eligible to register if you meet the criteria above. If you are a student in Waterloo, you can register to vote in both Waterloo and your home municipality.

If you have previously registered, but have moved or changed your name, you must re-register via the linked webpage.

You need to bring one piece of identification that shows your name and Waterloo address.

Accepted identification includes:

• An Ontario Driver's License or motor vehicle permit

• An Ontario Health Card

• An Ontario Photo Card

• A transcript or proof of enrolment issued by a postsecondary institution (if it contains your address)

• A statement issued by a campus residence at a postsecondary institution

• A utility bill or lease

• A statement from a financial institution, like a bank or credit card statement

• Any document issued by the Canadian, Ontario, or municipal governments, such as a tax assessment notice or benefit statement.

• A cheque or paystub from an employer

For the full list of accepted identification, see the Ontario government website linked here.

If your ID does not say your current address, you may instead complete a declaration form at your voting location.

You do not need to bring your Voter Notification Card to vote.

You can vote in advance for any ward on:

• Saturday, October 10th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
  at 101 Father David Bauer Dr

• Friday, October 16th, 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Albert McCormick Community Centre at 500 Parkside Dr

• Saturday, October 17th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
  at 101 Father David Bauer Dr

• Sunday, October 18th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at RIM Park at 2001 University Ave E

If you do not vote in advance, you can vote on Election Day on Monday, October 26th, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM.

Election Day will take place on Monday, October 26th, from 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM.

On Election Day, you can either vote at:

• Your ward's assigned voting location. To find this location, consult this linked webpage. If you register to vote early enough, you will also receive a Voter Notification Card containing your voting location.

  • If you are voting in Ward 6 (where Damian is running), this location is Keatsway Public School at 323 Keats Way.

• A "Supervote" location, where residents can vote regardless of their ward. These are:

  • University of Waterloo, Student Life Centre at 200 University Ave W

  • Wilfrid Laurier University, The Concourse at 75 University Ave W

  • Waterloo City Centre at 100 Regina Street S

  • Waterloo Memorial Recration Complex at 101 Father David Bauer Dr

  • RIM Park at 2001 University Ave E

  • John M. Harper Library Branch at 500 Fischer-Hallman Rd N

If you're in line by the time poll's close, you will be given the opportunity to vote. Stay in line!

Go to one of the listed locations above at a time when they are open to vote!

All voting locations have accessible parking and entrances, as well as election staff to assist anyone in need.

Accessible voting equipment is available at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex during Advance Voting, and at Waterloo City Centre on Election Day.

If you're in line by the time poll's close, you will be given the opportunity to vote. Stay in line!

If you require assistance getting to the voting location, please email damian@damianforward6.ca and we'll find somebody to drive you!

No, you must register in advance using this linked webpage.

If you are a Canadian citizen who is at least 18 years old, yes! You can follow the exact same process as everybody else, detailed above, to vote.

Moreover, you can register to vote in both Waterloo and your home municipality.

You live here (and thus can vote here, if you are a Canadian citizen at least 18 years old) if Waterloo is a place that you return to sleep or eat at. In other words, the normal definition of living somewhere.

Additionally, you count as living in Waterloo if you or your spouse owns or rents property in Waterloo.

Your permanent address does not need to be based in Waterloo.

You can bring any document, like a utility bill, lease agreement, financial statement, or statement from an on-campus residence at a postsecondary institution that has your current address on it (as well as your name).

Alternatively, you can sign a declaration at the voting location confirming where you live. Election staff at the voting location can help you complete this.

If you need help getting to a voting location and live in Waterloo, please email damian@damianforward6.ca and we'll find somebody to drive you!

Alternatively, if you cannot make it to a voting location on any of the voting days, you can appoint an eligible Waterloo voter as a proxy to vote on your behalf. For instructions on how to do this, consult this linked webpage.

Ward 6 Central-columbia is the Ward nearby the University of Waterloo, including the communities of Maple Hills, most of Beechwood (North, South, Park, II, Craigleith, and Bridlegate), Erb West, all of the University of Waterloo residences (including Columbia Lake Village), Northdale (containing most apartments east and northeast of the University of Waterloo), and Parkdale.

Specifically, it is the area bounded by the intersection of Fischer-Hallman Rd and University Ave to the southwest, Fischer-Hallman Rd and Bearinger Rd to the northwest, Bearinger Rd and Albert St to the north (excluding Corrie Cres), Albert St and Weber St to the northeast, and Weber St and University Ave and Weber St to the east.

If you would like a precise map or to check if your address falls in Ward 6, please consult this linked digital map.