FAQs: voting on campus

Yes, the university will remain open all day and all classes, exams, laboratories, academic activities and services will continue as normally scheduled.

All academic activities will take place as usual on Federal Election Day. No academic activities will be cancelled.

Different laws apply depending on whether an election is provincial or federal. Under federal law (Canada Elections Act), the requirement is to allow three consecutive non-working hours of voting time on Election Day for employees who are eligible to vote. 

For the Federal Election Day on April 28, 2025, the polls are open from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Consequently, exams, classes and laboratories will take place as usual, and all other activities will continue as normally scheduled. 

Don’t worry, you can vote on campus before Election Day.

All Canadian citizens who are 18 years old or older can vote on Concordia’s campus from Sunday, April 13 to Wednesday, April 16 inclusive. This includes all students, faculty, and staff, including those from a different province, city, or jurisdiction within Montreal.  

To vote at Concordia during on-campus polling you must:

• be a Canadian citizen
• be at least 18 years old on election day, April 28
• prove your identity and address

You can make changes to the electoral list before April 22, 2025 by visiting Elections Canada Online or by calling 1-800-463-6868.

Elections Canada will be present on campus from:

• April 13-16 for advanced polls (open to all eligible voters)
• April 18-21 for advanced polls (for eligible voters whose assigned polling station is at Concordia)
• April 28 for Election Day (for eligible voters whose assigned polling station is at Concordia)

If you have questions about the 2025 Federal Election, visit Elections Canada during the advance polling periods, or visit https://www.elections.ca/.

On Monday, April 28, 2025, polls will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Under the Canada Elections Act employees who are eligible to vote are entitled to three (3) consecutive non-working hours on Election Day to permit them to vote. Only if an employee's work schedule does not allow three (3) consecutive non-working hours during the polling station open hours, then the employee should make an arrangement with their supervisor.

For example:

• If your regular work hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., you have three consecutive hours after work to vote, so no additional time off will be provided.
• If your work hours are from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., your manager could arrange for you to arrive late (at 12:30 p.m.) or leave early (at 6:30 p.m.). Please speak directly with your department chair or supervisor to make arrangements. 

Please note that time taken to vote, if normally considered paid time, will still be paid.

Different laws apply depending on whether an election is provincial or federal. Under federal law (Election Canada Act), the requirement is to allow three consecutive non-working hours of voting time on Election Day for those who are eligible to vote. 

For the Federal Election Day on April 28, 2025, the polls are open from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Consequently, exams, classes and laboratories will take place as usual, and all other activities will continue as normally scheduled.  

On April 28, 2025, polls will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Under the Canada Elections Act, students eligible to vote are allowed three consecutive non-working hours on Election Day to vote. Students should have sufficient time to vote unless they are scheduled to write multiple exams.