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You can also phone 3-1-1 (if you are a registered voter) or go in person to the Vancouver Election Office or City Hall to apply.
If you're a non-resident property elector, learn how you can apply to vote by mail.
Apply to receive your ballot by mail. Complete the ballot at home, and return by mail or drop off at a designated drop box.
Information icon You will NOT be able to vote in-person if you have already been issued a mail ballot.
Ballots need to be received by by 8pm on election day, April 5, 2025, for the ballot to be counted.
If you are eligible to vote, you can vote by mail
Check if you're eligible to vote
Are you registered to vote?
Check if you're registered to vote
If you're not registered to vote, you can submit an application online when you apply to vote by mail.
Review what ID you need to register to vote.
Receiving the vote-by-mail package
Returning your vote-by-mail package
Information icon Ballots received after the deadline will not be counted and postmarks will not be considered.
Key dates
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 18, at 8:30am | Mail out begins for vote-by-mail packages; requested packages available for pick up at the Election Office |
| Monday, March 24, at noon | Deadline to request a vote-by-mail package to be mailed |
| Tuesday, April 1, at noon | Deadline to request a vote-by-mail package for pick up at the Election Office |
| Friday, April 4, at noon | Deadline to pick up vote-by-mail package from the Election Office |
| Saturday, April 5 (election day) |
5pm: Deadline to put completed mail ballot in a designated community centre drop box 8pm: Deadline to put completed mail ballot in City Hall and Election Office drop boxes |
Election Office
305 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1N6
Office hours from February 3 to May 9, 2025:
8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, except on statutory holidays
Contact us
Phone: 604-829-2010
Email: election@vancouver.ca