What to know to vote in the federal election in Squamish

There鈥檚 a lot going on during this short 45th Federal General Election season.

It can be overwhelming and confusing for voters. So, we have broken down the key information we think Squamish residents need to know.

But we can always add more. (Email us at [email protected] if you have questions for us to answer.)

Most of the voting information has been taken from the site, which has a wealth of information for voters.
We have also included a list of our election stories so far.

You Have to Register to Vote: Here鈥檚 How

In Person
Register at your local Elections Canada office or at your polling place when you go to vote.
(Our Elections Canada office is located at: Capilano University鈥擫ibrary Building 鈥� Squamish Campus, 3200 University Boulevard)
Online
Use the
By Phone
Call Elections Canada toll鈥慺ree: 1鈥�800鈥�463鈥�6868.
While doing your taxes
When filing your taxes, checking 'Yes' to Elections Canada's questions on your tax form ensures that you're on the list of electors at your current address and ready to vote in a federal election.

Your Right to Vote

By law, electors must have three consecutive hours to cast their vote on election day. If your work hours don鈥檛 allow that, your employer must give you time off to vote.

Our Riding

West Vancouver鈥擲unshine Coast鈥擲ea to Sky Country

Candidate	Party
	People鈥檚 Party of Canada / Parti populaire du Canada
	Green Party of Canada / Le Parti鈥疺ert du Canada
	Parti Rhinoc茅ros Party / Parti鈥疪hinoc茅ros Party
	New Democratic Party / Nouveau Parti鈥痙茅mocratique
	Conservative Party of Canada / Parti conservateur du Canada
	Liberal Party of Canada / Parti鈥痩ib茅ral du Canada

Where and How to Vote

Election Day
鈥� Date: April鈥�28
鈥� Hours: 7鈥痑.m. to 7鈥痯.m.
鈥� You should have received a voter information card in the mail with your polling station.
鈥� If you didn鈥檛 receive it, look up your
Advance Voting
鈥� Friday, April鈥�18
鈥� Saturday, April鈥�19
鈥� Sunday, April鈥�20
鈥� (Addresses are on your voter information card or can be
Vote by Mail
鈥� Until April鈥�22
鈥� Fill out the form.
In Person at the Elections Canada Office
鈥� Before April 鈥�22, 3鈥痯.m. (Pacific time)
鈥� Hours: Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 12 to 4 p.m

(Our Elections Canada office is located at: Capilano University鈥擫ibrary Building 鈥� Squamish Campus, 3200 University Boulevard)

Voting if You Live in a Vehicle

Can you still vote if you don鈥檛 have a brick and mortar home? Yes.

Elections Canada accepts various proof of identity and address:

Prove Your Identity (Name):
Fishing license, library card, SIN card, birth certificate, Veterans Affairs Canada Health ID Card, etc.
Prove Your Address:
A 鈥淟etter of Confirmation of Residence鈥� from a shelter administrator (if you鈥檝e used a shelter).
Vouching:
Declare your identity and address in writing, and have someone assigned to your polling station vouch for you.
- The voucher must prove their own identity and address.
- One voucher per elector (except in long鈥憈erm care institutions).

Federal Government Responsibilities

But what is the federal government responsible for anyway? explains it best:

鈥淭he federal government is responsible for implementing the legislation of the Canadian Parliament. The British North America Act gives Parliament responsibility over national defence, money, banking, bankruptcy, Aboriginal affairs, citizenship, marriage and divorce, shipping, railways, fisheries, interprovincial and international trade, the post office, criminal law, penitentiaries鈥攚hich house prisoners serving sentences of two years or more鈥攖he census and statistics, weights and measures, patents, and copyrights.鈥�

The federal government also has power over employment insurance, and several trans鈥憄rovincial matters such as radio and television broadcasting, aviation, pipelines, and telecommunications.

鈥淚n several areas, there is overlap between the two levels of government. The water in a lake is within provincial jurisdiction, but the fish and the boats are federal. The federal government defines marriage, but the provinces decide how it will be formalized. Either level of government can legislate in the area of agriculture and of immigration, though if the laws conflict, the federal statute takes precedence. The federal government conducts Canadian foreign policy and implements treaties, but provincial legislation is necessary to comply with treaties that deal primarily with areas in provincial jurisdiction.鈥�