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2026 Provincial General Election

By Richmond Sentinel

Published 2:25 PDT, Mon October 19, 2026

Last Updated: 2:03 PDT, Tue October 20, 2026

Election Day is October 24, 2026. Make sure you’re ready to vote.

You can vote if you are:

A Canadian citizen,
18 or older on October 24, 2026, and
A resident of B.C. since April 23, 2026.

Register to vote
Get ready to vote by registering or updating your voter information today. If you meet the above criteria, registration is easy! You can register or update your information:

Online Elections BC 2026 or
Call 1-800-661-8683 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT)
Mail, fax or email by sending us the Registration Form
In person at our office at #100–1112 Fort St, Victoria, BC, V8V 3K8

Registering in advance has many benefits. Registered voters will receive important updates from Elections BC after an election is called, including information about where, when and how to vote. Registering in advance also makes the voting process faster and easier.

Ways to Vote
Vote at advance voting
October 16-21 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time)
Advance voting is a convenient option for all voters – you don’t need a reason to vote at advance voting. Voters can vote at any advance voting location. 
Not all advance voting places are open every day of the advance voting period. Check your Where to Vote card or visit wheretovote.elections.bc.ca to find advance voting places and the dates they are open.

Vote on Final Voting Day
October 24 | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time)
Voters have an assigned voting place on Final Voting Day. Find your assigned voting place on your Where to Vote card or visit wheretovote.elections.bc.ca.

Vote at a district electoral office
From offices open until 4 p.m. (Pacific time) on October 24.
District electoral offices are opening across the province. You can vote at any district electoral office once it is open (see website)

Hours of operation:
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Advance voting days, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Closed Monday, October 12 for Thanksgiving

Vote by mail
Voting by mail is a good option for voters who will be away.Request a vote-by-mail package as soon as possible to make sure you can receive and return it on time!

Go to elections.bc.ca/votebymail or
Call Elections BC at 1-800-661-8683

Voter ID
All voters must prove their identity and residential address before voting. There are three ways to do this.

Option 1
Show one of these pieces of ID:

A BC driver’s licence
A BC Identification Card (BCID)
A BC Services Card (with photo)
Another card issued by the Government of BC or Canada that shows your name, photo and address
A Certificate of Indian Status

Option 2
Show any two pieces of ID or documents that both show your name and current address. Example:

Government-issue identity documents
BC CareCard
BC Services Card (without photo)
Birth certificate
Canadian Forces Photo Identification card
Citizenship certificate

Option 3
Voters who don’t have identification can have their identity vouched for by another person. The voucher must be:

A registered voter resident in voter’s electoral district,
A spouse, parent, grandparent, adult child, adult grand child or adult sibling of the voter, or
A person with the authority to make personal care decisions for the voter.

For information in detailed format go to Elections.bc.ca