What party will form the next government of Canada: Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Greens, PPC or Bloc Quebecois?
Tomorrow, April 18, voters can head to the polls early to cast their vote in advance of the 2025 general election.
Take your white voter information card that you received in the mail — and the required ID — to make your mark at a polling station between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on April 18 to 21, 2025.
If you can’t make it out in person, the deadline is Tuesday, April 22 to apply to vote by mail using the special ballot process.
The 45th federal election will take place on Monday, April 28, 2025, after Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap election following Justin Trudeau’s resignation.
Do you know what riding you live in? The Tri-Cities’ federal ridings have changed since the last election. Visit the Elections Canada website and type in your postal code.
Here are the candidates confirmed by Elections Canada for the Tri-Cities’ three ridings (asterisk denotes incumbent):
Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam
- Iain Black
- Conservative
- Lewis Clarke Dahlby
- Libertarian
- Laura Dupont
- NDP
- Michael Glenister
- Green
- *Ron McKinnon
- Liberal
Port Moody–Coquitlam
- Paul Lambert
- Conservative
- Nash Milani
- Green
- Zoe Royer
- Liberal
- Roland Verrier
- Marxist–Leninist
- *Bonita Zarrillo
- NDP
New Westminster–Burnaby–Maillardville
- *Peter Julian
- NDP
- Indy Panchi
- Conservative
- Jake Sawatzky
- Liberal
- Tara Shushtarian
- Green
- Lourence Singh
- Independent
Learn about the candidates
- Before you vote, read the Tri-City News questionnaire responses from the candidates. Visit the Canada Votes 2025 section on our site.
All candidates' meetings
- You can also hear the contenders debate on Thursday, April 17, at a meeting hosted by TROPICA at 7 p.m. at Old Orchard Hall (646 Bentley Rd., Port Moody) for Port Moody–Coquitlam office-seekers. And on Wednesday, April 23, the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce will have its all-candidates’ meeting at 7 p.m. at the Evergreen Cultural Centre (1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam) for Port Moody–Coquitlam and Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam contenders.
Seat distribution
There are 343 seats available in the House of Commons, meaning a party has to clinch 172 seats to take a majority. The current seat makeup is:
- Liberal Party of Canada: 152
- Conservative Party of Canada: 120
- NDP: 24
- Bloc Québécois: 33
- Green Party of Canada: 2
What ID do I need to vote?
- Option 1: a driver's licence or any other card issued by a Canadian government (federal, provincial/territorial or local) with your photo, name and current address
- Option 2: two pieces of ID that have your name (at least one ID should have your current address) like a voter information card and bank statement, or a utility bill and student ID card
Working on a voting day?
- By law, your employer must grant you three consecutive hours off to cast your ballot on election day; however, your boss has the right to decide when the time off will be granted.
