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Elections and Overseas Voting Information

Voting in the 2023 Referendum (Canada)

On 14 October 2023, Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum to alter the Constitution.

The Australian High Commission in Ottawa and our Consulates in Toronto and Vancouver will be in-person voting and postal vote collection centres. All eligible Australians living in or visiting Canada will be able to vote.

To be eligible to vote, you must be enrolled. To enrol, check or update your enrolment details, including cut off times visit https://www.aec.gov.au/Enrolling_to_vote/overseas/index.htm

In-person voting

In-person voting will be held at the High Commission in Ottawa and our Consulates in Toronto and Vancouver from Monday 2 October to Friday 13 October from 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm (excluding weekends and Thanksgiving Day – Monday 9 October). Please refer to table below for locations and voting details.

Postal voting

If you are overseas and are unable to vote in-person, you can apply for a postal vote. Postal vote packs will be sent to you from Australia by courier, so you are encouraged to apply as early as possible. Please note that Postal vote packs will be sent from Australia to your overseas address free of charge, but you are responsible for return postage.

You can return your completed postal vote directly to the AEC in Australia or you can drop it off at the High Commission in Ottawa or Consulates in Toronto and Vancouver no later than close of business on Friday 13 October.

It is not compulsory to vote if you are not in Australia at the time of the referendum. If you will be overseas at the time and unable to vote, you can advise the AEC by completing and returning the Overseas Notification Form.

Additional information on the referendum and voting is available from the AEC website and Smartraveller.

LOCATION

In-Person Voting

Postal Vote Collection

 OTTAWA

  Australian High Commission
  Suite 1301, 50 O'Connor Street
  Ottawa, ON K1P 6L2

  
Telephone
  +1 613 236 0841

 
In-person Voting dates & hours
  Mon-Fri 9:
00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm*

* Please note, this location will be closed on Thanksgiving Day (Monday 9 October 2023) and no voting services will be available.

 

Yes

  

Yes (during in-person voting hours)

Postal vote address:

50 O’Connor Street

Suite 1301, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L2

 
 TORONTO

 Suite 603, North Tower (6th floor)
 175 Bloor Street East
 Toronto, ON M4W 3R8


 In-person Voting dates & hours
 Mon-Fri 9:
00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm*

 * Please note, this location will be closed on Thanksgiving Day (Monday 9 October 2023) and no voting services will be available.

Yes

   

Yes (during in-person voting hours)

 

Postal vote address:

Australian Consulate

Suite 1100, South Tower
175 Bloor Street East

Toronto, ON M4W 3R8

 

VANCOUVER
 
 Ground Floor

 1075 West Georgia Street

 Vancouver, BC V6E 3C9.

 In-person Voting dates & hours

 Mon-Fri 9:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm*

 * Please note, this location will be closed on Thanksgiving Day (Monday 9 October 2023) and no voting services will be available.

Yes

Yes (during in-person voting hours)

Postal vote address:

2050-1075 W Georgia Street

Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6E 3C9.

 

The official referendum booklet and Yes/No referendum pamphlet 

The official referendum booklet is available on the AEC website. 

The booklet comprises a 4-page guide outlining how to participate in the referendum, and a 16-page pamphlet presenting the case for voting ‘Yes’ and the case for voting ‘No’. 

The AEC was not involved in the development of the content of the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ cases appearing in the pamphlet. 

The ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ cases were prepared and authorised by parliamentarians who voted for and against the proposed law to alter the Constitution, and published without amendment or fact-checking by the AEC

State and Territory Elections

Please contact your state or territory electoral authority for information about registering and voting in a state/territory elections while overseas.

ACT - http://www.elections.act.gov.au/
NSW - http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/
NT - http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/
QLD - https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/
SA - http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/
TAS - http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/
VIC - https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/
WA - https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/

 

Note: Registration forms listed on this page should be submitted directly to the AEC or state/territory authority (by mail, fax or electronically) and cannot be forwarded through the Australian High Commission or other Australian offices in Canada.