Accessible voting in provincial elections
Elections Ontario offers many accessible tools and services to remove barriers to voting.
We have adopted the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act’s (AODA) four core principles of Dignity, Independence, Integration and Equal Opportunity as part of our continued commitment to identify, prevent and remove access barriers so that persons with disabilities can fully participate in the electoral process.
All voting locations are inspected for accessibility using our Site Accessibility Standards that include requirements under the AODA’s Design of Public Spaces Standard and the Ontario Building Code.
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- Use your own mobile phone or electronic devices as an accessibility tool to assist you when you go to vote
- Bring a support person to assist with communication, mobility, personal care for medical needs or accessing goods, services, or facilities. Both you and the support person will be required to take an oath before voting
- Bring a guide dog or service animal
- Request magnifiers and ballot templates with braille numbering and cut‑outs
- Curbside voting is available if you are not able to go into the voting location. Contact the local election office to request for an election official to bring the ballot outside the voting location for you to vote
- Assistive voting technology allows electors to vote secretly and independently. It is only available at the local election office from the first day of advance voting until 6 PM the day before Election Day, or by appointment on election day. Walk-in requests will be accommodated, where possible.
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Once an election has been called in your electoral district, use our Voter Information Service to find your local election office and voting location information. If you are unable to go to a voting location, you can:
- submit a vote-by-mail application; or
- contact your local election office to request a:
- transfer to a more accessible voting location
- home visit
- hospital visit (only available during a general election)
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Assistive voting technology allows electors to vote secretly and independently and has multiple controller options:
- Audio tactile interface: includes audio instructions, large raised buttons, bright colours, braille inscriptions
- Paddles: can be used with hands, feet or elbows
- Sip and puff technology: ballot marking by inhaling (“sip”) or exhaling (“puff”) into a straw
Assistive voting technology is only available at the local election office from the start of advance vote until the day before the election, as well as by appointment on election day. Walk-in requests will be accommodated, where possible.
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Braille Requests
- Once an election has been called in your electoral district, contact info@elections.on.ca or 1.888.668.8683 to request the following in braille:
- Voter information cards that include information about when and where to vote
- Notice to Voters containing the full list of candidates
Sign language interpreters and intervenors
American Sign Language (ASL) and Langues des Signes Québécoise (LSQ) Interpreters and Intervenors are booked by the voter and billed directly to Elections Ontario.
- ASL and LSQ Interpreters can be booked and billed through Canadian Hearing Services (CHS).
- ASL and LSQ Intervenors can be booked and billed through CHS in Northern Ontario and CNIB DeafBlind Community Services in Western and Eastern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area.
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Download our app from the App Store or Google Play and create an account to access:
- a digital voter information card that an election official will scan when you go to vote
- a list of candidates, including an audio list of candidates
- a list of your voting locations
- customizable election notifications
The app is compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and is compatible with various assistive technologies.
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Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Elections Ontario must have a Multi-Year Accessibility Plan and yearly Status Updates that identify the steps we are taking to comply with requirements under the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation.
Learn more about our commitment to accessibility in our 2022-2026 Multi-Year Accessibility Plan and the Status Updates below:
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2025 Status Update to the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2024 Status Update to the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2023 Status Update to the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2022 Status Update to the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2022-2026 Elections Ontario's Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2021 Status Update to the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2020 Status Update to the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2019 Status Update to the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2018 Status Update to the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2017 Status Update to the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf
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2017-2021 Elections Ontario's Multi-Year Accessibility Plan.pdf