TORONTO: A 36-day federal election campaign has come to an end as Canadians cast their ballots to determine who will form the next government.
Poll workers will start the vote count tonight, but the outcome may not be known until tomorrow after the many mail-in ballots are verified at hundreds of returning offices nationwide.
Polls show that neither the Liberals nor their rival right-leaning Conservatives have anywhere near the 38% public support needed for a majority. Therefore, Trudeau might again form a minority government in Canada.
Around 5.7 million people have voted at advance polls and many had voted by mail, Elections Canada is still expecting that a significant turnout of voters on September 20. A record-setting early turnout that suggests there’s an energized electorate. Millions will visit booths to cast their votes on Monday.
In Ontario, the polling stations opened Monday at 9:30 a.m. and will close at 9:30 p.m. Here’s when the polls will close across the country, by time zone.
Newfoundland time: 8:30 p.m.
Atlantic time: 8:30 p.m.
Eastern time: 9:30 p.m.
Central time: 8:30 p.m.
Mountain time: 7:30 p.m.
Pacific time: 7 p.m.