2025 Osgoode By-election – Verify your information on the Voters’ List and make a plan to vote

Voting Day in the 2025 Osgoode By-election is Monday, June 16. Eligible electors will have the opportunity to vote for their City Councillor in Ward 20 Osgoode. Verify your information on the Voters’ List Eligible electors can verify, add, or amend their information on the Voters’ List from Thursday, May 15, to Friday, May 23, at 4:30 pm by using the “Am I on the Voters’ List?” tool on ottawa.ca/vote or completing and submitting an Application to add or amend my information on the Voters’ List to the City of Ottawa’s Elections Office (1221 B Cyrville Rd) or any City of Ottawa Client Service Centre. The application is available on ottawa.ca/vote and in person at the Elections Office or any Client Service Centre. After Friday, May 23, electors can update their information on the Voters’ List at a voting place on voting days. Make a plan to vote Eligible electors in the 2025 Osgoode By-election can choose to vote by special mail-in ballot, by proxy, or in person. Voting by special mail-in ballot  Any eligible elector can apply to vote by special mail-in ballot from Thursday, May 15, to Friday, May 23, at 4:30 pm. Electors can apply online, by emailing or mailing an application to the Elections Office, or submitting it in person at the Elections Office or any Client Service Centre. The application is available on ottawa.ca/vote and at the Elections Office and all Client Service Centres. Electors must mail or deliver their completed special mail-in ballot to the Elections Office by 4:30 pm on Voting Day, Monday, June 16. Electors can also deliver their completed special mail-in ballot to the City’s Client Service Centres by 4:30 pm on Voting Day.  Special mail-in ballots received after the deadline will not be counted.  Please note that the Elections Office is aware of a potential labour disruption of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, which may affect the special mail-in ballot process. More information will be communicated on ottawa.ca/vote as it becomes available.  Voting by proxy  From Thursday, May 15, to Monday, June 16, at 4:30 pm, eligible electors can appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf. A proxy must be an eligible elector in the City of Ottawa and can still cast their own ballot if they are an eligible elector in Ward 20 Osgoode.  To appoint a proxy, the elector and the person they want to appoint must fill out two copies of the Appointment for Voting Proxy - Form 3. The proxy must take the completed forms to the Elections Office or any Client Service Centre during regular business hours to have it certified by City staff from Thursday, May 15, to Monday, June 16. The required form is available on ottawa.ca/vote and in person at the Elections Office or any Client Service Centre. Voting in person  In-person voting in the 2025 Osgoode By-election will use an “anywhere voting” model, allowing electors to cast their ballot from 10 am to 8 pm at any of the voting places listed below regardless of their address on: Advance Vote Day (Friday, June 6): 

1. Osgoode Village Community Centre, 5660 Osgoode Main Street  

2. Parkway Church, 7275 Parkway Road 

3. Carlsbad Springs Community Centre, 6020 Piperville Road 

Voting Day (Monday, June 16):

1. Osgoode Village Community Centre, 5660 Osgoode Main Street   

2. Greely Community Centre,1448 Meadow Drive 

3. St. Mark Catholic High School, 1040 Dozois Road  

4. Parkway Church, 7275 Parkway Road  

5. Metcalfe Community Centre, 2785 8th Line Road  

6. École élémentaire catholique Saint-Guillaume, 5750 Buckland Road  

7. Vernon Recreation Centre, 7950 Lawrence Street 

Eligible electors in identified institutions and retirement homes will also have the opportunity to vote in their building on Voting Day, June 16. A list of voting places and voting hours is available on ottawa.ca/vote and can be found using the 'Where do I vote?' search tool. All voting places will be fully accessible, and more information on accessible tools is available on ottawa.ca/vote. For more information about the 2025 Osgoode By-election, visit ottawa.ca/vote or contact the Elections Office by phone at 613-580-2660, or by email at elections@ottawa.ca. This notice is issued by Caitlin Salter MacDonald, City Clerk, in accordance with Section 40 of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996. For more information on City programs and services, visit ottawa.ca, call 3-1-1 (TTY: 613-580-2401) or 613-580-2400 to contact the City using Canada Video Relay Service. You can also connect with us through Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Bluesky and Instagram.