Here’s the latest on the Canadian federal election

Voters across country are casting ballots in Canada’s 45th federal election today.

A record 7.3 million voters took part in advance polls over the Easter weekend.

Here are the latest developments on election day. All times Eastern.

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12 p.m.

Some voters in Windsor, Ont., are being redirected to a new location to cast their ballots after a fire closed down a recreation centre that was serving as a federal election polling station.

The Windsor fire department says crews responded to a fire on the roof of the WFCU Centre on Monday morning and everyone inside was evacuated.

The fire service says Elections Canada has moved a polling station for Windsor–Tecumseh–Lakeshore to St. Joseph’s Catholic High School nearby.

It says the fire was under control as of 11 a.m., and a fire investigator will go to the WFCU Centre to look into the cause of the blaze.

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11:20 a.m.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet cast a ballot in Beloeil, Que. before meeting with reporters.

Blanchet says he’s not so much nervous as he is impatient for the results to start coming in later today and to see if the party meets its objectives for this election – which he wouldn’t divulge. His party went into the campaign with 33 seats.

Unlike his opponents, Blanchet has not taken to describing the federal election as being the “most consequential” and says it’s an important election like any other and should not be taken lightly.

Blanchet urged Quebecers to get out and vote.

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10:30 a.m.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre cast his ballot alongside his wife, Anaida Poilievre, at a polling station in the Ottawa area.

He remarked, “look at the size of the ballot” when he walked up to the voting booth. Poilievre’s riding of Carleton was targeted by a protest group filling the slate up with independent candidates to inflate the physical size of ballots and delay the count.

As he placed his ballot in the box, Poilievre told the gathered cameras: “Alright everyone, get out to vote — for a change,” echoing his slogan from the campaign.

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10 a.m.

Polling stations are now open across the country as voters in British Columbia and Yukon head to the polls.

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9:30 a.m.

Polls are now open in a majority of provinces and territories.

Voters in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Northwest Territories and Nunavut can cast their ballots for the next 12 hours.

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8:45 a.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump has weighed in on election day in Canada.

He posted on his Truth Social platform as Canadians on the East Coast were heading to the polls, urging voters to elect “the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half” and boost the size of the country’s military and various industries.

Trump also repeated his call for Canada to become the “51st State” and remove the “artificially drawn” border — a challenge to Canadian sovereignty that became a critical issue throughout the election campaign.

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7:30 a.m.

Polls have opened in the rest of Atlantic Canada.

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7 a.m.

Polls have opened in Newfoundland and Labrador. All polling stations will be open for 12 hours.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 28, 2025.

The Canadian Press