With the 2026 municipal election inching closer as autumn progresses, some key dates for advance polling are just days away across much of Waterloo Region.
Compared with provincial and federal elections, municipal elections have separate advance polling dates for each city, township, and municipality.
That’s on top of varying areas permitting online voting, with Cambridge, Wilmot, Wellesley, North Dumfries, and Woolwich allowing internet voting, while Waterloo and Kitchener do not.
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The varying dates, locations, and voting options can quickly create some confusion for residents who may be busy on the big election day or would rather get their voting done ahead of time.
For those impacted residents, here is a list of all the upcoming advance polling dates and locations across Waterloo Region:
- Cambridge:
- Internet voting available as of Sept. 26
- Oct. 6 to Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Cambridge City Hall
- Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Hespeler Memorial Auditorium
- Kitchener:
- Oct. 13 to Oct. 15, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Breithaupt Community Centre, Country Hills Community Centre, Doon Pioneer Park Community Centre, Forest Heights Community Centre, Stanley Park Community Centre, Kitchener City Hall
- Oct. 16, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Kitchener City Hall, Fairview Park Mall (Entrance 2), Sunrise Shopping Centre (Drive-thru voting)
- Oct. 17, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. – Fairview Park Mall (Entrance 2), Sunrise Shopping Centre (Drive-thru voting), Kitchener Market (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
- Waterloo:
- Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
- Oct. 16, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. – Albert McCormick Community Centre
- Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex
- Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – RIM Park
- North Dumfries:
- Internet voting available as of Oct. 13, 10 a.m.
- Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Ward-Specific Voting Locations (Can be found here)
- Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Ward-Specific Voting Locations
- Wellesley:
- Only internet and telephone voting (including Election Day), beginning Oct. 16
- Wilmot:
- Internet voting available as of Oct. 16, 10 a.m.
- Oct. 16, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Voting Kiosk at Township Administrative Complex
- Oct. 19 to Oct. 23, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Voting Kiosk at Township Administrative Complex
- Woolwich:
- Internet voting available as of Oct. 16, 10 a.m.
- Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Woolwich Memorial Centre, Breslau Community Centre
On top of the internet and in-person voting options, Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo will also be offering in-home voting for those who face a disability or mobility-based challenges. Anyone eligible to use that option should contact their city clerk’s office ahead of time.
The City of Kitchener also offers curbside voting for those who are able to go to a voting location but are unable to enter the building. In those cases, requests can similarly be made to have an election worker meet them outside to cast their vote.
Further details and information regarding advance voting, alternative voting options, and the upcoming municipal election as a whole can be found on their local municipality’s websites.
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