Canada Elections 2025 LIVE: 28 Million Canadians To Vote; Tight Contest Between Mark Carney-Pierre Poilievre

Canadians head to the polls today in an election shaped by economic and geopolitical pressures. Donald Trump's renewed tariffs have triggered a trade war with the country라이브 바카라 largest trading partner. The cost of living has risen faster than wages for the third consecutive year.

Wildfires across Alberta and British Columbia have laid bare the country's vulnerabilities to climate change.

Against this backdrop, voters are choosing between starkly different proposals on how to defend Canada's economic sovereignty, rebuild social protections, and navigate a new era of global uncertainty.

From immigration to an ongoing housing crisis and Trump's tariff threats, here is a look at the key issues shaping the Canadian federal polls.

Canada is spread out into six time zones. Across these zones, the polls are set to open from 7 AM onwards and close around 10 PM. The timings for voting in each time zone are given below -

• Newfoundland Time - 8:30 am to 8:30 pm local time

• Atlantic Time - 8:30 am to 8:30 pm local time

• Eastern Time - 9:30 am to 9:30 pm local time

• Central Time - 8:30 am to 8:30 pm local time

• Mountain Time - 7:30 am to 7:30 pm local time

• Pacific Time - 7 am to 7 pm local time

Mark Carney has had a distinguished career - his latest victory being the rescue of Canada라이브 바카라 Liberal Party amid plummeting public support and escalations with the U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly claimed Canada as America라이브 바카라 51st state.

60-year old Carney darted in - first securing 85.9% for Liberal Party라이브 바카라 leadership after former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau라이브 바카라 resignation, then being elected as the Prime Minister of Canada on March 14. At his swearing-in ceremony, he delivered the downstairs neighbour a solemn rejection, declaring amidst a cacophony of slogans that Canada, “will never, ever, in any way, shape or form, be part of the United States."

Read more about the incumbent prime minister here.

All ballots are counted by hand by federal election officials in the presence of witnesses, usually campaign or party representatives. Additional details of how votes are counted depend on how the ballots were cast.

Ballots cast in person on election day are counted at each local polling place after polls close. Ballots cast in person before election day and mail ballots cast from within the district are tabulated at the district's local Elections Canada office.

Ballots from incarcerated voters, members of the military, Canadians living overseas and voters who live in Canada but outside their home district (such as some college students) are counted at a centralized Elections Canada facility in Ottawa.

In some cases, the counting of these ballots may begin up to 14 days before election day, although the results cannot be released until after polls close.

The Canadian federal election is administered on a national level by Elections Canada, an independent, nonpartisan government agency.

Any Canadian citizen who will be at least 18 years old on election day may vote in the federal election. This includes Canadians who live outside the country, as well as those who are incarcerated. The chief electoral officer, the government official responsible for running the election, may not vote.

The Canadian voters will elect their local representative to the House of Commons. No other contests will appear on the ballot. The voters do not directly cast ballots for the Prime Minister.

A total of 28 million registered voters are set to cast their ballots across the country. Ahead of the general polls, Elections Canada carried out four days of early voting. As per official government data, around 7.3 million ballots were cast during Easter weekend, setting a new record for Canadian elections.