How and where to vote on P.E.I. and how to watch the 2025 federal election results

Thinh Nguyen · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 28, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

It's predetermination time crossed Canada, and polls connected Prince Edward Island will beryllium unfastened arsenic of 8:30 a.m. AT.

According to Elections Canada, determination are 127,105 eligible voters connected P.E.I., and 122,731 of them were connected the registered voters database arsenic of past week. 

A full of 40,015 Islanders formed ballots successful the 4 days that beforehand polling stations were unfastened implicit the Easter weekend — a 41.27 per cent summation from 28,324 valid beforehand votes formed successful 2021.

That leaves tens of thousands of Islanders to head to the polls contiguous for their past accidental to formed a ballot.

How and wherever to vote

Polling stations connected P.E.I. volition beryllium unfastened from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. AT

To find retired wherever they should ballot according to their thoroughfare address, Islanders tin cheque the Voter Information Card they received successful the message oregon caput to Elections Canada's website.

A Voter Information Card mightiness marque the process easier erstwhile you get to the polling station, but it's not required. As agelong arsenic you person thing proving your individuality and a existent address, specified arsenic a government-issued ID, you tin formed a ballot.

Here are the ways you tin beryllium your individuality and address.

Online results

CBC News volition person broad sum with real-time results, large predetermination nighttime quality and investigation astir however the ballot is unfolding.

You tin way national predetermination results and find retired who's winning successful your riding connected the unrecorded results leafage close present connected the CBC P.E.I. website. Our reporters volition support you updated passim the evening arsenic polls adjacent and results rotation in. You'll besides beryllium capable to watercourse the CBC News predetermination special.

TV

The Canada Votes: 2025 Election Special starts astatine 7:30 p.m. AT, hosted by Rosemary Barton, Adrienne Arsenault, Ian Hanomansing, David Cochrane, and Catherine Cullen. The programme volition supply up-to-the-minute sum and investigation arsenic the votes are tallied, featuring reporters crossed the country.

You tin ticker connected CBC TV, CBC News Network, CBC Gem, CBC News App connected iOS and Android, and crossed CBC News streaming platforms.

Local FAST channel

On predetermination night, you tin get P.E.I.-specific results connected CBC P.E.I.'s FAST transmission — our 24/7 section streaming channel.

You tin watercourse the transmission connected CBC Gem (scroll down to the CBC News P.E.I. escaped streaming quality channel), the CBC News App and online.

Social media

Beginning astatine 9 p.m. AT, Jayme Poisson volition big a companion livestream connected CBC News' YouTube and TikTok.

She and peculiar guests volition reply spectator questions successful real-time, cheque successful connected however predetermination nighttime is unfolding connected societal media, speech authorities and popular culture, and measurement successful connected the moments Canadians are talking about.

Radio

CBC Radio volition big its ain predetermination nighttime special, hosted by the World astatine Six's Susan Bonner and Sunday Magazine's Piya Chattopadhyay.

The vigor peculiar begins astatine 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT connected CBC Radio One, the CBC Listen app connected iOS and Android, and online.