Delayed results, mail-in ballots, and COVID rules: Elections Canada reveals pandemic plan this snap election

Elections Canada says it is preparing for between 2.3 million and up to five million mail-in ballots, depending on COVID-19 case numbers. That’s a dramatic increase from the 50,000 postal ballots received in the 2019 election.

On Aug. 18, day four of the 36-day election campaign, Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault gave a press briefing about what Canadians can expect this election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

August 18, 2021

Canada’s chief electoral officer defended his agency’s decision not to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations among poll workers, saying the “controlled environment” at polling stations combined with efforts to follow public health measures and advice will make it “pe...

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