Become an election worker

Details of the Mandatory Supervising Deputy Returning Officer

•  Training:
  • 3 hour in-person training session
• Compensation:
  • $300
  • Includes training, supply pick-up and drop-off, working on Election Day
• Primary responsibilities:
  • Facilitating voting in Hospitals, Long Term Care and Nursing Homes
  • Overall operation of the mandatory voting location
  • Ensuring that the voting location is properly set up
  • Ensuring that all rules and procedures are strictly followed
  • Acting as a liaison between the election workers and the Elections Office
  • Verifying identification provided by electors
  • Striking electors off of the voters’ list
  • Issuing ballots to eligible electors
  • Processing “Applications for Revision to the Voters’ List” in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, and the procedures set out by the City Clerk
  • Completing forms neatly and accurately and administering oaths as required
  • Reconciling ballot counts every hour
  • Helping electors that require assistance
  • Performing closing procedures

This position requires you to have access to a vehicle in order to pick up and drop off election supplies.

For more information, read the full job description for Mandatory Supervising Deputy Returning Officer.

Details of the Deputy Returning Officer

•  Training:
  • 3 hour in-person training session
• Compensation:
  • $390
  • Includes training and working on Election Day
• Primary responsibilities:
  • Helping with the set-up of laptops prior to the polls opening
  • Verifying identification provided by electors
  • Striking electors off of the voters’ list
  • Issuing ballots to eligible electors
  • Using the Voterview computer application to strike electors off of the electronic voters’ list
  • Processing “Applications for Revision to the Voters’ List” in accordance with the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, and the procedures set out by the City Clerk
  • Completing forms neatly and accurately and administering oaths as required
  • Ensuring that voting is smooth and easy and that the laws governing the election are strictly followed
  • Reconciling ballot counts every hour
  • Helping electors that require assistance
  • Performing other duties as assigned by the Elections Office, Vote Anywhere Supervisor or Location Manager
  • Assisting with packing up laptops at the end of the day
  • Performing closing procedures

For more information, read the full job description for Deputy Returning Officer.

Details of the Operator

•  Training:
  • 3 hour in-person training
• Compensation:
  • $390
  • Includes training, supply pick-up and drop-off, working on Election Day
• Primary responsibilities:
  • Assisting with voting location set up, opening and closing
  • Setting up and taking down the tabulator (weighs approximately 30 pounds) and ballot box
  • Ensuring the tabulator is operating properly throughout the day
  • Ensuring that all ballots are correctly fed through the tabulator
  • Helping electors that require assistance
  • Ensuring that results are successfully transmitted to Elections Headquarters on election night
  • Packing and returning tabulator to the election supply cabinet as per closing procedures
  • Performing other duties as assigned by the Elections Office or Location Manager

This position requires you to have access to a vehicle in order to pick up and drop off election supplies.

For more information, read the full job description for Operator.

Details of the Information Officer

•  No in-person training for this position
•  Compensation:
  • $279
  • Includes training and working on Election Day
• Primary responsibilities:
  • Assisting with voting location set up, opening and closing procedures
  • Posting directional signage inside and outside of the voting location prior to polls opening
  • Directing electors from the entrance of the building to the room where voting is taking place
  • Informing electors how to correctly mark their ballots
  • Directing electors to the Deputy Returning Officers
  • Helping electors that require assistance
  • Performing other duties as assigned by the Elections Office or Location Manager

For more information, read the full job description for Information Officer.

Regular Polls run from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Staff must arrive one and a half hours early to begin their shift at 7:30 a.m. Shifts are expected to end at 9 p.m. or later, depending on when the Location Manager dismisses staff.

Mandatory Polls run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Staff must arrive one and a half hours early to begin their shift at 8:30 a.m. Shifts are expected to end at 2:30 p.m. or later, depending on when your Mandatory DRO dismisses staff.

Pay is a lump sum covering training and Election Day work, mileage is not included. Workers will receive a cheque in the mail in December sent to the address provided in the application. Make sure you provide correct information to avoid payment delays.

You may indicate your preference for a location or position in your application in the ‘Additional Comments’ section. The Elections Office will do their best to accommodate requests, however, placement will be based on operational needs and is not guaranteed.

List names of up to two people you want to work with in your application ‘Additional Comments’ section and ask them to do the same. We will do our best to accommodate requests but cannot guarantee.

The application is for Election Day roles. Employees may indicate their availability to work the advance poll dates in the ‘Additional Comments’ section of the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate requests but cannot guarantee.

Yes.

No. Advance poll workers must work all advance poll days and Election Day.

Yes, all advance poll days are required. Advance poll dates are October 8 to 11, 2026.

Yes, you are entitled to a one hour lunch break and two fifteen minute breaks, this is dependent on the location manager and the volume of voters at the location. During the break you are asked to remain on the premises. We encourage packing a lunch, snacks, dinner and water or having someone delivering it to you.

Only successful applicants will be contacted via email. Check your junk or spam folder. You will be notified mid-August to early September if you are a successful applicant.

We appreciate your patience as applicants may be contacted at different times throughout the hiring process up until Election Day on October 26, 2026.