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Become an election worker

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We are no longer accepting applications. Thank you for your interest in working the 2026 Municipal Election.

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Eligibility

To be eligible to become an election worker, you must meet all of the following conditions:

  • Be legally entitled to work in Canada
  • Have access to a personal email address that’s not shared with anyone else

Time commitment

Regular voting locations

  • Are open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day
  • Election workers start at 7:30 a.m. until you are dismissed by the location manager

Mandatory voting locations

These include hospitals, long-term care and nursing homes.

  • Are open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Election Day
  • Election workers start at 8:30 a.m. until dismissed by the Mandatory Supervising Deputy Returning Officer

Training

Depending on the position, you will be required to:

  • Attend an in-person training session
  • Complete an online eLearning module through the worker portal
  • Sign off on policies and oaths online through the worker portal

Job descriptions

Read the full job descriptions for more information.

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.

If you have any questions about becoming an election worker, contact the Elections Office at 905-615-4034 or email election.workers@mississauga.ca.

Successful applicants

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

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

Breaks

You are entitled to a one hour lunch break and two fifteen minute breaks. This is dependent on the location manager and the number of voters at the location. During the break you are asked to remain on the premises. We suggest you pack a lunch, snacks, dinner and water or have someone deliver it to you.

Getting paid

Pay is a lump sum payment that covers 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.