Employer Obligations On Election Day

A federal general election will be held on Monday, September 20, 2021.

As a service to our clients, we are publishing this bulletin on the obligations owed by employers to their employees on election day.

Employers must provide their employees:

Three consecutive hours off work

• Eligible voters are entitled to three consecutive hours off work while polls are open for the purpose of casting their ballot
• All Canadian citizens who are at least 18 years of age on election day are eligible to vote

Without loss of pay

• Employers may not make any deduction from an employee's pay because the employee took time off work to vote

At a time scheduled by the employer