Polls open across B.C. for 2026 municipal election day

Polling stations are open across British Columbia for the 2026 municipal election. Polls remain open until 8 p.m. local time. Anyone in line before a station closes is still eligible to cast a ballot.

General local elections are being held for mayors and municipal councillors, regional district directors, school board trustees, park boards in Vancouver and Cultus Lake, and the Islands Trust. Each local government manages its own voting stations. Information about when, where and how to vote is available through local governments: https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/directories.

To be eligible, a person must be at least 18 when registering to vote or at least 18 on general voting day; be a Canadian citizen; have lived in B.C. for at least six months immediately before registering; and be a resident of the municipality or electoral area. A person disqualified from voting in local elections under the Local Government Act or another enactment, or otherwise disqualified by law, is not eligible. Eligible electors living on a First Nation reserve can vote. Eligible electors without a fixed address, or living in a tiny home or RV without a residential address, may still register as resident electors in the local government where they usually reside.

Global BC will provide election coverage on television, radio and online. Its election special will air from 7 p.m. to midnight PT on Global BC, BC1, Global Okanagan, CKNW and STACKTV, and will also be livestreamed at the top of the source page and on the Global BC YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@globalbc.