The secret ballot and the steps of voting
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A Canadian federal ballot is secret. Voters mark their choice privately, and no employer, relative or other person is entitled to demand that they disclose how they voted.
Scope & context
Independent citizenship-study support. Read the cited official sources; this is not an official question bank or a guarantee of a test result.
More context
The guide describes checking voter registration and the assigned polling location, bringing the required identification, marking an X beside the chosen candidate, folding the ballot and depositing it according to election officials’ instructions. The voter information card provides voting details; consult current Elections Canada identification rules rather than assuming the card alone satisfies every requirement.
Eligible voters may also have advance-poll or special-ballot options. Registration can be completed through the applicable procedures even if a voter information card was not received. Provincial, territorial and municipal elections also use secret voting, but their rules differ from federal rules.
Sources behind this record
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Federal Elections; sections and tables identified in the research record