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“To all the electors who had to wait in line, thank you for your patience!” the election agency .

Long lines at polling stations

“Long lineups at Waterloo advance polls made voting tough. Felt unwelcome — poll workers more focused on hot tubs than handing out ballots,” .

Elections Canada noted it would readjust its staffing levels for the remaining advanced polls held over the weekend, after the influx of people Friday.

“Good to hear. My polling station doubled up with two candidates, and each had only one voting booth. We waited an hour,” .

Next advance poll numbers available Tuesday

When asked for voter turnout results on Saturday and Sunday polls, Elections Canada said interest was high since Friday, but the next turnout numbers for advance polls will only be available on Tuesday.

Along with advance polls, electors are able to get their vote in early with a special voting kit to mail in their vote.  965,046 voting kits had been issued, with 720,654 returned so far.

How many voted in 2021 advance polls?

With the last federal election in 2021, more than 34 per cent of voters took advantage of advance polls, as 5.8 million people voted early.

Polling stations hours

Advance polls are open today, April 21, until 9 p.m. To find your nearest advanced polling station, visit , or call Elections Canada at 1-800-463-6868.