For Voters | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Find election day voting locations, voter ID requirements, and who's running in the 2025 election.

Find what municipal ward you live in using the RMWB Ward Boundary Map.

Election Day for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is Oct. 20, 2025.

Voting on Election Day (Oct. 20)

If you are an RMWB resident voting on Election Day, you can only vote WITHIN YOUR WARD, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Ward 1 (Fort McMurray)

SMS Equipment Place (on MacDonald Island)

1 C. A. Knight Way, Fort McMurray

Quality Hotel

424 Gregoire Drive, Fort McMurray

Keyano Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre

9908 Penhorwood Street, Fort McMurray

Doug Barnes Cabin

190 Tamarack Way, Fort McMurray

Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts (Holy Trinity High School)

230 Powder Drive, Fort McMurray

Ward 2 (Fort McKay, Fort Chipewyan, Fort Fitzgerald)

Mamawi Hall

128 Cardinal Avenue, Fort Chipewyan

Fort McKay Community Centre

Range Road 110A, Fort McKay

Fort Fitzgerald

*Mobile Voting Station

*If you live in Fort Fitzgerald, please contact the Returning Officer at 780-743-7000 to establish a time for an election official to come to your home on Election Day.

Ward 3 (Draper, Saprae Creek Estates)

Vista Ridge

1 Spruce Valley Drive, Saprae Creek Estates

Ward 4 (Anzac, Conklin, Janvier, Gregoire Lake Estates)

Anzac Recreation Centre

237 Stony Mountain Road, Anzac

Conklin Multiplex

244 Northland Drive, Conklin

Janvier Municipal Office

110 Janvier Drive, Janvier

Voter Identification

Make sure you bring proper identification when you vote. Proof of identity and current residence is required to be able to vote in Municipal elections.

What kind of identification do I need to vote?

Any of the following documents that include your name and current physical address will be accepted:

Identification with a photo of you that is issued by a Canadian government, whether federal, provincial or local, or an agency of that government (e.g., driver’s licence).
Bank or credit card statement, or personal cheque.
Government cheque or cheque stub.
Income or property tax assessment notice.
Insurance policy or coverage card.
Letter from a public curator, public guardian or public trustee.
Pension plan statement of benefits, contributions or participation.
Residential lease or mortgage statement.
Statement of government benefits (e.g., employment insurance, old-age security, social assistance, disability support or child tax benefit).
Utility bill (e.g., phone, internet, electricity, gas, water or public utilities commission).
Vehicle ownership, registration or insurance certificate.
A letter or form (attestation) confirming you live at the stated address will also be accepted as valid proof. The letter must be signed prior to the vote by an authorized representative from any of the following:
- Commercial property management company
- A correctional institution
- First Nations band or reserve
- Post-secondary institution
- Facility that provides services to the homeless
- Supportive living facility or treatment centre

Election Candidates

Learn more about your choices and check out RMWB Council candidate videos and profile statements:

See Who's Running

See the List of Candidates running for Mayor, Councillor, Public School Trustee & Catholic School Trustee:

List of Candidates

Register to Vote

As of May 2024, Alberta provincial legislation requires all voters to register to vote in municipal elections.

If you did not register online earlier this year, you will still be able to vote when you show up to cast your ballot during the advance vote or on election day.

All unregistered voters will fill out registration forms at the polling station before casting their ballots.

Voter Eligibility

You are eligible to vote if you can provide authorized identification which shows that you are:

At least 18 years old
A Canadian citizen, and
A resident of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Advance Voting

Advance voting days ran from Oct. 3 - 17.

Voters could cast their ballots in advance at ANY of the advance voting stations (even outside their ward), between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. on advance voting days.

On Election Day, you can only vote WITHIN YOUR WARD of primary residence.

Advance Voting Dates and Locations

Oct. 3 & 4	SMS Equipment Place (formerly Shell Place) 1 C. A. Knight Way, Fort McMurray
Oct. 7 – 10 & Oct. 14 – 17 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)	Syncrude Athletic Park Clubhouse 101 Cartier Road, Fort McMurray
Oct. 10 & 11	Oil Sands Discovery Centre 515 MacKenzie Boulevard, Fort McMurray
Oct. 15 & 16	Mamawi Hall 128 Cardinal Avenue, Fort Chipewyan Fort McKay Community Centre Range Road 110A, Fort McKay Fort Fitzgerald does not have Advance Voting dates.
Oct. 15 & 16	Vista Ridge 1 Spruce Valley Drive, Saprae Creek Estates
Oct. 15 & 16	Anzac Recreation Centre 237 Stony Mountain Road, Anzac Conklin Multiplex 244 Northland Drive, Conklin Janvier Municipal Office 110 Janvier Drive, Janvier

Special Ballot Voting

The deadline to apply to vote by special (mail-in) ballot has passed (deadline was 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 3, 2025).

Important Dates for Special Ballots

Aug. 1, 2025	Applications open for special ballots
Sept. 29, 2025	Distribution of special ballot packages to eligible voters that requested a package. Note: Special ballots will be mailed or available for pick-up after printed ballots are delivered (ballots can only be printed and delivered after the nomination withdrawal period closes on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025).
Oct. 3, 2025	Deadline to request for a special ballot package.
Oct. 17, 2025	Completed special ballot MUST be received by the Returning Officer no later than 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.

Why Vote

Every Canadian citizen has the right to vote, to choose the leaders who will represent them. Voting is a responsibility that all Canadians should exercise.

There is no branch of government closer to your life than municipal government. Your community is shaped by the outcome of an election.

Voting connects citizens with the political process and with each other. When you take part in an election and express your view, you make democracy work. 

About RMWB Council

In the next election, voters in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo will vote to elect their Mayor, Councillors and School Board Trustees. Voting for Mayor and your ward Councillor gives you a say in the direction Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo will take.

RMWB Council makes decisions that impact development, and sets policies for programs and services that impact Wood Buffalo residents daily. These services include public transit, parks, recreation programs, animal and bylaw services, waste collection, water and police and fire services.

School Trustees are elected to make decisions on budgets and facilities in your school system.