Vote Compass live for 50 Ontario municipalities ahead of Oct. 26 election

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Vote Compass live for 50 Ontario municipalities ahead of Oct. 26 election. (2026, October 5). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/vote-compass-live-for-50-ontario-municipalities-ahead-of-oct-26-election/article_9383d7e4-3176-51cf-8443-920a7e87906b.html

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Vote Compass has launched for Ontario’s municipal elections scheduled for October 26th, focusing on the 50 largest municipalities in the province. This project, a collaboration between The Toronto Star and Vox Pop Labs, covers approximately 80% of Ontario's voting-age population. Since its launch, more than 64,000 surveys have been completed within the first week, making it the largest civic engagement initiative ever undertaken by The Toronto Star and one of the most extensive uses of Vote Compass for concurrent elections.

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Vote Compass has launched for Ontario’s 50 largest municipalities ahead of the October 26 municipal elections. The Toronto Star and Vox Pop Labs have introduced this voting tool that is accessible to roughly 80% of Ontario's voting-age population, making it the largest civic engagement project ever by the Star. Within its first week, over 64,000 surveys were completed free of charge on platforms including the Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator, and Waterloo Region Record. Funding for this initiative comes from the Atkinson Foundation, the Toronto Foundation, and the Hamilton Community Foundation, underscoring its scale and importance in boosting voter engagement across Ontario.

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GLOBE NEWSWIRE Ontario TORONTO The Toronto Star Vote Compass

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Ontario GPE · 2× The Toronto Star ORG · 2× GLOBE NEWSWIRE ORG · 1× Hamilton Spectator ORG · 1× Record ORG · 1× Star ORG · 1× TORONTO GPE · 1× Vote Compass ORG · 1× Vox Pop Labs ORG · 1× Waterloo Region GPE · 1×

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It is by far the largest civic engagement project ever by the Star and largest scale at which Vote Compass has been deployed for concurrent election races since its inception.

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2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

Vote Compass live for 50 Ontario municipalities ahead of Oct. 26 election · assertive framing

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The Toronto Star and Vox Pop Labs launched the voting tool for roughly 80 per cent of Ontario’s voting age population. asserted

Star → launch → population

It is by far the largest civic engagement project ever by the Star and largest scale at which Vote Compass has been deployed for concurrent election races since its inception. asserted

Compass → deploy → inception

Within the first week of launch, over 64,000 Vote Compass surveys have been completed. asserted

surveys → complete → launch

It is free to use on the Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator and Waterloo Region Record. asserted

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The Atkinson Foundation, the Toronto Foundation and the Hamilton Community Foundation are supporting this initiative. asserted

Foundation → support → initiative

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