As of September 14, more than one million special-ballot voting kits have been issued. That figure is up from the roughly 50,000 electors that cast their ballots by mail in 2019, but significantly fewer than the 2-5 million mail-in ballots Elections Canada had predicted. Elections Canada said at least 1.3 million Canadians voted on the first day of advanced polling (Friday, Sept. 10), and the agency expects an overall surge over the four days of early voting. Final figures for advance voting are not yet available.