The Conservative Party chipped away at the lead held by Mark Carney’s Liberals in the final days of Canada’s election campaign, though surveys still point to a probable Liberal victory in Monday’s vote.

Liberal party leader Mark Carney is pitted against Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives and opinion polls show Carneys Liberals have a narrow lead ahead of voting. Mark Carney has had a distinguished career.

Polls are now open in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, parts of British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories and Nunavut territory.Canada’s ballots are hand-counted by paid election workers in front of witnesses.