Strategic Candidates in the 17 Strategic Ontario Ridings
The 16 strategic ridings are now 17 after riding re-alignment in 2023. The riding of Durham was split into Bowmanville–Oshawa North and York Durham
How were the strategic candidates chosen?
The candidates declared as of April 9, 2025:
| Electoral District Name | Electoral District Number | Strategic Vote | Liberal | NDP | Green |
| Barrie–Springwater–Oro-Medonte | 35005 | LIB | Rose Zacharias | Gabriela Trujillo | Greg Taylor |
| Bay of Quinte | 35006 | LIB | Chris Malette | Kate Crothers | Erica Charlton |
| Bowmanville–Oshawa North | 35008 | LIB | Briget Girard | Elenor Marano | Julie Dietrich |
| Brantford–Brant South — Six Nations | 35015 | LIB | Joy O’Donnell | Anne Gajerski-Cauley | Karleigh Csordas |
| Chatham-Kent–Leamington | 35021 | LIB | Keith Picard | Seamus McInnis Fleming | James Plunkett |
| Essex | 35028 | NDP | Chris Sutton | Lori Wightman | |
| Flamborough–Glanbrook–Brant North | 35032 | LIB | Chuck Phillips | Peter Werhun | Anita Payne |
| Hastings–Lennox and Addington — Tyendinaga | 35040 | LIB | Tracy Sweeney Schenk | Ava Duffy | Michael Holbrook |
| Kenora — Kiiwetinoong | 35045 | NDP | Charles Fox | Tania Cameron | Jon Hobbs |
| King–Vaughan | 35047 | LIB | Murabak Ahmed | Samantha Sanchez | Ann Raney |
| Niagara Falls–Niagara-on-the-Lake | 35070 | LIB | Andrea Kaiser | Shannon Mitchell | Celia Taylor |
| Niagara West | 35072 | LIB | Jennifer Korstanje | Justin Abando | |
| Northumberland–Clarke | 35074 | LIB | John Goheen | Ava Becker | Christina Wilson |
| Oshawa | 35078 | NDP | Issac Ransom | Sara Labelle | Katherine Mathewson |
| Peterborough | 35086 | LIB | Emma Harrison | Heather Ray | Jazmine Raine |
| Simcoe North | 35099 | LIB | Ryan Rocca | Melissa Lloyd | Ray Little |
| York Durham | 35121 | LIB | Rob Grossi | Justin Graham | Matthew Pearce |
Source for candidates: Voter Information Service – Find your electoral district