The upcoming federal vote will be the first under Canada’s new Fair Elections Act and the measure brought about changes to the acceptable forms of identification at polling stations.

The University of Winnipeg Students' Association has launched a comprehensive campaign to make it easy for students to register and make their vote count.

"We don't have advance polls on campus this year nor a special polling office from Elections Canada,” said UWSA president Peyton Vietch. “That means we have to work doubly-hard to make sure students are voting and are registered to vote."

The students' association also wants people to know what they need to bring to the polls.

"One of the most concerning developments for this election in particular has been some of the new ID requirements that have been imposed,” said Veitch.

In 2011, 400,000 Canadians used the voter information card they received from Elections Canada as their ID at polling stations.

Under the Fair Elections Act, that will not be allowed this time.

"You can bring something like a birth certificate and, if you've just moved, a lease agreement that has your name and address,” said Marie-France Kenny of Elections Canada. “One of the documents needs your name and address, the other one needs your name."

A full list of acceptable forms of ID is available on the Elections Canada website where people can also register in advance of voting day.

Many in the country’s homeless population don’t have ID or an address.

In order to make sure they still get to vote, Elections Canada has partnered with organizations like Siloam Mission where a designated staff member can sign a letter confirming someone’s ID and that they live in the riding.

"Very exciting. We've been talking about on the floor in the drop in and also in the shelter,” said Vanessa Gamblin, Siloam Mission’s shelter and drop-in manager. “Our community members have been very excited because they've said in the past they've never been able to (vote). Also, it's brought up lots of questions because they're like, well now who do I vote for? What do I do? Because they have an option now."