Lowering Voting Age

• Hamilton teen a part of Ontario court challenge to lower federal voting age

  A 16-year-old Hamiltonian says today's youth understand and consume a lot more forms of information than previous generations.

  Politics

  Dec 2, 2021
  
• Young Canadians sue federal government in call to lower voting age

  In a lawsuit filed in Ontario's Superior Court of Justice, several young Canadians argue that denying citizens under 18 the right to vote in federal elections is unconstitutional.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2021
  
• Advertisement
• Lowering the voting age for local B.C. elections gets vote of confidence from UBCM

  A majority of local government officials have voted in favour of lowering the voting age to 16 for local elections.

  Canada

  Sep 27, 2019
• Advertisement
• B.C. premier considering lowering the voting age to 16

  Sixteen year olds can drive, they can get married, but in Canada they can't vote. B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver wants to change that.

  Politics

  Mar 13, 2018
• New Brunswick electoral commission recommends lowering voting age to 16

  During the last federal campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to change the way Canadians cast their ballots in time for the 2019 election.

  Politics

  Mar 3, 2017
• Dropping Nova Scotia’s voting age? Change proposed by Liberal advocates

  Scotland, Argentina and Brazil are all countries that have dropped their voting age from 18 to 16.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2016