Should foreigners, currently residing in Canada, have the right to vote?
In most countries, suffrage, the right to vote, is generally limited to citizens of the country. Some countries, however, extend limited voting rights to resident non-citizens.
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I am unsure. My instinct is all tax payers should vote. But also I can see the risk of destabilization by mass population shift
@9FGQL2GNew Democratic2yrs2Y
yes, but only if they are citizens of Canada
@9BPD7B32yrs2Y
I don't have enough information, but tend towards yes
@8W2GFJB4yrs4Y
Yes but only if they have their Canadian citizenship
@8VTTJRH4yrs4Y
Yes, after one year of residency and intent to stay for the future
Yes but only after living here as full time workers
@8VPLF6C4yrs4Y
Yes, if they pay taxes and plan to reside in the country after the election
@8VJ9JY6New Democratic4yrs4Y
@8VH77VR4yrs4Y
If you have Canadian Citizenship
@8V2SRCBNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Permanent residents paying taxes should be allowed
@8PKXNF44yrs4Y
They should be able to vote if they have lived here enough to be a permanent resident (at the very least).
@8NYZGBK4yrs4Y
If they have Canadian citizenship. Otherwise, no.
@8M9K8834yrs4Y
Permanent residents/those looking to become citizens should be able to vote
@8G53C3V5yrs5Y
Depends on how much they understadn about the social environment at the time.
@8FLLTZZ5yrs5Y
If they are paying taxes and have lived here for 5 years
@9CLF8FB2yrs2Y
Everyone that is a permanent resident should have a right to vote.
@99HK3422yrs2Y
Yes but only after 1 year of living in the country
@99FK87M2yrs2Y
Yes, but only after 5-6 months of living
@8VR66WL4yrs4Y
i think after 2 years they should be allowed to vote
@8PQWH9P4yrs4Y
Yes, If they plan to stay in Canada for the term of the election, and intend to be granted citizenship
@96SVBZGNew Democratic2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they are permanent resident
@95JRKCY3yrs3Y
After living in Canada for a year
@95FFXK23yrs3Y
As long as they plan to stay, then yes.
@943PG5Y3yrs3Y
Yes, as long as you pay taxes and live here
@92TMDPW3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if their home country would allow Canadian residents to vote too.
@8QDSNZY4yrs4Y
Only if they pay taxes and plan on living in the United States for at least 4 years.
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