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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Yes but after living in Canada for 2 years
Yes, but limited voting rights if they are not yet a full citizen.
Yes, after gaining Permanent Residence Status
Yes but they must be knowledgable in Canadian politics and economics. There should also be a test for everyone regardless of where you come from to make it that people know what they are voting for
You should be allowed to vote once your a citizen
yes but only if they lived in the country for 3 years
Foreigners who have a citizen status
Yes, so long as they have completed the requirements to be considered Canadian citizens.
Yes, but only if they have been living in the country for 2 years and pay taxes
Yes the ones who lived in the country for 2 years or over
They should at least be a permanent resident
Yes but only after living here as full time workers
Yes, if they are a legal citizen
Permanent Residents should be allowed to vote as well
If they are Canadian citizens they should be able to vote
A citizen or a PR resident for 7+ years
no, if this was thing, foreigners would come to Canada and vote on someone that is bad or that they want in the office.
yes, once they become citizens
Thry shoukd only vote if they ubderstand politics and are patriotic.
only if they're permantly living here
Maybe after a certain amont of time. 5 years or more might be a bit much but if a foreigner just moved to Canada during an election then I would think not because they don’t know the status of Canada and what needs improving. They need to settle longer before they can full on vote at all elections.
They should be able to vote if they intend to reside in Canada in the immediate future
if you are a citizen than yes.
If they regularly live in-country, they should be able to vote. If they have citizenship but live out of country, they should not be able to vote to reduce election-tampering for external gain
I feel like they should be able to vote, but they need to be a full citizen, and get to know and fully understand the state of the country.
if they are permmenet residents then yes
Only if they will reside in Canada for the duration of the term they are voting on
yes, but if they have citizenship in the country
Yes, but only after living in Canada for 3 years
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