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.
Response rates from 598k Canada voters.
42% Yes |
58% No |
24% Yes |
50% No |
8% Yes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
8% No, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
6% Yes, anyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote |
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3% Yes, but only after living in the country for 10 years |
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1% Yes, but they should only be allowed to vote in local elections |
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0% Yes, but they should not be allowed to vote in local elections |
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0% Yes, but only if they are European Union citizens |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 598k Canada voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 598k Canada voters.
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@8SHHHXY4yrs4Y
Shouldn't be able to vote until you become a citizen and pay taxes.
@9P39F5F5mos5MO
If they are citizens then should be allowed to vote no matter how long they’ve been here for. If they pay taxes and they are citizens
@938SRZ82yrs2Y
Yes, permanent residents should be allowed to vote. They work, buy homes, pay taxes, send kids to local school etc. etc.
@8NYJKJ24yrs4Y
No if they don’t have there citizenship if yes then I think they should be able to vote
@8SLY6Q23yrs3Y
I think they should be here for a certain amount of time, like over 5 years, or in the process of becoming a Canadian Citizen as it is a very long process.
@8QWVY574yrs4Y
if they are not canadian then nooo
@8SDSV3C4yrs4Y
Yes but after living in the country for 3 years
@8MS74JB4yrs4Y
Regardless, all Canadian citizens have a right to vote. If you are a citizen of Canada then you can vote, if you are not, then you do not have a vote.
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