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This is the first time that some women, some men under the age of 21, some Asian Canadians, and some First Nations people can vote in a Canadian federal election. 1918: Many women can vote federally: Canadian women now have the right to vote in federal elections if they meet the same eligibility criteria as men. 1920: Dominion Elections Act
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Jul 1, 2010 · Fifty years ago, the Canadian government granted First Nations people the right to vote in federal elections without losing their treaty status. The anniversary, however, brings mixed emotions for...
Beginning with British Columbia in 1949 and ending with Quebec in 1969, First Nations peoples gradually win the right to vote in provincial elections without losing status or treaty rights. January 01, 1950
- Pre-Confederation
- Post-Confederation
- Impact of The Second World War
- The Special Joint Committee on The Indian Act
- Inuit Gain The Right to Vote
- Status Indians Gain The Federal Vote
The pre-Confederation colonies of British North America included New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Canada West/Upper Canada (Ontario) and Canada East/Lower Canada (Québec) — British Columbia did not become a Crown colony until 1858. Before 1867, legislation outside British Columbia and Nova Scotia did not explicitly deny the franchi...
At Confederation, the federal franchise was determined by provincial franchise requirements. Disenfranchisement at the provincial level also meant disenfranchisement at the federal level. Therefore, status Indians, unless voluntarily enfranchised, were still precluded from voting in federal elections. Officially, Indian peoples were considered to b...
In 1942, the federal government established a House of Commons Special Committee on Reconstruction and Re-establishment. The purpose of the Committee was to look into the prospective economic, social, and political conditions in postwar Canadian society. The advent of the welfare statein 1942 with the introduction of unemployment insurance also nec...
In 1946, Parliament established a Special Joint Committee on the Indian Act. Indigenous leaders, representing First Nations and political associations, were called to testify. Indigenous opinion was divided on acquiring the federal vote, fearing loss of Indian status, loss of treaty rights and loss of exemption from taxation. After three years of p...
In 1950, the Inuitwere officially qualified to vote in federal elections. However, most Inuit had no means to exercise the franchise because they lived in isolated communities. Until ballot boxes were placed in more Inuit communities in 1962, the Inuit were effectively unable to vote. For this reason, many cite 1962 as the first year in which Inuit...
In Hiawatha Council Hall on Occasion of a Federal By-election.Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, a civil libertarian, and long-time critic of Indian administration, established a Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons on Indian Affairs in 1959 to investigate Indian administration. In early 1958, Diefenbaker’s government began drafting the...
Mar 18, 2007 · In 1916, Manitoba became the first province to enfranchise women for provincial elections. Quebec was the last province to do so, in 1940. In 1951, the Northwest Territories became the last territory to grant women the vote. (See also Women’s Movement; Women’s Suffrage.)
First Nations peoples in Canada have had the right to vote without conditions since 1960. About half of all First Nations people in Canada live on reserve. Voter turnout for them has tended to be lower than for the general population.
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By 1900, some women were winning the right to vote in municipal elections across Canada, but women still could not vote provincially or federally. Some women first won the right to vote provincially in Manitoba in 1916, and other provinces and territories soon followed.
