Right to Vote at 16 Act

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)

Sponsor

Taylor Bachrach  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Defeated, as of Sept. 28, 2022

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act to lower the federal voting age in Canada from 18 to 16 years of age.

Similar bills

C-227 (current session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)
S-201 (current session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum (voting age)
S-209 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum (voting age)
C-240 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)
S-219 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum (voting age)
C-240 (43rd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)
C-401 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)
C-213 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-210s:

C-210 (2021) Law An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (organ and tissue donors)
C-210 (2020) An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act (organ and tissue donors)
C-210 (2016) Law An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender)
C-210 (2013) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (members who cross the floor)
C-210 (2011) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (members who cross the floor)
C-210 (2010) An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act (marriage after the age of sixty years)

Votes

Sept. 28, 2022 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-210, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (voting age)

Right to Vote at 16 ActPrivate Members' Business

September 28th, 2022 / 4:05 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

Pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-210, under Private Members' Business.

Before the Clerk announced the results of the vote:

Right to Vote at 16 ActPrivate Members' Business

September 28th, 2022 / 4:15 p.m.

Liberal

Valerie Bradford Liberal Kitchener South—Hespeler, ON

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I believe I missed my vote.

Right to Vote at 16 ActPrivate Members' Business

September 28th, 2022 / 4:15 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

We will need unanimous consent to allow the hon. member for Kitchener South—Hespeler to vote. Do we have unanimous consent?

Right to Vote at 16 ActPrivate Members' Business

September 28th, 2022 / 4:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #179

Right to Vote at 16 ActPrivate Members' Business

September 28th, 2022 / 4:15 p.m.

The Speaker Anthony Rota

I declare the motion defeated.