Bill S-222

Vote 16 Act

An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of May 29, 2025

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum to extend the right to vote to citizens aged 16 and 17.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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 S-222s:

S-222 (2021) Law An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood)

S-222 (2021) Effective and Accountable Charities Act

S-222 (2016) Linguistic Plurality Act

S-222 (2014) An Act to amend the Canada Border Services Agency Act (Inspector General of the Canada Border Services Agency) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts