It provides confirmation of residence. A long-term care home is not going to have proof of citizenship. That's not their role, and there is no such list of citizenship that's provided to those types of facilities. It's simply providing that confirmation of residency to vote. We're looking for alternatives for proving residency for seniors. A list from a long-term care home is a pretty easy one to do, especially within a polling division where the poll is there at that location.
On October 16th, 2018. See this statement in context.