Canada

Population Statistics

35,099,836

Total Population

5,264,975

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

11 March 2010

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution Act of Canada (1867, last amended 1982)

Updated: June 2015

Section 3 of the Constitution Act of 1982 states:

Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein.

 

Excerpt from the from the consolidated Constitution Act of Canada (1867, last amended 1982)