What problems are we trying to solve?
We believe Canadian non-residents have much untapped capacity to contribute to Canada's betterment by improving its voter turnout and, like in more than a dozen other countries, by allowing them to represent other non-residents as Members of Parliament.
This problem can be measured. Compared to overseas Americans, we are outvoted by an 8 to 1 margin. See the figures below. Refer to lettered sources at the bottom of the page for each figure.
Measure | Canadians | Americans | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Population (est) | 38,000,000 a | ||
Citizens (est) | 33,100,000 b | 331,400,000 c | |
Residents eligible to vote | 27,366,297 d | 214,000,000 e | Residents includes those living legally on a permanent and non-permament basis. |
Resident voting eligibility | 72% | 64.57% | |
Resident voter turnout | 62.5% f | 66.8% g | |
Non-resident citizens (est) | 4,000,000 h | 4,400,000 i | |
Non-resident citizen voting eligibility (est) | 2,880,000 | 2,800,000 j | CAN: Assuming 72% of overseas citizens are elibible. |
Non-resident citizen voters | 27,000 k | 218,400 l | |
Non-resident citizen voter turnout % | 0.93% | 7.80% m |
Voting reinforces the bond between Canada and its global citizens. Such a bond strengthens the fabric of Canadian society. But, what good is democracy if so few participate in it?
Vote.
Do not wait until the election is called to register your vote--it will likely be too late by then.
Register your overseas vote with Elections Canada or find out how much much time you have to do so before it is too late!
Sources
a. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/065439a9-c194-4259-9c95-245a852be4a1?
b. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/98-200-X/2021008/98-200-X2021008-eng.cfm?
c. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045224?
d. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/065439a9-c194-4259-9c95-245a852be4a1?
e. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_United_States_presidential_elections?
f. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/065439a9-c194-4259-9c95-245a852be4a1?
h. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220413/dq220413b-eng.htm?
i. https://www.fvap.gov/info/interactive-data-center/overseas?
j. https://www.fvap.gov/info/interactive-data-center/overseas?
k. https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?dir=pre&document=sep2921&lang=e§ion=med&
l. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_non-resident_eligible_voters
m. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_non-resident_eligible_voters