Elections Canada: Young Voters: Election Basics

Election Basics

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Studies show that voter turnout among Canadians is at an unprecedented low. In fact, it's been declining since the late '80s. Elections Canada, however, is even more concerned about the low rates of young voter turnout because today's youth are the future of this country. According to Elections Canada's research, in the federal election in 2000, young voter turnout was approximately 25%.

Canada's youth have often commented that there is little in politics that relates to them. If you feel the same way, the links below might just change that.