Infographic: "The Right to Vote in Federal Elections: Then and Now"

	1867	Today
Population of Canada	3,230,000	38,131,104*
Number of eligible voters	361,028 (11%)	27,642,171 (72%)
Who can vote?	Men who were at least 21 years old, and owned property.	All Canadian citizens aged 18 years and over.
Who can’t vote?	Men who did not own property Women Anyone under 21 Most First Nations peoples	Anyone under 18 years old Residents who are not Canadian citizens The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada

*Based on 2021 data from Statistics Canada