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S-222 — An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Regulation Adapting the Canada Elections Act for the Purposes of a Referendum
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- Status
- Bill Defeated
- Sponsor
- Marilou McPhedran
- Introduced
- 2025-05-29
- Session
- 45-1
What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Senate Public Bill S-222, known as the Vote 16 Act, proposes amendments to the Canada Elections Act and its associated referendum regulation, with the short title suggesting it would lower the federal voting age to 16. The bill was introduced in the Senate and received first reading on May 29, 2025, before progressing to second reading on April 21, 2026. The bill was ultimately defeated and did not become law.
Stage timeline
Second reading
2026-04-21Senate
First reading
2025-05-29Senate
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