I Vote Toronto

I Vote Toronto is a campaign to extend municipal voting rights to permanent residents of Canada living in Toronto.

At present, there are more than 250,000 permanent residents living in Toronto, paying taxes and sending their children to school. Permanent residents do not have a say in how the city is run because they cannot vote. Something must be done to engage newcomers as early as possible in civic life, to invite them to develop solutions, and to show them that they belong.

One way to do this is to permit permanent residents to vote in local elections. Non-citizen voting is not a new idea - it exists in 26 countries around the world, including the United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany, Israel, New Zealand, Chile, Barbados and Australia.

Mayor David Miller supports this campaign, and pledged to "advocate that the province extend voting rights in Toronto to permanent residents" in his 2006 election platform.

www.ivotetoronto.org

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