Residents Immigrants: Board and Canadian Citizenship

residents immigrants: I believe it would enhance the legitimacy of local government, Engel said, according to Metro News. These residents pay local taxes, they use city services, but they can't vote for who is going to represent them. Edmonton Catholic School Board Trustee Debbie Engel is tabling a motion at the board's next meeting to lobby for permanent residents immigrants who have not received their Canadian citizenship to have the right to vote in municipal elections. Immigrants have to live in Canada for at least three years before they can apply for citizenship, which grants them the right to vote. On Tuesday the board discussed teen voting at their meeting. Engel said Edmonton Catholic is one of the fastest growing school districts in Alberta and immigrant families account for a large percentage of that growth. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.