Canada

Table of Contents:

• General Right to Vote
• Exclusion or Potential Exclusion Based on Disability
• Assistive Tools and Policies
• Candidacy or Holding Office

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Section 3 of the Constitution Act of 1982 states:

Every citizen of Canada has the right to vote in an election of members of the House of Commons or of a legislative assembly and to be qualified for membership therein.

 

Excerpt from the from the consolidated Constitution Act of Canada (1867, last amended 1982)

 

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Section 67 of the Constitution Act of 1867 states:

The Governor General in Council may from Time to Time appoint an Administrator to execute the Office and Functions of Lieutenant Governor during his Absence, Illness, or other Inability.

 

Excerpt from the from the consolidated Constitution Act of Canada (1867, last amended 1982)

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Section 14 of the Constitution Act of 1982 states:

A party or witness in any proceedings who does not understand or speak the language in which the proceedings are conducted or who is deaf has the right to the assistance of an interpreter.

 

Excerpt from the from the consolidated Constitution Act of Canada (1867, last amended 1982)

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Section 67 of the Constitution Act of 1867 states:

The Governor General in Council may from Time to Time appoint an Administrator to execute the Office and Functions of Lieutenant Governor during his Absence, Illness, or other Inability.

 

Excerpt from the from the consolidated Constitution Act of Canada (1867, last amended 1982)