In what way ? You ' re comparing a noncitizen to a citizen as if they ' re due equal consideration . They ' re not . Voting is limited to Canadian citizens . The distinction that matters is whether or not you are living in the country that you are voting on elections in . The idea that someone who hasn ' t stepped foot in Canada for 10 years can vote in our elections simply because they used to live here , meanwhile immigrants who are actually living in this country right now and either suffering or benefiting from the consequences of every single Canadian policy can ' t vote , is absolutely absurd . The Charter allows every Canadian citizen to vote . Last I checked , expats with Canadian citizenship were Canadian citizens .