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Bill 38 explained in plain English

Youth Political Engagement Act, 2018

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 3rd Session
Bill number
Bill 38
Full title
Youth Political Engagement Act, 2018
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
Last updated
Apr 12, 2018

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
Latest Activity
Apr 12, 2018
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 38, the Youth Political Engagement Act, 2018, would lower the voting age in Ontario from 18 to 16 years.

What It Means

This bill, known as the Youth Political Engagement Act, 2018, proposes to lower the minimum age for voting in Ontario elections from 18 to 16 years. It would amend the Election Act to reflect this change and make related adjustments throughout the Act.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Election Act to change the minimum age for voter eligibility.
  • Lowers the voting age from 18 years to 16 years.
  • Makes related consequential amendments to various sections of the Election Act.
Who Is Affected
  • Young people aged 16 and 17 who will become eligible to vote.
  • Election officials who will administer the changes to voter eligibility.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Individuals who have attained 16 years of age will be eligible to vote.
  • References to the age of 18 in relation to voter eligibility in the Election Act will be changed to 16.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The exact date of Royal Assent is not specified in the bill text.
  • The bill does not provide details on how the provisional register for 14 and 15 year olds will be managed beyond the age-related changes.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Election Act
amends

Lowers the minimum age to be eligible to vote in an election to the Legislative Assembly from 18 years to 16 years. It also makes other changes related to voter registration for 14 and 15 year olds and updates references to the age of 18 to 16.

Source: Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Apr 10, 2018
Step 2
Second reading
Apr 12, 2018
Step 3
Committee review
Apr 12, 2018
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Arthur Potts
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

How this data is sourced