Benefits of Canadian Citizenship

You Can Get Involved in Politics

As a Canadian citizen, you have democratic rights. This includes the ability to run for office. This means you can run in municipal, provincial or federal elections, if you are interested.

If you decide to run for office you can run as an independent candidate not tied to a political party. Or, you can start by joining a youth wing of any of the major parties in Canada:

• Bloc Québécois

• Canada's Young New Democrats

• Young Communist League of Canada

• Young Greens of Canada

• Young Liberals of Canada

• Campus Conservatives